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Coordinates: 14°34′52″N 120°59′19″E 14.58111, 120.98861

Paco Park

The park is formerly a municipal cemetery enclosed with a circular stone wall occupying approximately a space of 4,500 square yards. It was completed in 1822 and had by then been used for two years. It was here on the night of December 30, 1896 that the Philippine national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal was interred by Spanish soldiers following his dawn execution at Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park). At present, the park serves as a regular venue for intimate musical and cultural concerts featuring local and international artists bringing art to the masses. Weddings, garden receptions, holy masses, and family gatherings are likewise being held here.