National Historical Commission of the Philippines

Officer 02:18 PM, Sep 21, 2023

September 21, 2023

Dear Citizen,

Thank you for your request dated Sep 20, 2023 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Any Historical Documents about Puente de Capricho in Majayjay, Laguna.

We received your request on Sep 20, 2023 and will respond on or before Oct 11, 2023 07:42:32 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

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Respectfully,

FOI Receiving Officer

Arevalo 04:49 PM, Sep 29, 2023

September 29, 2023

Dear Citizen,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Sep 20, 2023 07:42:32 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Any Historical Documents about Puente de Capricho in Majayjay, Laguna.

Response to Request

Here are a few sources of information concerning the Puente de Capricho. While the bridge has been mentioned in Jose Rizal’s El Filibusterismo, other publications mentioning the structure are listed below: 

“The Philippine Social Sciences in the Life of the Nation.” Google Books, Philippine Social Science Council, 1999, tinyurl.com/2p98m4tp. Accessed 29 Sept. 2023. 

Cabinet of Wonders and Other Laguna Stories - Page 26 Anita B. Feleo · 2001· 
https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=3ZpxAAAAMAAJ&q=puente+de+capricho+majayjay&dq=puente+de+capricho+majayjay&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&printsec=frontcover&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIvMWJy86BAxWlyDgGHUZNAdMQ6AF6BAgFEAI  

Manila ObservatoryPublications Volume 5  · 1941 
https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=DJgUAQAAMAAJ&q=puente+de+capricho+majayjay&dq=puente+de+capricho+majayjay&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=1&printsec=frontcover&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIvMWJy86BAxWlyDgGHUZNAdMQ6AF6BAgMEAI 

La Ilustración española y americana - Volume 16 - Page 589 Abelardo de Carlos · 1872 
https://www.google.com.ph/books/edition/La_Ilustraci%C3%B3n_espa%C3%B1ola_y_americana/CMmYRTF6yjIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=puente+de+capricho+majayjay&pg=PA589&printsec=frontcover 

As for the architectural plans, we do not possess any related material as of writing.

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