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HERE ONCE STOOD THE COLEGIO DE SANTA POTENCIANA. FIRST COLLEGE FOR GIRLS IN MANILA. FOUNDED IN 1589 AT THE CORNER OF CABILDO AND SANTA POTENCIANA STREETS. DESTROYED IN THE 1645 EARTHQUAKE. SCHOOL REBUILT BUT DAMAGED DURING THE BRITISH INVASION OF 1762. THE STUDENTS WERE MOVED TO A HOUSE ON THIS SITE.
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USED AS HEADQUARTERS OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR IN 1898. BECAME THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH SERVICES DURING THE AMERICAN PERIOD. DESTROYED IN 1945.
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