▁Pedro ▁B aut ista ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 0 , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁del ▁Monte ▁may ▁be ▁considered ▁Que zon ▁City ' s ▁oldest ▁district . ▁The ▁original ▁land ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁town ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁del ▁Monte ▁was ▁approximately { ▁{ convert | 2 . 5 | km ² | 1 | ab br = out }} ▁and ▁covered ▁parts ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁currently ▁known ▁as ▁Project ▁ 7 ▁and ▁ 8 ▁and ▁Tim og ▁Avenue . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁absor bed ▁by ▁Que zon ▁City . ▁It ▁featured ▁a ▁h illy ▁top ography ▁with ▁l ush ▁veget ation ▁and ▁min eral ▁spr ings , ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁old ▁Sant uario ▁de ▁San ▁Pedro ▁B aut ista ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁retre at ▁and ▁monaster y ▁for ▁Francis can ▁fri ars . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁it ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁Bar ang ays ▁San ▁Antonio , ▁Par ais o , ▁Pal tok , ▁Mar ib lo , ▁Mas amb ong , ▁Man res a , ▁Dam ay an ▁and ▁Del ▁Monte . ▁San ▁Francisco ▁del ▁Monte ▁is ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁S . F . D . M .. ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁bis ected ▁by ▁its ▁two ▁major ▁thorough f ares , ▁Ro ose vel t ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Del ▁Monte ▁Avenue . ▁It ▁is ▁bounded ▁by ▁West ▁Avenue ▁on ▁the ▁east , ▁Ep if an io ▁De ▁Los ▁Santos ▁Avenue ▁on ▁the ▁north , ▁Que zon ▁Avenue ▁on ▁the ▁south , ▁and ▁A ran eta ▁Avenue ▁on ▁the ▁west