Panay bell of Capiz in the Philippines is known to be the biggest bell in Asia and because of this, Capiz is one of the destinations of travel and tours in Panay Island of the Philippines. The church is also one the oldest church in the Philippines; it was built 1774 by Fr. Miguel Murguia. This 235 years old church as this blog being written is still standing with its original stone being used to build this church. Technically, the stone is not an ordinary stone, it is a corals cut into blocks by the locals of Banban as the name of the town before, established in 1572. Today, it is being named as town of Panay, province of Capiz, Philippines.
The church is being damage by the typhoon in 1875 and it was constructed again in 1884 by Fr. Jose Beloso, which is 9 years after the typhoon. After the construction of the church, Fr. Jose Beloso commis
sioned Don Juan Reina to cast a bell from the seventy sacks of coins donated by the town people. By virtue of National Historical Institute (NHI) board resolution No.3.s.1997, this was declared as national historical Landmark.
There are some theory being believe by the locals of Panay today that the original bell of the church of Panay in 1774 of Fr. Miguel Murguia was a pure silver from the coins of the town people, for it is not clear what was the bell being used by Fr. Miguel Murguia when he build the church during his time. When the typhoon came and damage the church, the bell was stolen and brought by the galleon to the sea for commercial purposes where during that time galleon trading by the Chinese merchant are present in the Philippines, in 1815, trading was open to the world, silver bullion and minted coins are being returned to Acapulco by the Chinese merchant with silk textiles and porcelain products. Another clue to consider is in 1868, the ilustrados in the Philippines had begun in conflict with the church when they ask an equal rights with the priest where they act as the government in a simple words. Some folks believe that the bell carried by the galleon boat was sunk in the sea and the bell was never recovered until now. Well it’s just a theory by the local folks of Panay, as they say, believe it or not.
The church is being damage by the typhoon in 1875 and it was constructed again in 1884 by Fr. Jose Beloso, which is 9 years after the typhoon. After the construction of the church, Fr. Jose Beloso commis
sioned Don Juan Reina to cast a bell from the seventy sacks of coins donated by the town people. By virtue of National Historical Institute (NHI) board resolution No.3.s.1997, this was declared as national historical Landmark.There are some theory being believe by the locals of Panay today that the original bell of the church of Panay in 1774 of Fr. Miguel Murguia was a pure silver from the coins of the town people, for it is not clear what was the bell being used by Fr. Miguel Murguia when he build the church during his time. When the typhoon came and damage the church, the bell was stolen and brought by the galleon to the sea for commercial purposes where during that time galleon trading by the Chinese merchant are present in the Philippines, in 1815, trading was open to the world, silver bullion and minted coins are being returned to Acapulco by the Chinese merchant with silk textiles and porcelain products. Another clue to consider is in 1868, the ilustrados in the Philippines had begun in conflict with the church when they ask an equal rights with the priest where they act as the government in a simple words. Some folks believe that the bell carried by the galleon boat was sunk in the sea and the bell was never recovered until now. Well it’s just a theory by the local folks of Panay, as they say, believe it or not.
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