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{{Short description|Park and historic cemetery in Manila}}
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| type = [[Urban Park]]
| location = [[Paco, Manila
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The '''Paco Park''' (originally named as '''Cementerio General de Dilao''') is a recreational garden and was once Manila's municipal cemetery built by the [[Dominican Order|Dominicans]] during the [[Spanish Colonial Era (Philippines)|Spanish colonial period]]. It is located on General Luna Street and at the east end of [[Padre Faura Street]] in [[Paco, Manila|Paco]], [[Manila]], [[Philippines]].
Paco Park has also become a popular venue for TV and film shootings, weddings, pre-nuptial shoots, private gatherings and cultural programs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-10 |title=Laden with layers of history, Paco Park turns 200 |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/402848/laden-with-layers-of-history-paco-park-turns-200/ |access-date=2023-12-08 |website=Lifestyle.INQ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Paco Park |url=https://npdc.gov.ph/paco-park/ |website=National Parks and Development Committee}}</ref> One of its exposures in a movie was in [[Starting Over Again (2014 film)]].
==History==
===Spanish period===
[[File:
[[File:IJVPacoCemetery1.jpg|thumb|Cemetery [[National Historical Commission of the Philippines|HRMC]] historical marker]]
[[File:PacoParkjf0872 09.JPG|thumb|alt=Bust of Jose Rizal inside Paco Cemetery|Bust of Jose Rizal inside Paco Cemetery]]
According to an on-site inscription, an order for the construction of a cemetery in [[Rizal Park|Bagumbayan]] was issued in 1807, due to the outbreak of a cholera epidemic in Manila. Maestro de Obras Don Nicolas Ruiz developed a plan for the Paco Cemetery, while Don Jose Coll served as supervisor of the construction work. The cemetery was primarily designed as a municipal cemetery for the affluent and established aristocratic Spanish families who resided in the old Manila, or the city within the walls of [[Intramuros]] during the Spanish colonial era. It was on April 22, 1822, when the cemetery was officially inaugurated, although it had been in use for two years prior to its completion.
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Paco Park and its care was placed under the responsibility of the National Park's Development Committee (NPDC) during the regime of President [[Ferdinand E. Marcos]]. During the Marcos period, through the efforts of First Lady [[Imelda Marcos|Imelda R. Marcos]], culture was given emphasis and priority in the country and Paco Park was one of the few venues chosen to host events related to culture. On February 29, 1980, then Press and Cultural Attache of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of [[Germany]] in the Philippines, Dr. Christoph Jessen with then NPDC Vice-Chairperson Teodoro Valencia started a classical concert at the park as part of the celebrations for the “Philippine-German Month.” The program became a tradition, a weekly fare held every Friday afternoons called the ''“Paco Park Presents.”''
The event featured and highlighted the exchange of Filipino and German musical artists who performed at Paco Park and it served as a means to strengthen the bond between Germany and the Philippines. In 1998, the celebration of Philippine-German month was moved from February to March, with the concert starting at 7:
Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Metro Manila|COVID-19 pandemic]], Paco Park was temporarily closed to the public.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Rizal Park, Intramuros sites temporarily closed amid COVID-19 spread |language=en-US |work=Manila Bulletin|url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/03/13/rizal-park-intramuros-sites-temporarily-closed-amid-covid-19-spread |access-date=March 16, 2020}}</ref>
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==Notable interments==
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==See also==
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===Bibliography===
* ''By Sword and Fire: The Destruction of Manila in World War II, February
==External links==
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* [http://www.lakwatsero.com/spots/paco-park-and-cemetery/ Paco Park and Cemetery]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140721223516/http://www.nationalparks.ph/ National Parks Development Committee]
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