Malolos Historic Town Center
The Malolos Historic Town Center is a historic district located in downtown or old town center of the capital town of Malolos City, Bulacan, Philippines commonly called Camestisuhan or Pariancillo District of Malolos with its collection of Spanish and American-era houses and government structures, as well as being the birthplace of the First Philippine Republic, the Malolos Constitution and being the capital of the Philippines from 1898 to 1900, the National Historical Institute (now the National Historical Commission of the Philippines) declared the downtown Malolos city as a National Historical Landmark and a Heritage Town  dated August 15, 2001. History. Camestisuhan District of Malolos was originally called Pariancillo. It is the district intended for the Chinese residents of Malolos in 1700s. It is all started in 1755 when Governor General ordered the expulsion of Chinese from the Philippines due to their participation in some rebellion and sedition against the Spanish Government.On the other documents such as Registros Paroquiales or The Catholic Baptismal Registry of Malolos,the town already has its Parian in 1710.Some of them were transferred to Malolos at the time which was already a hub for some Chinese and in able to  be far from Spanish Government in Manila. When hearing about the migration, Governor General orders that the towns outside Manila should have a special district for them, thus the Malolos Pariancillo was established Pariancillo means "small parian". Upon the order there are provision for those Chinese who resides in the town for the longest time that they will not be expelled if they married a native of Malolos and so the Sangleys of Malolos were born and the Pariancillo became the Chinese enclave in Bulacan Province. Rationale for Declaration as Historic Town Center. The board resolution cites several reasons for  the declaration of certain areas in downtown Malolos as National Historical Landmark and heritage Town: Declared Areas. According to the board resolution, the following streets are identified as part of Malolos Historic Town Center: Built Heritage. Within the Declared Heritage District. The following table lists down extant built heritage within the areas declared by the National Historical Institute: Outside the Declared Area. The following table lists of structures in Malolos extant built heritage outside the declared National Historical Landmark by the National Historical Institute but are still covered by the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 as cultural property: Important  Cultural Properties. One of the features of Malolos Historic Town Center are the monuments created by the artisans and National Artist can be found at different areas in the city.