Draft:UST Martyrs' Monument

The UST Martyrs' Monument also known as the UST Carillon is a free-standing bell tower in the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines built in honor of the Thomasians martyred in Japan, Vietnam, and Spain.

History
The carillon was installed in front of the Santísimo Rosario Parish in connection with the UST Quadricentennial Celebration. The bell tower was launched on November 22, 2011.

The current monument replaced the martyrs’ statues, which stood in front of the Miguel de Benavides Library (referred to then as the UST Central Library) until 2005. The old martyrs' statues, designed by Leonardo Hidalgo, were built during the rectorship of Norberto Castillo. They were erected in honor of Lorenzo Ruiz and the nine martyrs from the UST Ecclesiastical Faculties during the Spanish period. The nine Dominican martyrs were Antonio Gonzalez, Domingo de Erquicia, Lucas Del Espiritu Santo, Tomas Hioji de San Jacinto, Guillaume Courtet, Vicente Liem de la Paz, Domingo Henares, Jose Ma. Diaz Sanjurjo, and Pedro Almato. The statues were made up of steel frames patched up with cement.