Historical Collections
Explore curated artifacts, maps, and narratives documenting the evolution of Makati through the decades.
Colonial Roots
Spanish Era
Nielson Field
Mid-Century
Urban Rise
Modernity
Cultural Fetes
Tradition
Pasig River
Nature
Hacienda Life
Social
Trade Routes
Economy
Civic Growth
History
Preserved cartography and legal folios
Original land deeds, aeronautical charts, and civic decrees recovered from national repositories — documenting Makati’s physical transformation from delta marshland to international financial center.
Pre-war land titles of Hacienda de San Pedro de Macati
Original Spanish-era parchment demarcating pastoral land divisions along the southern banks of the Pasig River prior to urban subdivision.
«…lindando por el Norte con el Rio Pasig, y por el Sur con las tierras comunales de San Pedro de Macati, otorgado ante escribano publico…»
Ancestral cartographic surveys of Nielson Field & Pasig Delta
Pre-aviation topographical mapping establishing runway orientations for Manila's first international airport across the grassland plains.
«Runway Alignment 04/22 Azimuth 44 deg 12 min; baseline elevation 14.2 meters above Pasig mean sea level datum point.»
Vintage municipal decrees and post-war reconstruction acts
Post-liberation town council proclamations instituting zoning transformations, road expansions, and residential quadrant layouts.
«Resolved, that the municipal perimeter encompassing Poblacion and adjacent hacienda sectors be reorganized into designated commercial and residential zones…»
Scholarly consultation & archival requests
High-resolution TIFF scans, calibrated vector overlays, and transcription records are accessible for academic research.