Leyte Landing historical marker

Leyte Landing historical marker is a memorial in Palo, Leyte Island, Eastern Visayas, Davao Region. Leyte Landing historical marker is situated nearby to MacArthur Park, as well as near the government office Land Administration and Management Project - One Stop Shop Office.

Photo: Leocvlauzon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Memorial
Description: NHI historical marker for Gen. MacArthur’s return to the Philippines in Leyte
Also known as: “Leyte Landing”
Address: Palo, 6501

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include MacArthur Park and Palo Cathedral.

MacArthur Park

Park

The MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial National Park is a protected area of the Philippines that commemorates the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in Leyte Gulf at the start of the campaign to recapture and liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation on 20 October 1944.

Palo Cathedral

Church

Photo: Jojit fb, CC BY 4.0.

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lord's Transfiguration, also known as Transfiguration of Our Lord's Cathedral or simply Palo Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church located at Palo, Leyte, in the Philippines belonging to the Vicariate of Palo under the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo. Palo Cathedral is situated 2½ km southwest of Leyte Landing historical marker.

University of the Philippines Manila School of Health Sciences in Leyte

University

The University of the Philippines Manila - School of Health Sciences in Leyte is a medical school in the Philippines supervised by the University of the Philippines, Manila. One of the schools offerings includes midwifery. University of the Philippines Manila School of Health Sciences in Leyte is situated 2½ km southwest of Leyte Landing historical marker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanauan and Tacloban.

Tanauan

Photo: DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0.

Tanauan, officially the Municipality of Tanauan, is a first-class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 60,212 people.

Tacloban

Photo: JinJian, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Tacloban is a city in Eastern Visayas and the capital of the province of Leyte. It's the home of the Pintados Festival, a cultural event in Leyte commemorating the life and culture of the early settlers of Tacloban.

Leyte Landing historical marker

Categories: National Historical Commission of the Philippines historical marker and historic site
Location: Palo, Leyte Island, Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

11.17217° or 11° 10′ 20″ north

Longitude

125.01214° or 125° 0′ 44″ east

Inception

2004

Open location code

7Q3752C6+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7682386327

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q28913899

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In Other Languages

“Leyte Landing historical marker” goes by many names.

Tagalog: “panandang pangkasaysayan ng Paglunsad sa Leyte”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Land Administration and Management Project - One Stop Shop Office and DENR - Community Environment and Natural Resources Office Leyte.

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