Serving as the gateway to Manila's Chinatown of Binondo, the plaza is located at the foot of Jones Bridge at the west end of Escolta Street.

[2] The Venerable Fernando de Moraga was born in one of the towns in the province of Salamanca, Spain.

In 1597, he visited the Philippines and stayed for a short period near Plaza Dilao in Paco and some of the towns in the provinces of Bulacan and Laguna.

In Intramuros, he also became the local Superior of the San Francisco Convent some years after his duty in Santa Ana.

He reached Spain in 1619 while traveling barefooted through the Middle East while begging, evangelizing and baptizing along the way.