List of eponymous streets in Metro Manila

The following is a partial list of eponymous streets and squares in Metro Manila — that is, streets or roads and plazas named after people — with notes on the link between the road/plaza and the person.

Street	Location	Named after	Comments
A. Soriano Avenue (Avenida Soriano)	Intramuros and Port Area	Don Andrés Soriano (1898–1964)	Spanish businessman, former San Miguel Corporation head and founder of Philippine Airlines. The street was formerly known as Aduana Street.
Adriatico Street (Calle Dakota)	Malate	Macario Gonzales Adriatico (1869–1919)[1]	Filipino writer, patriot and Philippine Assembly delegate. The street was previously named Dakota Street, after the U.S. states of North and South Dakota.
Alix Street (Calle Alix)	Sampaloc	Jose Maria Alix	Real Audiencia of Manila magistrate in the 1860s. The street was renamed to Legarda Street, after Benito Legarda (1853–1915), landowner and Malolos Congress vice president (1898–99).
Amorsolo Street	Makati	Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (1892–1972)	Filipino painter.
Arlegui Street (Calle Arlegui)	San Miguel	Cristobal Arlegui	Spanish landowner whose brother Joaquin was treasurer of the Manila Cathedral.
Arnaiz Avenue (Avenida Arnaíz)	Pasay and Makati	Antonio Somoza Arnaiz (1912–1979)[2]	Filipino aviation pioneer.[3] The street was previously called Libertad Street / Pasay Road.
Aurora Boulevard	Quezon City	Aurora Quezon (1888–1949)	Filipino first-lady (1935–44).
Aviles Street (Calle conde de Avilés)	San Miguel	Jose Vicente de Aviles	El Conde de Aviles (Count of Aviles) and landowner. The street was later renamed to Jose Laurel Street after Filipino president José P. Laurel (1891–1959).
Ayala Avenue (Avenida Ayala)	Makati	Zobel de Ayala family	Owners of the land on which the avenue was built.
Azcarraga Street (Paseo de Azcárraga)	Binondo, Santa Cruz and Quiapo	Marcelo Azcárraga Palmero (1832–1915)	13th prime minister of Spain (1897–1900) and the only Spanish prime minister of Filipino descent. The street was later renamed to Recto Avenue in 1945, after Filipino senator and nationalist Claro Mayo Recto (1890–1960).
Benavides Street (Paseo de Benavides)	Binondo and Tondo	Miguel de Benavides (c.1552–1605)	Archbishop of Manila (1602–05).
Blumentritt Road (Calle Blumentritt)	Santa Cruz and Sampaloc	Ferdinand Blumentritt (1853–1913)	Bohemian professor and author.
Boni Avenue	Mandaluyong	Bonifacio I. Javier (1912–1979)	Filipino World War II guerilla leader and mayor of Mandaluyong (1946–55; 1960–62).[4]
Bonny Serrano Avenue	Quezon City	Bonifacio Serrano	Filipino Korean War colonel and hero.[5]
Buendia Avenue	Makati	Nicolas Buendia (1879–1949)	Filipino senator (1941–45).[6] The street was renamed to Gil Puyat (1907–1981) Avenue after another senator and businessman.
Burke Street (Calle Burke)	Binondo	William J. Burke (1862–1925)	English-born American politician and businessman.[7]
Bustillos Street (Paseo de Bustillo)	Sampaloc	Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda	Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines (1717–19). The street has been renamed to Figueras Street after José Figueras, secretary of labor (1948–53).
Carriedo Street (Calle Carriedo)	Santa Cruz	Francisco Carriedo y Pedero (1690–1743)	Spanish philanthropist and founder of Carriedo Waterworks (now Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System.)[8]
Chino Roces Avenue	Makati	Joaquin "Chino" Roces (1913–1988)	Filipino businessman and founder of the Manila Times and Associated Broadcasting Company. The street was previously named Pasong Tamo.
De la Rosa Street	Makati	Fabián de la Rosa (1869–1937)	Filipino painter.
Del Pan Street (Calle Príncipe de Asturias)	San Nicolas	José Felipe del Pan (1821–1891)	Spanish author and editor of Diario de Manila. The street was formerly known as Principe Street after then Prince of Asturias, Alfonso XIII of Spain.
Diego Cera Avenue	Las Piñas	Padre Diego Cera de la Virgen del Carmen (1762-1834)	Spanish priest and Bamboo Organ builder.
Echague Street (Paseo de Echagüe)	Quiapo	Rafaél de Echagüe y Bermingham	Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines (1862–65). The street was renamed to C. Palanca Street after Carlos Palanca Sr., the first Chinese consul to the Philippines (1899) whose birth name was Tan Quien-Sien.
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) (Calle Primo de Rivera)	Metro Manila	Epifanio de los Santos (1871–1928)	Filipino historian and writer.
Einstein Street	Makati, Manila	Albert Einstein (1879–1955)	German-born theoretical physicist, developer of the general theory of relativity.
F. Roxas Street (Calle Roxas)	Caloocan, Manila	Félix Arroyo Roxas (1820–1890)	Filipino architect, and a prominent member of the Roxas family who designed churches in Intramuros like San Ignacio and the original Sto. Domingo Church.[9]
Folgueras Street (Paseo de Folgueras)	San Nicolas	Mariano Fernández de Folgueras	Spanish governor-general of the Philippines (1806–10). Renamed Carmen Planas Street after the first woman councillor of Manila.
G. Masangkay Street	Binondo and Tondo	Brig. Gen. Guillermo Masangkay	Katipunan member of the Supreme Council (1894).[10]
Galileo Street	Makati	Galileo Galilei	Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher
Gastambide Street (Calle Gaztambide)	Sampaloc	Joaquin Gaztambide	Spanish zarzuela composer.
General Kalentong Street (Calle Vicente Leyba)	Mandaluyong	Vicente Leyba (alias Kalentong)	Katipunan general who fought during the Philippine Revolution.[11]
Gilmore Avenue (Avenida Gilmore)	Quezon City	Eugene Allen Gilmore	American governor-general of the Philippines (1927, 1929).
Gov. Forbes Street (Calle Forbes)	Sampaloc	William Cameron Forbes	American governor-general of the Philippines (1908–13). Later renamed Lacson Avenue after Manila mayor Arsenio Lacson (1952–62).
Gregorio Araneta Avenue	Quezon City and San Juan City	Gregorio Soriano Araneta	Filipino lawyer, businessman, nationalist and patriot, who served his country and people during the Spanish colonization and American occupation.
H.V. de la Costa Street	Makati	Horacio de la Costa	Filipino writer and historian.
Harrison Avenue (Avenida Harrison)	Pasay	Francis Burton Harrison	American statesman and governor-general of the Philippines (1913–21).
Herran Street (Calle Herrán)	Ermita, Paco and Santa Ana	José de la Herrán	Spanish naval captain and merchant. The Ermita-Paco portion of the street has been renamed to Pedro Gil Street, after the Filipino legislator.
Hidalgo Street (Calle San Sebastián)	Quiapo	Félix Resurrección Hidalgo	Filipino painter who won the silver medal in the 1884 Madrid Exposition of Fine Arts along with Juan Luna. The street was previously called San Sebastian Street.
Isaac Peral Street (Calle Isaac Peral)	Ermita and Paco	Isaac Peral	Spanish engineer. Renamed United Nations Avenue.
J. Nakpil Street (Calle Vermont)	Malate	Julio Nakpil	Filipino composer. The street was previously named Vermont Street after the U.S. state.
Jorge Bocobo Street (Calle Nebraska)	Ermita and Malate	Jorge Bocobo	Supreme Court associate justice (1942–44).[12] The street was previously called Nebraska Street after the U.S. state of Nebraska.
Jose Diokno Boulevard	Pasay	José "Pepe" Wright Diokno (1922–1987)	Filipino senator and nationalist.
Juan Ruiz Street	San Juan	Juan Ruiz	Katipunan hero of the Battle of Pinaglabanan.[13]
Julia Vargas Avenue (Avenida Vargas)	Mandaluyong and Pasig	Julia Vargas y Camus	Realtor and wife of Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership founder Francisco Ortigas y Barcinas.
Kalaw Avenue (Calle San Luís)	Ermita	Teodoro Kalaw	Historian and National Assembly legislator. The avenue was formerly called San Luis Street.
Lawton Avenue (Avenida Lawton)	Taguig	Henry Ware Lawton	U.S. Army general during the Philippine–American War.
Leon Guinto Street (Calle Pennsylvania)	Malate	León G. Guinto, Sr.	Manila mayor (1942–45). The street was formerly known as Pennsylvania Street, after the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Lerma Street	Sampaloc	Juana Lerma	Landowner and grandmother of Benito Legarda.
Macapagal Boulevard	Pasay and Parañaque	Diosdado Macapagal	Filipino president (1961–65).
MacArthur Highway	Caloocan, Malabon and Valenzuela	Douglas MacArthur	U.S. Army general during World War II.[14]
Maria Orosa Avenue (Calle Flórida)	Ermita and Malate	Maria Orosa	Maria Orosa e Ylagan (1893–1945) was a Filipino food technologist, pharmaceutical chemist, humanitarian and war heroine. Florida.
Marques de Comillas Street (Calle marqués de Comillas)	Paco	Antonio López de Piélago y López de La Madrid, Ruiz y Fernandez	The first marquis of Comillas (1878–83) and founder of Compañía Transatlántica Española. Assumed the Philippine General Tobacco Company (Tabacalera) from the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands after removal of government control - but maintained monopoly until the American Administration. Renamed Daniel Romualdez Street after a Filipino politician.
McKinley Road	Makati and Taguig	William McKinley	U.S. president (1897–1901).
Melba Street (Calle Melba)	Santa Cruz	Nellie Melba	Australian opera singer who visited Manila and performed at the Manila Grand Opera House located along the street. Renamed Doroteo Jose Street after a Filipino patriot.
Mendiola Street (Calle Mendiola)	San Miguel	Enrique Mendiola	Educator and Spanish-language textbook author who became one of the first Filipinos appointed to the University of the Philippines Board of Regents.
Morayta Street (Calle Morayta)	Sampaloc	Miguel Morayta Sagrario	Spanish republican politician, founder of Grande Oriente Español, La solidaridad member and José Rizal's history professor at the Complutense University of Madrid. Later renamed Nicanor Reyes Street after the first president of Far Eastern University located along the street.
Morga Street (Paseo de Morga)	Santa Cruz and Tondo	Antonio de Morga	Spanish historian and publisher of Sucesos de las Indias Filipinas (1609). Later renamed to Tayuman Street.
Newton Street	Buendia, Makati	Isaac Newton	English physicist, mathematician, alchemist, and philosopher (1642–1727). The streets in this area are named after famous scientists, including Galileo and Einstein.
Novaliches Street (Calle marqués de Novaliches)	San Miguel	Manuel Pavia y Lacy	Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines (1854) and first Marquis of Novaliches. Renamed Nicanor Padilla Street in 1950 after Filipino pioneer physician and patriot.[15]
Nozaleda Street (Calle Nozaleda)	Paco	Bernardino Nozaleda y Villa	Archbishop of Manila (1889–1902). Later renamed Gen. Luna Street after Filipino general Antonio Luna.
Ortigas Avenue (Avenida Ortigas)	San Juan, Mandaluyong and Pasig	Francisco Ortigas y Barcinas	Filipino lawyer and realtor-founder of Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership.
Otis Street (Calle Otis)	Paco	Elwell Stephen Otis	American military governor of the Philippines (1898–1900). Renamed Maria Paz Mendoza Guazon Street after a Filipino educator and civic leader.
P. Tuazon Boulevard	Quezon City	Pedro Tuazon	Supreme Court of the Philippines justice (1948–54).
Padre Burgos Avenue (Calle Padre Burgos)	Ermita	José Burgos	Spanish-Filipino secular priest and martyr.
Padre Faura Street (Calle Padre Faura)	Ermita	Federico Faura	Spanish scholastic of the Observatorio Meteorológico de Manila. The street was previously named Observatorio Street.
Paseo de Roxas	Makati	Domingo Roxas y Ureta	Filipino-Mexican businessman and founder of Ayala Corporation.
Pedro Guevara Street	San Juan	Pedro Guevara	Filipino legislator and resident commissioner to the U.S. (1923–37).
Quezon Avenue (Avenida Quezón)	Quezon City	Manuel Luis Quezon	Filipino president (1935–44).
Ramon Papa Street	Tondo	Ramon Papa	Manila City councilor (1912), Philippine Independence Mission delegate, doctor and soldier.
Raon Street (Calle Raón)	Quiapo	José Antonio Raón y Gutiérrez	Spanish governor-general of the Philippines (1765–70). The street was renamed in the late 19th century to Centeno Street, after Manila civil governor Jose Centeno. In the 1960s, it was again renamed to Gonzalo Puyat Street after the Filipino businessman and father of Senator Gil Puyat.
Reina Regente Street (Calle Reina Regente/Paseo de Maria Cristina)	Binondo	Maria Christina of Austria	Queen consort (Spanish: Reina regente) of Spain.
Rizal Avenue (Paseo de Salcedo)	Santa Cruz, Tondo and Caloocan	José Rizal	Filipino national hero.
Roosevelt Avenue (Avenida Roosevelt)	Quezon City	Franklin D. Roosevelt	American President of the United States (1933–45) and approved the Tydings–McDuffie Act.
Roxas Boulevard (Malecón Almirante Dewey)	Ermita, Malate, Pasay and Parañaque	Manuel Roxas	Filipino president (1946–48). The street was formerly known as Dewey Boulevard, after U.S. Navy admiral George Dewey.
Sande Street (Paseo de Sande)	Tondo	Francisco de Sande	Spanish governor-general of the Philippines (1575–80). Later renamed N. Zamora Street after Nicolas Zamora, founder of Iglesia Evangelica Metodista en las Islas Filipinas.
Shaw Boulevard	Mandaluyong and Pasig	William J. Shaw	American founder of the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club located on the boulevard.[16]
Soler Street (Calle Soler)	Binondo	Sebastián Vidal y Soler	Spanish botanist and director of Jardin Botanico de Manila (now Mehan Garden) from 1878–89.[17]
Sumulong Highway	Marikina	Juan Sumulong	Filipino politician and president of Partido Democrata (1919–23).
Taft Avenue (Avenida Taft; Avenida Columbia)	Ermita, Malate and Pasay	William Howard Taft	U.S. president and governor-general of the Philippines (1901–03). The street was previously called Columbia Avenue.
Tomas Claudio Boulevard	Pandacan	Tomas Mateo Claudio	Filipino World War I hero.
Tomas Morato Avenue (Avenida Tomás Morato)	Quezon City	Tomas Eduardo Morato y Bernabeu	Spanish-born mayor of Quezon City (1939–42).
Tomas Pinpin Street (Calle San Jacinto)	Binondo	Tomas Pinpin	Filipino writer and publisher. The street was formerly known as San Jacinto Street.
Victorino Mapa Street	Santa Mesa	Victorino Mapa	Supreme Court of the Philippines Chief Justice (1920–21).
V.A. Rufino Street (Calle Herrera)	Makati	Vicente A. Rufino	Filipino businessman whose family owns Rufino Pacific Tower located along the street. It was previously named Herrera Street.[18]
Villalobos Street (Paseo de Villalobos)	Quiapo	Ruy López de Villalobos	16th century Spanish navigator who named the islands after Spain's King Philip II.
Vito Cruz Street (Calle Vito Cruz)	Malate, San Andres and Makati	Hermogenes Cruz	Alcalde mayor of Pineda (now Pasay) from 1870–71. The street was renamed in 1989 to Pablo Ocampo Street, after Pablo de Leon Ocampo, Second Secretary of the Malolos Congress.[19]
Zobel Roxas Street (Calle Zóbel-Róxas)	Makati	Jacobo Zobel y Roxas	Filipino businessman and member of the influential Zobel de Ayala family.
Zurbaran Street (Paseo de Zurbarán)	Santa Cruz	Francisco de Zurbarán	Spanish painter. The street was renamed Valeriano Fugoso Street after a Manila mayor.

Squares and plazas

Square	Location	Named after	Comments
Plaza Avanceña	Quiapo	Ramón Avanceña	Supreme Court of the Philippines chief justice (1925-1941).
Plaza Avelino	Sampaloc	Librada Avelino	Centro Escolar University founder.
Plaza Calderón de la Barca	Binondo	Pedro Calderón de la Barca	Spanish playwright. The plaza is now known as Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz after the first Filipino saint, Lorenzo Ruiz.
Plaza de Cervantes	Binondo	Miguel de Cervantes	Spanish novelist and author of Don Quijote de la Mancha (1605).
Plaza del Conde	San Nicolas	Antonio Chacón y Conde	Spanish commander of the Veteran Battalion of the Philippines (1825) and author of the Great Days in the Philippines published in 1826.[20]
Plaza Felipe Calderón	Santa Ana	Felipe Calderón y Roca	Filipino lawyer and author of the Malolos Constitution (1899).
Plaza Ferguson	Ermita	Arthur M. Ferguson	U.S. Army lieutenant colonel during the Philippine–American War (1898-1902). The plaza is also known as Plaza Nuestra Señora de Guia.
Plaza Goiti	Santa Cruz	Martín de Goiti	Spanish conquistador of Manila. The plaza is now known as Plaza Lacson after Manila mayor Arsenio Lacson.
Plaza Lachambre	Binondo	José de Lachambre	Spanish interim governor-general of the Philippines (1897).
Plaza Miranda	Quiapo	José Sandino y Miranda	Spanish secretary of the Treasury of the Philippines (Spanish: Tesoro de Filipinas) (1853-1854).
Plaza Moraga	Binondo	Fernando de Moraga	The first parish priest of Santa Ana de Sapa (1605).
Plaza Moriones	Tondo	Domingo Moriones y Murillo	Spanish governor-general of the Philippines (1877-1880).
Plaza Rajah Sulayman	Malate	Rajah Sulayman	Pre-Hispanic ruler of the Kingdom of Maynila (1571-1575).
Plaza Rueda	Ermita	Salvador Rueda y Santos	Spanish poet who visited Manila in 1915.[21]
Plaza Salamanca	Ermita	Olivia Salamanca	One of the first Filipino women doctors.[22]
Plaza Vicente del Fierro (Plaza Herández)	Tondo	Vicente del Fierro	Filipino writer and journalist. The plaza was formerly known as Plaza Hernandez after Filipino labor leader Amado Hernandez.

See also

• List of renamed streets in Metro Manila
• List of roads in Metro Manila

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