Mendiola Street

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14°35′55″N 120°59′30″E / 14.59861°N 120.99167°E / 14.59861; 120.99167

Mendiola Street

Mendiola Street near La Consolacion College Manila
Namesake	Enrique Mendiola
Maintained by	Department of Public Works and Highways – North Manila District Engineering Office
Length	0.578 km (0.359 mi)[1]
Location	Manila
From	N180 (Legarda Street) / N145 (Recto Avenue) in Sampaloc & Quiapo
To	Jose Laurel Street in San Miguel

Mendiola Street (simply known as "Mendiola") is a short thoroughfare in Manila, Philippines. The street is named after Enrique Mendiola, an educator, textbook author, and member of the first Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines. As a street close to Malacañang Palace, the President of the Philippines' official residence, it has been the site of numerous and sometimes bloody demonstrations.

On the north end of the street is the Don Chino Roces Bridge,^[2] named in honor of Chino Roces, a well-known figure during the Philippines' Martial Law years. (An illuminated street sign above the intersection of Recto and Mendiola erroneously refers to the latter street as Chino Roces Avenue).

Mendiola Street starts at the intersection of Legarda Street and Claro M. Recto Avenue and ends at Jose Laurel Street, just outside Malacañang Palace. Four colleges and universities which form a part of the University Belt are on Mendiola Street.^{[citation needed]}

To protect Malacañang Palace, the part of Mendiola Street that starts at the sentinel gate in front of the College of the Holy Spirit and La Consolacion College Manila is closed to vehicles. Vehicles are diverted to Concepcion Aguila Street, a narrow side street that passes through residential areas of San Miguel district.^{[citation needed]}