▁the ▁B ali u ag ▁Church . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁began ▁when ▁a ▁temporary ▁house ▁of ▁worship , ▁ ▁the ▁“ Pro vin cial ”, ▁along ▁A ño ▁ 1 7 3 3 ▁street , ▁emer ged ▁as ▁a ▁narrow , ▁and ▁simple ▁ed ifice ▁which ▁later ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁R VM ▁Sister s ▁of ▁the ▁Co leg io ▁de ▁la ▁S agr ada ▁Famil ia ▁( now ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁College ▁of ▁B ali u ag ) ▁as ▁class room . ▁Antonio ▁de ▁M esa , ▁“ Ma estr ong ▁T onio " ▁fabric ated ▁the ▁parts ▁to ▁have ▁finished ▁the ▁Spanish - era ▁B ali u ag ▁Church . ▁ ▁First ▁Municip io ▁B ali u ag ▁had ▁ 3 0 ▁cur ates ▁( 1 7 3 3 – 1 8 9 8 ): ▁Fr . ▁Est eb an ▁Die z ▁H idal go ▁and ▁Fr . ▁Fa usto ▁L ope z ▁served ▁ 4 0 ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁years , ▁respectively . ▁Fr . ▁L ope z ▁had ▁ 6 ▁children ▁with ▁a ▁beautiful ▁native , ▁Mar iqu ita : ▁Dr . ▁Jo aqu in ▁Gonz ale z , ▁Francisco , ▁the ▁former ▁Assembly man ▁Ric ardo ▁L lor et ▁Gonz ales ▁( Leg isl ative ▁districts ▁of ▁Bul ac an , ▁ 5 th ▁Philipp ine ▁Legisl ature ), ▁and ▁Jose ▁the ▁el dest ▁who ▁was ▁widely ▁known ▁as ▁“ P ep eng ▁Mar iqu ita ", ▁inter