This beautiful old 19th-century colonial home has been converted into a museum with six galleries tracing the lives of siblings Leon and Galicano Apacible. Leon was a lawyer, judge and military commander against the Spanish, while Galicano became a political activist and a senior Filipino diplomat.
Leon & Galicano Apacible Museum
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