Cabanatuan Church Convent | Death Place of Antonio Luna MarkerCabanatuan Church Convent | Death Place of Antonio Luna Marker is a Marked Structure, NHCP; Registered Property, Province of Nueva Ecija located at Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Region III.
The parochial building was built in 1866 by Fr. Jose de la Fuente. It was destroyed in the earthquake of 1880, rebuilt by Fr. Mariano Rivas in 1891, and became the spot of Luna's assassination in 1899. It was razed by fire in 1934 and was totally reconstructed into a new church, which is now the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Cathedral Parish. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Cabanatuan, which was created on February 16, 1963.
The convent has been converted into a school and a marker is placed on the spot where Luna died. It stands on what is now the street corner of del Pilar and General Luna.
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Marker Text:
Death Place of General Antonio Luna
On the plaza in front of this building formerly the presidential headquarters of the First Philippine Republic, General Antonio Luna and his aide Colonel Francisco Roman were assassinated in the afternoon of 15 June 1899 by members of General Emilio Aguinaldo’s presidential guard.
Year Unveiled: 1966