The City of Vigan is a World Heritage Site. It is one of numerous Hispanic towns in the Philippines and is well-known for its cobblestone streets, and a unique architecture that fuses Philippine building design, and construction with colonial European architecture.
The city’s full name at the time of its Spanish foundation was “Villa Fernandina“, or “Town of Ferdinand”, in honour of Prince Ferdinand, the firstborn son of King Philip II of Spain. As the city grew, and the seat of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia transferred to Vigan, it was later re-named “Ciudad Fernandina de Vigan” (“Ferdinand’s City of Vigan”).
Sources: Wikipedia, http://www.vigancity.gov.ph
