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| - | == Makati City ==
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| - | * '''Overview'''
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| - | * '''History'''
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| - | ** 1571 - Originally founded as a visita of Sta. Ana de Sapa under the jurisdiction of the Franciscans, Makati was first dismissed as "worthless" swamp land by the Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in 1571.<ref name=wikipedia>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makati Makati] Wikipedia.ORG. Accessed September 2007.</ref>
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| - | ** 1671 to 1899 - Yet over the centuries, this small community would leave large imprints in social, economic and cultural history. The friars established two of the earliest churches in the Philippines - the Nuestra Señora de Gracia in Guadalupe and the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul - in Makati, drawing pilgrims from all over the country. <ref name="wikipedia"/>
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| - | ** 1900 - At the turn of the century, the Americans established Fort McKinley in Makati.<ref name="wikipedia"/>
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| - | ** 1901 - San Pedro de Macati, with a population of 2,500, was incorporated into the province of Rizal.
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| - | ** 1914 - The Philippine Legislature passed Act 2390, shortening the name San Pedro Macati to Makati in the 1930s, the first airport of Luzon, Nielson Field, opened in what is now the Ayala Triangle.
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| - | ** 1950 to 1970 - The first centrally planned community was established in the 1950s, and since the 1970s, Makati has been the undisputed financial and commercial capital, the once worthless swampland becoming prime real property.<ref name="wikipedia"/>
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| - | ** 1975 - Makati was separated from Rizal province.
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| - | ** 1995 - Makati became an independent city by virtue of Republic Act 7854.
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| - | * '''Getting There'''
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| - | ** Airlines
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| - | *** [[Asia/Philippines/Metro_Manila/Pasay_City/Asian_Spirit/]]
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| - | *** [[Asia/Philippines/Metro_Manila/Pasay_City/Cebu_Pacific/]]
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| - | *** [[Asia/Philippines/Metro_Manila/Pasay_City/Seair/]]
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| - | == Barangays ==
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Bel-Air Village/]]
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| - | == Shopping Centers ==
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Glorietta/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Greenbelt/]]
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| - | * Park Square 1 (818-7350)
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Rockwell Center/Power Plant Mall/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/SM Makati/]]
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| - | == Museums ==
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| - | * Ayala Museum [http://www.ayalamuseum.org]
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| - | * Filipinas Heritage Library [http://www.filipinaslibrary.org.ph]
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| - | * Museo ng Makati (896-2464)
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| - | * Yuchengco Museum (889-1234)
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| - | == Churches ==
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Holy Cross Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Holy Family Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Mary, Mirror of Justice/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Mater Dolorosa Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/National Shrine of the Sacred Heart of Jesus/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Nuestra Senora De Gracia Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Our Lady of Fatima Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Saint Alphonsus Mary De Liguori Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Saint Andrew the Apostle Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Saint John Bosco Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Saint John Mary Vianney Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Saint John of the Cross Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Saint Joseph the Worker Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Saints Peter and Paul Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/San Ildefonso Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Santa Teresita Parish/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Santuario de San Antonio Parish/]]
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| - | == Schools ==
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| - | [[Image:jobscitylogo.gif||right|thumb|Find Makati Education Jobs in [http://www.jobscity.net/pls/jobs/browsejobs?location1=PH&category1=ED JobsCity.NET]]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/AMA Computer University - Makati Campus/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Assumption Convent College/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Colegio San Agustin/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Don Bosco Technical Institute/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/International School/]]
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| - | == Hotels & Resorts ==
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| - | [[Image:jobscitylogo.gif||right|thumb|Find Makati Travel Jobs in [http://www.jobscity.net/pls/jobs/browsejobs?location1=PH&category1=TH JobsCity.NET]]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Ascott Hotel/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Asian Mansion II/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/City Garden Hotel Makati/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/El Cielito Inn/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Mandarin Oriental Manila/]]
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| - | * [[Asia/Philippines/Metro Manila/Makati City/Prince Plaza II Condotel/]]
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| - | == Other Attractions ==
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| - | == Related Links ==
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| - | * [http://www.travelsmart.net/ph/hotels/Makati/ TravelSmart.NET Makati Information]
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| - | == References ==
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