Ermita: Would-Be Civic Center of the Republic

• Main Author: Zialcita, Fernando N
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2010
• Subjects: Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies; Sociology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/sa-faculty-pubs/37; https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=3144
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

With the change of sovereignty in 1898 and the expansion of Manila beyond the Walls, Ermita began to play a significant role not only in the city but in the emerging nation as a whole. As planned by the Americans and with the cooperation of Filipinos, Ermita became the site of a civic center extendi...