Plaza Miranda (Manila)

 place with historical importance, town square

A place for religious celebration of which all Black Nazarene devotees from all over the country gather here to celebrate the yearly Quiapo Fiesta every January 9, wherein the Black Nazarene Statue were being towed by devotees with 2 big ropes for a procession around Metro Manila City.

Plaza Miranda is in the heart of Quiapo, named after Jose Sandino y Miranda who served as a secretary of treasury of the Philippines (1833 - 1854). A public plaza in front of the famed Quiapo church wherein the miraculous Black Nazarene is located. This is also a popular site of political rallies. On August 21, 1971, while the Liberal Party held their Meeting de Avance in the plaza, a bomb exploded, killing 9 and injuring almost 100 civilians that hastened the declaration of martial law during the tenure of then President Ferdinand Marcos.