I can’t count the number of times that I have been to Roxas City, the only and capital city of Capiz in the island of Panay. This city is known for two things; the hometown of the affluent Roxas family and for seafoods.
Nonetheless, it was only recently that I explored Roxas and the rest of Capiz for its heritage touch like the famous Pan-ay Church. And as an old and ancestral home fanatic, I tried to find any ancestral houses in Roxas and I stumbled upon what else but the Acuña-Roxas Ancestral House better known as the birthplace of President Manuel Roxas.
I was a little bit ashame that I missed this house or just the fact, that I didn’t know that it exists. I crossed waters to visit ancestral houses in Silay and I was completely ignorant about the ancestral house of Manuel Roxas.
The Acuña-Roxas Ancestral House is located in Cor. Rizal-Zamora Sts., and just a short walk from the plaza and capitol. The house is not as extraordinary as other old house but this house heard the first cry of a Philippine president and the scion of the Roxas clan.
It is a typical “bahay na bato”, a two-story structure with the ground floor made of stone while the upper part is made of wood. Just like any other Bahay na Bato, the gourd floor is like the storage room and garage in the olden days while the upper part is where the living quarters, kitchen and living room is located.
Sadly, I haven’ entered the house coz it was close when I last visited the place. I’m not expecting too much from any memorabilia that the house might have but what is important is the real significance of this abode that nurtured a young child into one of the leaders of the country.
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