Intramuros in Manila in Metropolitan Manila First District, Metro Manila, Philippines — Southeast Asia
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy
February 15, 2026
1. Philippine Merchant Marine Academy Marker
Inscription.
Sa pook na ito, na dating kinatatayuan ng gusali ng Consulado de Comercio, unang itinatag ang Philippine Merchant Marine Academy sa bisa ng Real Decreto ni Haring Ferdinand VII sa layuning humubog ng mga marinong may sapat na husay at kaalaman sa nabigasyon, 1 Enero 1820. Pormal na binuksan ang klase, 5 Abril 1820. Unang kinilala sa mga pangalang Escuela Nautica de Manila at Academia de Pilotaje. Nag-aral dito ang pintor na si Juan Luna y Novicio, 18691872. Muling pinangalanan bilang Nautical School of the Philippine Islands, 9 Nobyembre 1899. Pansamantalang isinara dahil sa welga ng mga mag-aaral at sa kakulangan ng barkong magagamit para sa pagsasanay, 1907. Muling binuksan sa Arroceros, Maynila sa ilalim ng pangangasiwa ng Philippine School of Arts and Trades, 1913. Pinangalanang Philippine Nautical School, 28 Pebrero 1914. Ibinalik sa pagiging isang paaralang akademya at inilipat sa Pasay, 1918. Ipinagpatuloy at pinalawak ang operasyon noong panahon ng Hapon. Tinutukan ang pagsasanay ng mga marinong Pilipino na hahalili sa mga marinong Amerikano matapos ang Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig. Naging Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, 1963. Inilipat sa Fort Bonifacio, 1968; at sa San Narciso, Zambales, 1998. , (English) ,
Sa pook na ito, na dating kinatatayuan ng gusali ng Consulado de Comercio, unang itinatag ang Philippine Merchant Marine Academy sa bisa ng Real Decreto ni Haring Ferdinand VII sa layuning humubog ng mga marinong may sapat na husay at kaalaman sa nabigasyon, 1 Enero 1820. Pormal na binuksan ang klase, 5 Abril 1820. Unang kinilala sa mga pangalang Escuela Nautica de Manila at Academia de Pilotaje. Nag-aral dito ang pintor na si Juan Luna y Novicio, 18691872. Muling pinangalanan bilang Nautical School of the Philippine Islands, 9 Nobyembre 1899. Pansamantalang isinara dahil sa welga ng mga mag-aaral at sa kakulangan ng barkong magagamit para sa pagsasanay, 1907. Muling binuksan sa Arroceros, Maynila sa ilalim ng pangangasiwa ng Philippine School of Arts and Trades, 1913. Pinangalanang Philippine Nautical School, 28 Pebrero 1914. Ibinalik sa pagiging isang paaralang akademya at inilipat sa Pasay, 1918. Ipinagpatuloy at pinalawak ang operasyon noong panahon ng Hapon. Tinutukan ang pagsasanay ng mga marinong Pilipino na hahalili sa mga marinong Amerikano matapos ang Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig. Naging Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, 1963. Inilipat sa Fort Bonifacio, 1968; at sa San Narciso, Zambales, 1998.
(English)
In this place, which formerly housed the building of the Consulado de Comercio, the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy was first established by virtue of a Royal Decree issued by King Ferdinand VII with the aim of developing mariners with sufficient skill and knowledge in navigation, 1 January 1820. Classes were formally opened, 5 April 1820. It was first recognized under the names Escuela Nautica de Manila and Academia de Pilotaje. The painter Juan Luna y Novicio studied here, 1869-1872. Renamed the Nautical School of the Philippine Islands, 9 November 1899. Temporarily closed due to a student strike and a shortage of vessels available for training, 1907. Reopened in Arroceros, Manila under the supervision of the Philippine School of Arts and Trades, 1913. Named the Philippine Nautical School, 28 February 1914. Restored to its status as an academic school and transferred to Pasay, 1918. Operations were continued and expanded during the Japanese period. It focused on the training of Filipino mariners who would replace American mariners after the Second World War. Became the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy, 1963. Transferred to Fort Bonifacio, 1968, and to San Narciso, Zambales, 1998.
Location. 14° 35.487′ N, 120° 58.457′ E. Marker is in Manila, Metro Manila, in Metropolitan Manila First District. It is in Intramuros. It is on Cabildo Street just south of Beaterio Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Cabildo Street, Manila, Metro Manila 1002, Philippines. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Asia, specifically in Southeast Asia, in the Malay Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean, in North Pacific, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a Spanish colony.
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