Statue of King Philip II at Plaza España

Plaza España is a little plaza just in front of the Aduana Building. The plaza has apparently gone through several name changes including Plaza Aduana, which made sense, and the Plaza de los Martires de la Integridad de la Patria, interestingly the plaza was built during the Philippine Revolution and the plaza was dedicated to the Spanish who died during the war, finally it was named Plaza España by the Americans.
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