Arts and Artifacts
The Birlocho
On the ground floor of the Syquia Mansion, stands a beautifully restored horse-drawn carriage called a Birlocho. This was the latest in modern tran...
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Architecture
The Zaguan
The Zaguan or entry hall was the transitional space between the main entrance and the entry leading to the main staircase to the upper spaces. in e...
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Family
The Story of Sy Qia
Crossing the South China SeaIn 1834, twelve-year-old Sy Qia sailed from China to the Philippine archipelago, avoyage that would forever alter the d...
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Family
FINDING OUR FIRST ANCESTOR
Vicente Sy Quia died on January 9,1894 and was buried, like every prominentChinese in Manila, at the La Loma Chinese Cemetery. After the deaths of...
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