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The present San Agustin Church is the oldest in the Philippines, with its cornerstone laid in 1599. It was completed in 1606 under supervision of the lay Brother Antonio Herrera. Of Churches in Manila, this one alone withstood the earthquakes of 1645, 1745, 1852, 1863 and 1880. The choir has 60 carved molave seats, an artistic lectern and parchment cantorals of the 16th and 17th centuries.
This church and its graves were profaned during the British Occupation of Manila in 1762. The ashes of Legaspi, Salcedo Lavezares and others now rest in the easternmost chapel of the transept. Terms for the American Occupation of Manila were signed in the vestry of this church in August, 1898.See also
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