Hacienda Rosalia, also known as Hacienda Santa Rosalia, is a compound where the ancestral home mansion of Gaston family and the Church of Cartwheels are located. It is situated in Manapla, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The mansion was built in 1930s.
 Gaston Mansion | |
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| Established | 1930 |
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| Location | Manapla, Negros Occidental, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 10°54′43″N 123°08′47″E / 10.9120°N 123.1464°E |
| Type | Local museum, ancestral house |
| Owner | Jose Gaston |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gaston-Mansion-Hacienda-Sta-Rosalia-Manapla/341788559245577 |
Building details | |
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| Alternative names | The Chapel of the Cartwheels, Gaston Mansion |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Victorian architecture |
| Town or city | Manapla Negros Occidental |
| Country | Philippines |
| Current tenants | Msgr. Guillermo “Gigi” Gaston |
| Construction started | 1930s |
History
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Hacienda Santa Rosalia is a sugar plantation owned by Jose Gaston, one of the sons of Victor Gaston, a sugar planter of Negros.[1] He was married to Consuelo Azcona and had 8 children. The Gaston Mansion was built in the 1930s. It is set in lush, verdant and gorgeous garden of flowers, shrubs, trees, potted palms and herbs. Within the grounds are a fresh water swimming pool (used as hiding place during World War II), a Victorian fountain, a basketball court, a windmill, and a time-worn shoe house (which was used before as a playground).[2] The Chapel of the Cartwheels is also situated a few meters away from the ancestral home. The Gaston family originated from the Frenchman Yves Leopold Germain Gaston. He is credited as the first to commercially produce cane sugar, the primary product of the province.
Media
editHacienda Rosalia is also been used as a setting and location shoot for films, most notable of which is the 1982 epic Oro, Plata, Mata.[1]
House of Gaston
editThe house of Yves Leopold Germain Gaston's eldest son Victor in Silay City is now a museum open to the public and is officially called the Balay Negrense (Hiligaynon, "The Negrense House").
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Tejero, C.C. (25 December 2016). "The story of Negros laid bare in the ancestral houses of Bacolod and environs". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "The Gaston Mansion (Manapla, Negros Occidental) – B.L.A.S.T. – Live Life to the Fullest ……… Don't Stay Put". benjielayug.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.