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An article posted on May 7, 2015

The City Government of Vigan through the stewardship of

Mayor Eva Marie S. Medina formally received its honor as
one of the New 7 Wonders Cities of the World in a
ceremony held last May 7, 2015 in front of the Conversion
of St. Paul Cathedral

This is our wonder city, whom we are all proud of, it is

then our responsibility to preserve it, nurture, keep it
vibrant and to treasure it, not just for today but for the
future generation to appreciate and emulate
 an island, which used to be detached from the
mainland by three rivers - the great Abra River, the
Mestizo River and the Govantes River

surviving historic city that dates back to the 16th

century Spanish colonial period

an important coastal trading post in pre-colonial times

 Chinese traders sailing from the South China Sea came
to Isla de Vigan (Island of Vigan) via the Mestizo River that
surrounded it
Juan de Salcedo founded "Villa Fernandina de Vigan" in
honor of King Philip IIs son, Prince Ferdinand, who died at
the age of four
revolutionary forces under Manuel Tinio, supported by the
Ilocano rebels, attacked and defeated the Spanish colonial
forces and captured the city in the Siege of Vigan
1999 Vigan City was listed by UNESCO as the best
preserved example of Spanish colonial towns in Asia
 2,511 hectares of land consists mostly of plains with
gentle hills

60 percent of it, is used for agriculture

39 barangays

The large Abra and Mestizo rivers, together with the

rivers of Bantay, Bantaoay, Nauman and Sto. Tomas
serve as part of a network that drain the Vigan plains
 Juan de Salcedo founded Vigan in 1572, he decided to pattern its
urban plan with that of Intramuros

Under the Law of the Indies streets were to follow a grid pattern,
the center of which being a plaza or central park (Plaza Salcedo)

administrative buildingsthe Casa Real and

the municipio (municipal hall).
religious buildingsthe seminary of the archdiocese, the
Arzobispado (Archbishop's Palace), and the St. Paul's Cathedral.
the Saint Paul College, known in its early days as the Colegio de
Nias
 ability to engage the local stakeholders which stems
from being the primary trading post in Northern
Philippines during the Spanish era

heritage conservation-based policie

Vigan believes that development is only feasible if

heritage is considered.
 Fitness proportioning the size of each part of a
composition to its particular use

Arrangement disposition in their just and proper

places of all parts of a building

Proportion agreeable harmony

Uniformity symmetry rather than sameness
Consistency - from circumstance, custom and nature
Economy suiting the building to the use which is to
be made of it