al . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁Before ▁Que zon ▁City ▁was ▁created , ▁its ▁land ▁was ▁settled ▁by ▁the ▁small ▁individual ▁towns ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁del ▁Monte , ▁Nov al ich es , ▁and ▁Bal int aw ak . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁the ▁Kat ip un an , ▁led ▁by ▁its ▁Sup rem o ▁And rés ▁Bon ifa cio , ▁launched ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Revolution ▁against ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Empire ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁Mel ch ora ▁Aqu ino ▁in ▁P ug ad ▁La win ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Bal int aw ak ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁President ▁Manuel ▁L . ▁Que zon ▁dream t ▁of ▁a ▁city ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁future ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁replace ▁Man ila . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁his ▁earlier ▁trip ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁Mexico ▁influenced ▁his ▁vision . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁President ▁Que zon ▁created ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Hom es ite ▁Corporation ▁and ▁purchased ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁vast ▁D il iman ▁Est ate ▁of ▁the ▁Tu ason ▁family ; ▁this ▁piece ▁of ▁land ▁became ▁known ▁then ▁as ▁Bar rio ▁O br ero ▁(" Work ers ' ▁Village "). ▁The ▁National ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁passed ▁Commonwealth ▁Act ▁ 5 0 2 , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Que zon ▁City , ▁originally ▁proposed ▁as ▁" Bal int aw ak ▁City ; ▁Assembly men ▁Nar cis o ▁Ram os ▁and ▁Ram on ▁Mit