Quezon City

"Ciudad Quezón (filipino: Lungsod ng Quezon; inglés: Quezon City), la ciudad más poblada de la República de Filipinas, es el centro urbano más rico del país. La ciudad posee numerosos parques, alamedas y áreas comerciales. Fue capital de Filipinas durante el período 19481976. Se encuentra ubicada en la isla de Luzón. Ciudad Quezón (conocida localmente sólo como QC) es uno de los municipios que componen la Gran Manila, la región metropolitana cabecera nacional. La ciudad toma su nombre de Manuel Luis Quezón, presidente, quien fundó la ciudad para sustituir a Manila como capital. No se debe confundir la ciudad con la Provincia de Quezón, la ciudad se encuentra en dicha provincia. Numerosas dependencias gubernamentales poseen su sede en esta ciudad, debido a que durante un tiempo fue cabecera del país. Por ejemplo en Quezón está el Batasang Pambansa, sede de la Cámara de Representantes de Filipinas, que es la cámara baja en el Congreso de Filipinas."

"Quezon City (/kzn/ KE-zon; Filipino: Lungsod Quezon [Tagalog pronunciation: [keson]]; Spanish: Ciudad Quezón; also known as QC or "kyusi" as netizens call it today) is the most populous city in the Philippines. It is one of the cities that make up Metro Manila, the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Quezon City was named after Manuel L. Quezon, second President of the Philippines, who founded the city and developed it to replace the City of Manila as the national capital for 28 years from 1948 to 1976. Quezon City is not located in and should not be confused with Quezon Province, which was also named after the president. It is the largest city in Metro Manila in terms of land area and most populated local government unit in the country. Having been the national capital for almost three decades, Quezon City is the site of many government offices, including the Batasang Pambansa Complex, which is the seat of the House of Representatives (the lower chamber of the Philippine Congress), and the Quezon City Reception House, which is the seat of the Vice President of the Philippines. Quezon City also hosts the University of the Philippines Dilimanthe national universityand Ateneo de Manila University. The Quezon Memorial Circle is a national park and shrine located in Quezon City. The park is an ellipse bounded by the Elliptical Road. Its main feature is a mausoleum containing the remains of Manuel L. Quezon, the second President of the Philippines, and his wife, First Lady Aurora Quezon."