Historical Places


FREEDOM SHRINE
Dedicated to the 19 martyrs of Aklan who started the revolt against Spain.

KALANTIAW SHRINE, Batan
Once the seat of government of Rajah Bendahara Kalantiaw promulgator of the famous Code of Kalantiaw.

INGUS-INGUS HILL
Buruanga. In Spanish time, it served as a lookout for approaching Moro pirates that used to maraud coastal villages. Underneath the hill is a cave, which according to folktales, was used as an ambuscade of English pirates, bucchaneers, and other plunderers of Spanish galleons carrying precious cargoes.

AGTAWAGON HILL
Balete. Served as a camp and the last line of defense of Filipino soldiers and guerillas during World War II.

MUSEO IT AKLAN Located within the town proper of Kalibo, corner Martelino-Burgos streets. A repository of antiques all dug up in Aklan. Famous works of arts are likewise displayed. This traces the province’s rich cultural and historical past.

Manduyog Hill and Aklan State University (ASU)
(Banga, Aklan). Named after Datu Manduyog, successor of lawgiver Kalantiaw III. It is 500 feet high with life-size Stations of the Cross winding up the hillside and a chapel at the summit overlooking the countryside. Down the hill is the ASCA, an agricultural institution spread on 69 hectares. Tropical fruit trees such as rambutan, mangosteen, and lanzones abound in the school campus as well as pasture land and sprawling ricefields