@______idonthavename: Please Take time to read the stories —The story of The Ruins started with Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson in the 1900s. A young bachelor with hectares of land to his name, he had been living the high life with his wealthy friends when the inevitable happened during one of his trips to old Hong Kong. Mariano saw a beautiful Portuguese lady from Macau by the name of Maria Braga and was instantly smitten, so much so that he immediately sought Maria’s father, a captain of his own ship, and asked permission to pursue her. Maria’s father thought that it was a wonderful idea that was seemingly sealed by fate—“Mariano and Maria” sounded like a good match—and in just a short while, the couple tied the knot and settled down in the young don’s vast sugar property in Talisay. In the old days, children were considered every parent’s ultimate treasures, which was why Mariano and Maria punctuated their blissful marriage with 10 kids: Victoria, Rafael, Mercedes, Natividad, Sofia, Felipe, Consolacion, Angelina, Ramon, and Eduardo. Their happiness seemed never-ending, especially when it was learned that Maria was carrying their 11th child. Things, however, took a turn for the worse. An accidental bathroom slip caused Maria to profusely bleed. Since she was incapable of making the arduous carriage trip to Silay where the near the nearest clinic was, Don Mariano had his horseman fetch the doctor. It took two days to get to Silay and another two to return to Talisay. The couple endured the long wait, and with every passing hour, Maria grew weaker as she continued to bleed. Sadly, time was not on their side; Maria and her unborn child passed away long before the doctor arrived. Mariano was distraught, even more so at the thought that the accident could have been preventable, or that she could have survived it if she were treated right away. He was inconsolable, and the only thought that kept him going was that of his children. Willing himself to keep on living, he swore to immortalize his late wife’s memory by building a mansion in her name and for the 10 children she left behind.

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Monday 28 July 2025 11:13:43 GMT