Spirit of 1896Spirit of 1896 is a Local Cultural Property - Historical Landmark of Alaminos, Pangasinan (per Ordinance No. 2013-10); Registered Property, Alaminos City, Pangasinan located at Alaminos City, Pangasinan, Region I.
Gat. Andres Bonifacio’s monument was revived, repainted, landscaped and installed with bollard lights in 2013 with the initiative of Mayor Arthur F. Celeste. The structure depicts the town of Alaminos’ heroism during the revolutionary period in Northern Luzon. Eulalio Garcia and Julian Santos are the first two (2) Alaminians who joined the Katipunan. A certain, Roman Manalang formally organized the local branch of Katipunan through a secret meeting in a small house at Barangay Sadsaran. The first blood compact and the writing of their commitments to the revolution with their own blood were held, thereby founding the Katipunan of Alaminos, the first in Northern Luzon.
The monument was built in 1938. The encrypted “Spirit of 1896” depicts the revolutionary mission of the Alaminians. The symbolic monument was designed by Eufrocenio Garcia, also an Alaminian.