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Coordinates: 18°11′42″N 120°35′33″E 18.195105757811767, 120.59252098202705

Tobacco Monopoly Monument

  • The monument was constructed at the foot of the Marcos Bridge to serve as a memorial to the lifting of the Tobacco Monopoly which from 1872 to 1881 gave the Ilocos untold miseries as they were obliged to plant tobacco to be delivered solely to the government.

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