San Francisco del Monte (Quezon City)
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It was founded on February 17, 1590 by San Pedro Bautista. It was meant to be a place for retreat for residents in Intramuros in Manila. The street's old name Retiro,(now called N.S. Amoranto Sr. Avenue) came from the word retiro, meaning retreat, because it offers a place of solitude nestled atop a hill to many retreat participants, but it really came from Jose Rizal's poem title Mi Retiro (Spanish of "My Retreat"). The church located in San Francisco del Monte was the first building in the area. It is named after St. Francis of Assisi.
It was an independent town during the Spanish era that had an area of 250 acres (1.0 sq. km.) of land filled with wildlife and trees. It was later absorbed by Quezon City when it was created. Today, it is a heavily populated district. Although it contains many residential areas such as Barangay San Antonio, there are many industrial facilities here, mostly found along Judge Juan Luna street. The two main intersections of this area are Roosevelt Ave. and Del Monte Ave.
When it was first founded, it was around 2.5 km² in areaand covered parts of what is currently known as Project 7 . It reached out to what is currently Barangay Paraiso, San Antonio, Mariblo, Katipunan,Damayan, Talayan and Del Monte.
San Francisco Del Monte can also be called "Frisco" or its acronym, SFDM.
It was an independent town during the Spanish era that had an area of 250 acres (1.0 sq. km.) of land filled with wildlife and trees. It was later absorbed by Quezon City when it was created. Today, it is a heavily populated district. Although it contains many residential areas such as Barangay San Antonio, there are many industrial facilities here, mostly found along Judge Juan Luna street. The two main intersections of this area are Roosevelt Ave. and Del Monte Ave.
When it was first founded, it was around 2.5 km² in areaand covered parts of what is currently known as Project 7 . It reached out to what is currently Barangay Paraiso, San Antonio, Mariblo, Katipunan,Damayan, Talayan and Del Monte.
San Francisco Del Monte can also be called "Frisco" or its acronym, SFDM.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quezon_City#San_Francisco_Del_Monte
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 14°38'37"N 121°1'9"E
- Diliman 5.6 km
- Tondo 9 km
- Camarin 15 km
- Lucena City North District 95 km
- Lucena City East District 98 km
- Lucena City South District 99 km
- Bonuan District 179 km
- Brgy Patabog, Mulanay Quezon 200 km
- Helsey 335 km
- Zapatos Islands 384 km
- Glacier North Refrigeration 0.2 km
- Watchtower Branch Office of Jehovah's Witnesses (Bethel) 0.2 km
- Victory Liner - Baler Bus Garage and Motorpool 0.2 km
- Iglesia ni Cristo - Lokal ng San Francisco Del Monte 0.3 km
- Luzon Foundry Factory, Quezon City 0.3 km
- Kampo Talahib Airsoft Site 0.4 km
- Heroes Hill 0.9 km
- Parkway Village 1.1 km
- Quezon Avenue Delta 1.1 km
- Talayan Village 1.3 km
Glacier North Refrigeration
Watchtower Branch Office of Jehovah's Witnesses (Bethel)
Victory Liner - Baler Bus Garage and Motorpool
Iglesia ni Cristo - Lokal ng San Francisco Del Monte
Luzon Foundry Factory, Quezon City
Kampo Talahib Airsoft Site
Heroes Hill
Parkway Village
Quezon Avenue Delta
Talayan Village