House of Leto

Along San Jose street at Carcar's Poblacion stands the house where the legendary Leon Kilat was reportedly killed. This is the Sato mansion. Now owned by Atty. Leto Sato, it is considered as an heirloom passed from Atty. Leto's grandparents, Vicente Jaen and Josefa Regis. This castillian-inspired house is built of hardwood like bayong, tugas, and narra. These kinds of wood are what the townsfolk refer to as "dili madutlan sa ngipon sa anay." It is said to have been renovated in 1906 and it had cost Antonia Enriquez Sato, Atty. Leto's mother, only 64,000 pesos at that time.

At present, this Sato mansion houses the Land Transportation Office on its second storey and its ground floor is occupied by an appliance dealer.

The Sato family also owns an ancestral house in Luan-Luan which was originally owned by Nicanor Enriquez and his wife, Josefa Regis. The house, though huge and rather dilapidated, has a great deal of sentimental value for the Satos since it has witnessed three generations of the family line of Nicanor Enriquez, the Regises, and the Jaens. Upon entry, the visitor steps on the dusty staircase and the spacious, shiny wooden floor. Carved wooden decorations greet you at all the hallway, which is so huge that the kitchen could be seen.

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