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San Francisco del Monte - Wikipedia

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San Francisco del Monte, also referred to as SFDM and Frisco, is a district of Quezon City, Philippines. It is bisected by two major thoroughfares, Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue and the eponymous Del Monte Avenue, and is bounded by Atty. Pat Senador Sr. Street and Baler Street to the north, and Judge Juan Luna Street, Paraiso Street, and Cooper Street to the east.

The district encompasses the barangays of Del Monte, Damayan, Mariblo, and Paraiso, and its water borders are defined by the San Juan River to the west and the Mariblo Creek to the south.

History

San Francisco del Monte may be considered as Quezon City's oldest district. It was founded as a pueblo by then-Franciscan missionary Fray Pedro Bautista on February 17, 1590, who named it after St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan Order. Del Monte, which is Spanish for "on the mountain" was added to the name not only because the area was hilly, but also to distinguish the place from the San Francisco de Manila Church in Intramuros, Manila.^[1]

After World War II, the portions of the district hosted the United States Armed Forces Cemetery #2, where remains of deceased American POWs from the early part of the war were interred.^[2]

The original land area of the old town of San Francisco del Monte was approximately 2.5 square kilometers (0.97 sq mi) and covered parts of what is currently known as Project 7 and 8 and Timog Avenue. It was previously part of the town of San Juan del Monte until it was absorbed by Quezon City.^[3]^[4] It later composed of barangays San Antonio, Paraiso, Paltok, Mariblo, Masambong, Manresa, Damayan and Del Monte. It featured a hilly topography with lush vegetation and mineral springs, in the midst of which the old San Pedro Bautista Church was built as a retreat and monastery for Franciscan friars.

Today, it is a heavily populated district with a mix of residential, industrial, and commercial areas. The most prominent educational institutions located in the area are Siena College of Quezon City, Angelicum College, and PMI Colleges, while Fisher Mall is the largest commercial establishment. The transmitter and studios of IBC are located along Fernando Poe Jr. Avenue.

Famous residents include the late Filipino actor Fernando Poe Jr. whose ancestral home can still be found in Barangay Paraiso along Roosevelt Avenue; the aforementioned avenue would be later renamed after him in 2022.

References

^ Doyo, Ma Ceres P. (October 15, 2020). "Rename Del Monte Avenue after FPJ?". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
^ "DPAA WWII - U.S. Casualties and Burials at Cabanatuan POW Camp #1". Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ Pante, Michael D. (February 2017). "Quezon's City: Corruption and contradiction in Manila's prewar suburbia, 1935–1941" (PDF). Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
^ "Proclamation No. 455, s. 1953". Official Gazette. Presidential Communications Office. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

Populated places in Metro Manila

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Barangays and districts
Capital District	Binondo Ermita Intramuros Malate Paco Pandacan Port Area Quiapo Sampaloc San Andres San Miguel San Nicolas Santa Ana Santa Cruz Santa Mesa Tondo
Eastern Manila District	Bagong Pag-asa Balingasa Barangka Batasan Hills Bungad Calumpang Camp Aguinaldo Greenhills Krus na Ligas Loyola Heights Mariana Marikina Heights Namayan New Era Pansol Payatas Phil-Am Pinyahan Plainview Project 6 San Antonio Santa Cruz Santo Cristo Santa Elena Socorro Tatalon Ugong U.P. Campus Veterans Village
Northern Manila District	76 Bagong Silangan Balangkas BF Homes Caloocan Bignay Bisig Dalandanan Isla Karuhatan Lawang Bato Malanday Palasan Pariancillo Villa Polo Punturin Tagalag Tinajeros Tugatog Veinte Reales
Southern Manila District	Alabang Ayala Alabang Baclaran Bagumbayan Bambang Bayanan Bel-Air BF Homes Parañaque BF International Village Buli Carmona Central Signal Village Cupang Dasmariñas Don Bosco Don Galo Embo Post Proper Northside Post Proper Southside Forbes Park Fort Bonifacio Guadalupe Nuevo Hagonoy La Huerta Maharlika Village Merville Moonwalk Napindan New Lower Bicutan Pinagsama Poblacion, Makati Poblacion, Muntinlupa Putatan San Antonio San Dionisio San Isidro San Martin de Porres Santa Ana, Taguig Santo Niño Singkamas South Signal Village Sucat Sun Valley Tambo Tuktukan Tunasan Upper Bicutan Ususan Vitalez Western Bicutan

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Major central business districtss	Makati CBD Ortigas Center Bonifacio Global City
Secondary central business districts	Araneta City Bay City Bonifacio Capital District Binondo Eastwood City Ermita Filinvest City Makati Poblacion Malate Triangle Park
Other mixed-use areas	Arca South Arcovia City Aseana City Ayala Center Bonifacio High Street Bridgetowne Capitol Commons CCP Complex Century City, Makati Circuit Makati Circulo Verde Entertainment City Eton Centris Greenfield District Greenhills Newport City Parklinks Riverbanks Center Robinsons Cybergate Rockwell Center San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park Serendra Tutuban Center U.P.–Ayala Land TechnoHub Vertis North

Gated communities and other locations
Gated communities	Ayala Alabang Bel-Air BF Homes Caloocan BF Homes Parañaque BF International Village Dasmariñas Village Forbes Park Philam
Unofficial districts and villages	Bagong Silang Baseco Divisoria Embo Isla de Convalecencia San Francisco del Monte Novaliches University Belt
Former neighborhoods	Isla Pulo Parián Smokey Mountain

See also: Administrative divisions of Metro Manila

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