Cathedral of Immaculate Conception and Parish of Santo Domingo of Basco | Simbahan ng Basco MarkerCathedral of Immaculate Conception and Parish of Santo Domingo of Basco | Simbahan ng Basco Marker is a Marked Structure, NHCP located at Basco, Batanes, Region II.
With the establishment of Basco town on June 26, 1783, came the evangelical mission headed by Dominican Fathers Bartholome Artiguez and Baltazar Calderon. The first church was built in Basco town and was made of cogon and wood.
Around 1795, due to frequent fires and typhoons that destroyed buildings, stone churches were started to be built, made possible by imported masons, stone cutters, and carpenters from Cagayan. People began to use lime not as just condiment for betel nut chew, but for constructing walls in combination with sand and stone. During this time, construction of the stone church of Basco took place, with Fr. Nicolas Castaño designing the façade in 1812, and the convent in 1814.
The church has undergone renovations in response to disasters. It was burned and reconstructed at around 1860 to 1863, and was refurbished in 1950. The church was badly damaged in the earthquake of July, 2000. Under Bishop Jose Salazar, O.P, the cathedral was rebuilt in its original form, which was completed in 2011.
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Marker Text:
Simbahan ng Basco
Unang itinayo nina P. Baltazar Calderon, O.P. at P. Bartolome Artiguez, O.P. sa patronahe ni Santo Domingo de Guzman, 1783. Ginawa sa bato ni P. Francisco de Paula Esteban O.P., 1795. Pinaikli ang nabe at itinayo ang fachada ni P. Nicolas Castaño, 1812. Nasunog, 1860; muling itinayo ni P. Antonio Vicente, O.P., 1863; pinalitan ng yerong bubong ni P. Mariano Gomez, O.P., 1891; nailigtas noong Digmaang Filipino–Amerikano, 1899–1901, at Pangalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig, 1941–1945; isinaayos ni Obispo Peregrin de la Fuente, O.P., D.D., noong mga taong 1950. Nasira ng lindol ang kampanaryo, 2000. Muling isinaayos ni Obispo Jose Salazar, O.P., D.D. at P. Henry Romero, S.O.L.T., 2002. Kilala rin bilang Katedral ng Inmaculada Concepcion na Patrona ng lalawigan ng Batanes.
Year Unveiled: 2008
Date Unveiled: March 27, 2008