Don Isabelo Abaya Monument | Isabelo Abaya 1866-1900 MarkerDon Isabelo Abaya Monument | Isabelo Abaya 1866-1900 Marker is a Registered Property, City of Candon, Ilocos Sur located at Candon City, Ilocos Sur, Region I.
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Isabelo Abaya
1866–1900
Lider rebolusyonaryo at martir ng Digmaang Pilipino–Amerikano. Isinilang sa Candon, Ilocos Sur, Enero 1866, tagapagtatag ng Katipunan sa Candon na tinaguriang Estrella del Sur kasama si Fernando Guirnalda, Enero 1898. Namuno sa pag-aalsa sa Candon at itinatag ang Republic Filipina Katipunan sa Kumbento ng Candon, 25 Marso 1898. Namuhay kasama ng mga Igorot matapos mabawi ng Hukbong Espanyol ang Candon, 27 Marso 1898. Muling sumama sa Hukbong Rebolusyonaryo, 15 Agosto 1898. Nag-organisa at nanguna sa puwersang Igorot na dumalo sa inagurasyon ng Republic Filipina sa Malolos, Bulacan, 23 Enero 1899, at lumaban sa mga Amerikano sa Caloocan, 5 Pebrero 1899. Komandante, Katimugang Hukbo ng Ilocos, 1899–1900. Hinuli at pinatay ng mga Amerikano matapos ang Labanan sa Pasoñgan (bahagi ng Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur), at inilantad sa publiko ang bangkay sa Plaza ng Candon, 3 Mayo 1900.
Date Unveiled: March 29, 2016
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The monument to General lsabelo Abaya stands at the so-called Hero's Plaza of Candon City, where five (5) other monuments are located. The more than life-sized statue is made out of bronze and done by Juan Sajid Imao. It topped over some years ago to strong winds and has since been repaired. It stands on a rectangular pedestral where both biographical and the 'Sigaw ng Candon' markers. The pedestral of the monument has suffered from numerous calcium deposits brought about by water seepage from the unsealed ledges. This appear as whitish deposits all over the painted cornices. Park goers can access easily the monument as there are no bollards or any devices to defer people from getting too
close to the monument.