Wednesday, May 28, 2008

HISTORY OF TRECE MARTIRES CITY

Trece Martires City is a young city. As of May 24, this year (1984), it became 30 years old. It was established on May 24, 1954 under Republic Act No. 981 entitled "The Charter of Trece Martires City," approved by the late President Ramon Magsaysay. It owes its existence to three distinguished Cavitenos; namely, Congressman Jose T. Cajulis (1954-1957), who actually introduced House Bill 1795 which became Republic Act No. 981; Senator Justiniano S. Montano (1949-1956), then Cavite’s political kingpin, whim inspired it; and his son, Governor Delfin M. Montano (1956-1971), under whose long term the city charter was amended twice, making Trece Martires City what it is today

Under the city charter, Governor Montano was the ex-officio city mayor of Trece Martires city for 16 years. He "inherited" it from its first ex-officio city mayor, Ating Governor Dominador Mangubat, when it was barely one year old. When his term expired in 1971, the new city was pretty well in its teens (127), the capitol standing in its solitary grandeur and lording it over a vast area, its territorial limits extending "ten kilometers from its heart in all ditrections of the compass."

Trece Martires City became the provincial capital, it is interesting to note, in three stages. First, under Republic Act No. 981 the new city comprised a territory not exceeding one thousand hectares, located at or near the intersection of the Tanza-Indang Road and the Naik-Dasmarinas Road in the province of Cavite.

Second, in June 223, 1957 the original act was amended by Republic Act 1912 increasing its territory to 3,917 hectares. Consequently, the municipalities of Indang and General Trias has to yield parts of their respective areas to this territorial expansion.

Finally, on April 7, 1959 Republic Act 2130 was approved by the Congress of the Philippines giving Trece Martires City administrative jurisdiction over 100-meter strip of land along and including four national roads radiating from the city of Tanza, Indang, Matanda, and Tres Cruces Dams, thus stretching the territorial limits by ten kilometers all around.

Governor Montano chose to hold his inauguration as Cavite’s provincial governor and ex-officio city mayor of Trece Martirez City on January 1, 1956, coinciding with the inauguration also of the new provincial capitol. This double inuguration served to emphasize the significance of the birth of the third and newest city of Cavite from which radiates the highest political and administrative power and influence in the province. That the city was named after the 13 Caviteno who were executed by the Spaniards shortly after the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution is indicative of the message that the people of the province hope and expect it to carry out – a message of redemption from bondage to freedom, peace and prosperity.

Source: Saulo & de Ocampo - Cavite History

HISTORY OF ROSARIO


Rosario was origanally a part of a San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias) and it was called Tejero by the spaniards. The name of Tehero may have originated from the spanish word teger (to weave) becouse sea fishing was the primary industry of the people,and weaving fish net the main occupation of the womenfolk.

Be that as it may,Rosario was also formely called Salinas (derive from the sal or salt)becouse of the salt making was another important industry of the town.The place was likewise foremely was called Marcella or marcelles due to its prximity the sea( mar in Spanish).But during the Philipines Revolution Rosario was called by the former of the name Salinas

Rosario or Salinas become the independent municipality in 1846.However another source say the even took place one year earlier. The creation of the Roasario in to an independent town concided with the pounding of the Rosario parish in 1845. The was name after the patron saint Nuestra Senora del Rosario (our lady of the rosary)although natives the place nighboring town still call by its old named Salinas

During the revolution the ill-fated Tejeros convention was held on March 22 1897 in the fair state house in barios Tejeros,Magdiwangterritory.Today the Brios is called Tejeros convention in Memory of the Historic event.

There are two version of Nuestra Senora del Rosario .The first version says the image of the Madonna and Child was one day found floating on the water by a group of youngster playing along the seashore.The kids playing the image using its toys, and afterward they would hide it in bushsesnear in the sea.But everytime they comeback they saw the image already floating liesurely on the water as if waiting for them. They though it strange but could not explain how the image get back to the water.

Not long afterwards their elder learned about the image and they took it to an empty nipa shock.Thus began the public adoration of the Madonna and child.The hut was sonn transformed into a place worship.News if the miraculous happening image spread around.So great was religious fervor stied by the image among the people that they decided to adopt itas the patron saint of the town and change the Salinas Marcella to Rosario.

The second verrsionis sligthly different from the first. The image of Madonna an Child was found on a big Tamarind tree.The people decided to construct a small chapel and install the image on its altar,threafter holding an annual feast in the honor of Nuestr Senoro del Rosario evry firs Sunday of October.



BARRIOS OF ROSARIO

Of ten Barrios of the Rosario,Bagbag is easily the most progresive. During the spanish time this place was a thickly forested area teeming with a wood cutters gatrhering firewood and charcoal.All day long in the forest reverated with a sound of wood cutting.People would say Binakbakan ang mga punongkahoy .Soon the people was called the Binakbakan or Bagbagan which eventually was shorten to Bagbag Its present name.the proximity of Bagbag to the poblacion make it a natural basin of the town overflow of the population as well of its economic and social progress.One of distiguished son of the Bagbag is Julio Mata three times municipal Precident of Rosario.

Muzon on the other hand is busy fishing center any time of the day.It was seperated from barrio San Juan de Dios in the 19th century.Maqny people goto Muzonto buy fresh.Fish called Lalaw or Tunsoy which later sold in Public marketof ajoining municipalities.

Spanish ship used to anchor near the beach of Muzon.During the Philipines Revolution a short battle was foughtr here beetwen spaniard and filipino revolutionunder the seargent Cordellio and Valentin Vivo later assisted by Capt. Mariano San Gabriel of san Francisco de Malabon.

A spanish warship that ran aground near Muzon bombarded the town of Rosario perhaps to ward off attacks by revolutionist cousing huge destruction in the thickly populated area.The Ship departed the next mouning upon the rising of the tide among the eminent son of Muzonwere Dr. Faustino Solis, Dr.Celestino Pugeda, Atty.Candido Samonte, Dr.Nemesio Prudente and Dr.Pedro Gionco.



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Source: Saulo & de Ocampo - History of Cavite

HISTORY OF NOVELETA



Noveleta, a former barrio of Cavite el Viejo (Kawit), became an independent municipality on January 5,1868 presumably during the Spanish Governor General Jose de la Gandara y Navarro (1866-1869).Another source says Noveleta was founded one year earlier, in 1867.

Isabelo Manalo, one of the earliest inhabitants of the locality, was appointed first capitan de baras of Noveleta.This designation was later changed to gobernadorcillo. The record shows that the following had been gobernadorcillos of Noveleta:

(1) Severino Alvarez, (2) Bonifacio Caganap, (3) Felipe Mediran, (4) Mariano Salud, (5) Ariston Villanueva, (6) Mariano Alvarez, (7) Victoriano Alix, (8) Pascual Alvarez, (9) Alvaro Cafuir, (10) Anacleto Loctoc, (11) Gregorio Dacon, (12) Catalino Angkiko, (13) Mariano Torres, (14) Inocencio Salud, (15) Basillo Salud.

Mariano Alvarez, founder and president of the Sangguniang Bayan Magdiwang at the outbreak of the Revolution, had been governadorcillo before becoming captain municipal, the new title of town heads under the Maura Law of 1893.

Ironically, Noveleta was also formerly referred to by the Spaniards as Tierra Alta, meaning higher hround, because its ground level has higher than that of the neighboring towns of San Roque, Caridad, and cavite la Punta (now Cavite City). Today, as stated earlier, it is frequently inundated, posing the biggest drawback to its industrial and commercial development. Noveleta was also known by the revolutionary name Magdiwang, meaning to celebrate a momentous event, etc.

The Sangguniang Bayan Magdiwang of Noveleta, as distinguished from the Sangguniang Balangay ng Bayang Magtiis (Council Chapter of Magtiis) of san Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias), was coposed of the following: Mariano Alvarez, whose nom de guerre was Mainam (Good), president Pascual Alvarez, Bagong Buhay (New Life), secretary: and Santiago Alvarez, Kidlat ng Apoy (Ligthning Fire), Tranquilino Angkiko and others, members. Later the Magdiwang Council’ was retained, but the headquarters was transferred to San Francisco de Malabon, a much bigger town than Noveleta.

In the beginning Mariano Alvarez was the president of the Magdiwang Council. When Andres Bonifacio, the katipunan Supremo, arrived in San Francisco de Malabon in December 1896, the council was reorganized, and the following came out as the new officers. Bonifacio, Haring Bayan (King); Mariano Alvarez, Pangalawang Haring Bayan (Vice King); Ariston Villanueva, minister of war; Jacinto Labreras, minister of the interior; Diego Mojica, minister of finance; Mariano Trias, minister of grace and justice; Emiliano Riego de Dios, minister of Fomento; (Welfare); and Santiago Alvarez, captain general.

Mariano Alvarez, 65, founder of Magdiwang Council, was replaced by Bonifacio, 33, as head of the organization. Evidently, he gave way to the katipunan chieftain who was about half his age, and husband of this niece, Gregoria de Jesus.

The Magdiwang Council how a much bigger jurisdiction than the Magdalo Council founded by Emilio Aguinaldo. It include the following towns: (1) Cavite (the capital), (2) San Roque, (3) La Caridad, (4) Noveleta, (5) San Fracisco de Malabon, (6) Rosario, (7) Sta. Cruz de Malabon (now Tanza), (8) Naik, (9) maragondon, (10) Ternate, (11) Magallanes, (12) Bailen (now General Aguinaldo), (13) Indang, (14) Alfonso, (15) Mendez, and (16) Amadeo. Later the Magdiwang Council enbraced the Batangas towns of Nasugbu, Tuy, and Looc.

The Magdalo Council, on the other hand, comprised (1) Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit), (2) Bacoor, (3) Imus, (4) Dasmariñas, (5) Silang, and (6) Carmona. Later the Magdiwang towns of Mendez and Amadeo transferred to the Magdalo Council. Although controlling a smaller territory, the Magdalo Council was more militarily active than the Magdiwang Council. The Magdalo Council or goverment had almost daily battles with the Spaniards since the beginning of the Revolution. Consenquently, it produced more battle-tested generals, including emilio Aguinaldo, who became a living legend in Cavite after defeating the best of the Spanish generals. Evidently, Bonifacio was prevailed upon by the Magdiwang leaders to come to Cavite to wrest the leadership of the Revolution from Aguinaldo.

The name Noveleta is said to have originated from Nueva Isla or New Island, a tern frequently used by the spaniards, referring to the locality. In the early years of the Spanish regime visiting priests described the place as Nueva Late (New fate or Fortune). In the course of time these terms Nueva Isla and Nueva Lete involved of Noveleta.

But one legend tells the story of a beautiful maiden named Violeta who was betrothed by her father to a Spanish officer againts her will and despite the fact that she Spaniard, the unhappy girl committed suicide. The officer arrived the next morning and, finding her dead, cried and deep anguish, "Madre de Dios, no Violetal Oh, no Violetal" (Mother of God, no Violetal, Oh, no Violetal). The phase "No Violetal" kept on ringing in the public memory, eventually becoming "Noveleta" - the term used to identify the place.



Noveleta is composed of the following barangays: (1) Poblacion, (2) San Jose, (3) San Antonio, (4) San Juan, (5) Sta. Ana, (6) Salcedo, (7) Magdiwang, (8) San Rafael, and (9) Rafael II.

San Jose, one of the most progressive barangays, used to be known as "Balut-Balut’ because of its dense forest. The name was later change to "Baluk-Balok". Located on the opposite bank of the river Ilang-Ilang, it is also referred to as "Ibayo". Under Municipal Resolution No. 80, dated October 18, 1959, the name of the barrio was change to "San Jose". The former "tenientes del barrio" (barrio lieutenants) of san Jose were: (1) Agapito Mascardo, (2) Pedro Semper, (3) Remigio Semper, (4) Pastor Olaes, (5) Gerardo Cadiang, and (6) Rolando Majillo.

Barangay San Rafel originally started from the site of the Philippines Independent Church in Noveleta to the boundary of Cavite City. Due to its big area and population it was split into halves, namely, San Rafael I and san Rafael II. Barangay San Rafael I is populated mostly by professionals, businessman, and farmers. Both barangay have the same patron saint, St. Raphael.

The patron saint of barangays San Antonio and Sta. Rosa are indicated by their names. Mariano salud was the first cabeza de barangay of San Antonio. On other hand, the original settlers on the barangya Sta. Rosa bore the surnames Montana, Campus-pos, Castro, Saqui, Alix, de leon, and Luna.

Barangay Magdiwang, the latest addition to the barangays Noveleta, was named after the Magdiwang Council of the Katipunan. Barangay Salcedo appears to have named after the spanish conquistador Juan Salcedo. The two most outstanding land-marks of this barangay are the hug Pepsi Cola Bottle Company bodega, and the Love Memorial Park. Finally, barangay Poblacion is right in the center of the town. The municipal hall in the Noveleta, the puericulture center, and the main business establishments are located in this barangay.



TOWN HEADS OF NOVELETA

Noveleta has a complete list of its town heads from the beginning of the American regime to the present. The list which includes also the vice-presidents or vice-mayors, is use follows.

MUNICIPAL PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENTS: (1) Alvarez, municipal president (appointed), 1901-1902; (2) Pascual Alvarez, ditto, 1902-1903; (3) Andres Ner, municipal president, and pascual Alvarez, vice-president (elected), 1904-1905; (4) Benigno Santi and Pascual Alvarez, municipal president and vice-president, respectively (elected), 1906-1907; (5) Andres Villanueva and Inocencio Salud, ditto, 1908-1910;

(6) Andres Giongco and Gregorio Trias, ditto, 1910-1914; (7) Mauricio Sta. Maria, municipal president (appointed), 1911-1912; (8) Felipe Vilanueva and Gavino Mediran, municipal president and vice-president, respectively (elected), 1913-1914; (9) Nicolas Ricafrente, municipal president (appointed), 1914-1915; (10) Diosdado Ricafrente, municipal president, ditto, 1915-1916;

(11) Maximo Alvarez and Eugenio Bartolome, municipal president and vice-president, respectively (elected), 1916-1919; (12) Gavino Mediran and Crispin Villena, ditto, 1919-1922; (13) Crispin Villena and Alberto Bunda, ditto, 1922-1925; (14) Alberto Bunda and Vicente Vallido, ditto, 1925-1928; (15) Antonio Reyes and Pedro Lontoc, ditto, 1928-1931; and (16) Francisco Ballejo, and Delfin Alvarez, ditto, 1931-1934.

MUNICIPAL MAYORS AND VICE MAYORS: (1) Miguel Alvarez and Francisco Vales, municipal mayor and vice-mayor, respectively, 1934-1938; (2) Defin Alvarez and Augusto Sta. maria, ditto, 1939-1940; (3) Defin Alvarez, municipal mayor (elected), 1941-1945; (4) Melencio Sumilang, ditto (appointed), 1945-1946; (5) Ricardo Lontocand Marco Valero, municipal mayor and vice-mayor, respectively (elected), 1949-1952; (6) Ricardo Lontoc and Marcos Valero, ditto, Marcos Valero, minicipal mayor (appointed), 1954-1956;

(8) Librado Reyes and Dr. Jose Salud, municipal amyor and vice-mayor, respectively (elected), 1956-1959; (9) Librado Reyes and Dr. Benjamin Vallido, ditto, 1959-1963; (10) Isabel Alvarez, municipal mayor (elected), 1964-1971; (11) Dr. Jose Salud and Dr. Jose A. Reyes, municipal mayor and vice-mayor, respectively (elected), 1972-1980; and (12) Jose A. Reyes and Benjamin Villarente, municipal mayor and vice-mayor, respectively (elected), 1980-1986; (13) Jose O. Salud, 1988-April 20, 1989; (14) Virgilio L Saqui, 1989.

Source: Saulo & de Ocampo - Cavite History





HISTORY OF NAIC

Naik is a rarely used but highly cultured Tagalog word meaning "suburbs" or "countryside." It is not archaic as one Filipino scholar contends. For more than a century Naik was a part or suburb of the elder town of Maragondon .

One source claims that Naik was founded in 1971. But another source maintains that it was established earlier – in 1758 – by the Dominican friars. By whichever date Naik was founded, it is evident that Maragondon, its mother town, had been in existense as a regular municipality independent of Silang, one of the oldest towns in Cavite Province, second only to Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit), the first settlement visited by the Spaniards upon their arrival in Luzon. It is said that Spaniards from Maragondon regularly visited Naik, eventually turning it into a thriving suburb.

The research made by public school teachers of Cavite reveals that Dominican friars owned most of the fertile lands of Naik. The administrators of these estates were known as uldogs. It was the uldogs who dealt directly with the inquilinos (leaseholders) and kasamas (tenants). The uldogs were most feared and hated by the masses because of their abuses. It was this feeling of resentment against the uldogs and their friar superiors that united and mobilized the Filipinos against the Spaniards during the Philippine Revolution.

The prominent people who paved the way for the revolution in Naik included former gobernadorcillos and capitanes municipal; namely, Cirilo Arenas, Gregorio (Goyo) Jocson, in whose house General Aguinaldo recuperated from illness, Benito Poblete, and Tobal Bustamante.

Aguinaldo had a soft spot in his heart for the town of Naik fo the following reasons: (1) it was in Naik he formed a "cabinet of reconciliation" as a president of the Revolutionary Government, after Easter Sunday of 1897 (2) Aguinaldo was ready to die with his boots on, i.e., fighting, in the battle of Naik, when suddenly he was saved from certain death by a Taong Agila (Eagle Man) in the person of General Mariano Riego de Dios, and (3) Aguinaldo caught Andres Bonifacio and his followers in the act of adopting the Naik Military Agreement, a treasonous document, calling for the establishment of a separate government and army, the latter to be headed by General Pio del Pilar. Found guilty of sedition and treason, Bonifacio and his brother Procopio were executed on May 10, 1897.

The 30 barrios /barangays compromising Naik are the following: (1) Bukana, (2) Bucana Sasahan, (3) Bagong Kalsada, (4) Balsahan, (5) Bancaan, (6) Calubcob, (7) Capt. Ciriaco Nazareno, (8) Central, (9) Humbac, (10) Gomez-Zamora, (11) Halang, (12) Ibayo Silangan, (13) Ibayo Estacion, (14) Kanluran, (15) Manbulo, (16) Munting Mapino, (17) Mozon, (18) Makina, (19) Malainen bago, (20) Malaine Luma, (21) Molino, (22) Palangue, (23) Latoria, (24) San Roque, (25) Santulan, (26) Sapa, (27) Sabang, (28) Labac, (29) Timalan Concepcion, (30) Timalan Balsahan.

Of these 30 barrios/barangays the following are the most historical:

1. Bancaan – meaning a place where the boats used for crossing the river were moored; (2) Bucana – meaning mouth or entrance of the river; (3) Halang – refering to a bridge built across the street; and Labac – meaning a low place serving as basin of floodwater.

TOWN HEADS OF NAIK

The following is a list of municipal presidents and mayors of Naik from the beginning of the American regime to the present:

1. Marcial Velasquez, (2) Blas Cena, (3) Leoncio Velasco, (4) Cristobal Bustamante, (5) Andres Gonzales, (6) Pedro Valenzuela, (7) Ciriaco Nazareno, (8) Vicente Diosomito, (9) Jose Nazareno, (10) Ciriaco Ramos, (11) Blas Poblete, (12) Mariano Nazareno, (13) Antero Tanega, (14) Fidel Bustamante, (15) Emilio Arenas, (16) Crispulo Miguelino, (17) Saturno Ramirez, (18) Leon D. Nazareno, (19) Macario B. PeÑa, 1955-1976, (20) Clemente I. Mojica, 1976-1980; (21) Elvira Nazareno, December 1980-March 2, 1981; and (22) Clemente I. Mojica, March 3, 1981-1986; (23) Elvira B. Nazareno, 1988


Source: Saulo & de Ocampo - Cavite History

HISTORY OF MENDEZ

MENDEZ has a brief but checkered history. It started as a mere sitio of Indang called Gahitan, derived from the Tagalog word gahit (to cut), referring to the cutting of cogon grass which abounded in this place during the early Spanish times.

As time went on, the number of houses in Gahitan increased so that the sitio eventually became a barrio and finally a full-fledged town on December 1, 1875, thanks to Governor General Jose Malcampo Y Monje (1874-1877). Malcampo incorporated the three barrios of Gahitan, Palocpoc and Anuling into one independent municipality called MENDEZ-NUÑEZ.

Why was it called Mendez-Nuñez? It is believed that the town was named by Malcampo, a Spanish admiral, after a close friend. In 1856 two Spanish naval officers, Jose Malcampo and Castro Mendez-Nuñez, established the first Masonic lodge in Kawit under a charter from the Grand Lodge of Portugal. The friendship of these two officers had been tested in many a battle against Muslim pirates from Mindanao, and in memory of his friend Admiral Malcampo, after he had became governor general of the Philippines, named the new town Mendez-Nuñez.

Mendez continued to be a municipality from 1875 to October 15, 1903 when, under Public Act No. 947, the Philippine Commission reduced the 22 municipalities of Cavite to nine. Mendez and Bailen (now General Aguinaldo) were incorporated into the municipality of Alfonso. But 12 years later, on January 1, 1915, Mendez regained its independent status as a municipality of Cavite Province.

Pedro Aure was the gobernadorcillo of Mendez during its first year as a municipality in 1876. Cayetano Aure, perhaps a relative of Pedro, was the first and only capitan municipal of Mendez during the First Philippine Republic, 1899-1901. Pedro’s son, Marcelino Aure, became a famous general during the Philippine Revolution. His nom de guerre was Alapaap (Cloud).

When the Americans established a civil government in the Philippines, General Aure was appointed municipal president of Mendez 1901-1903. It was at the end of his term that Mendez was merged with Bailen and Alfonso under the name of the latter.





TOWN HEADS OF MENDEZ

The municipal executives of Mendez from its establishment to the present are the following:

GOBERNADORCILLOS, 1876-1894; (1) Pedro aure, (2) Felix Aure, (3) Francisco Ruiz, (4) Modesto Dimapilis, (5) Esteban Aure, and (6) Bonifacio Aure.

CAPITANES MUNICIPAL: (1) Balbino Crucillo, 1895-1896 (during the Spanish regime); and (2) Cayetano Aure, 1898-1899 (under the First Philippine Republic).

MUNICIPAL PRESIDENTS: (1) Severino Llamado, 1990-1901; (2) Marcelino Aure, 1901-1903. [From 1903 to 1915, Mendez lost its independent status as it was merged with Bailen and Alfonso.] (3) Agustin Dimaranan, 1919-1916 (appointed); (4) Damaso Panganiban, 1916-1919 (elected); (5) Agustin Dimaranan, 1919-1922; (6) Pedro Aure Alegre, 1922-1925; (7) Pedro Aure Alegre, 1925-1928; (8) Pedro Aure Perey, 1928-1929; (9) Pedro Aure Alegre, 1929-1931; and (10) Pedro Aure Perey, 1931-1934.

MUNICIPAL MAYORS: (1) Miguel Mojica, 1934-1937; (2) Miguel Mojica, 1938-1941; (3) Pedro Aure Alegre, 1942-1945; (4) Miguel Mojica, 1946-1947; (5) Miguel Mojica, 1948-1951; (6) Felipe D. Aure, 1952-1955; (7) Mariano Dimapilis, 1956-1959; (8) Honesto P. Mojica, 1960-1963; (9) Honesto P. Mojica, 1964-1968; (10) Pablo Vidamo, 1968-1970; (11) Francisco L. Mendoza, 1972-1975; (12) Francisco L. Mendoza, 1975-1977; (13) Tomas H. Torneros, Jr., 1977-1980; and Francisco L. Mendoza, 1980


Source: Saulo & de Ocampo. Cavite History

HISTORY OF MARAGONDON

The name Maragondon was derived fro Tagalog word madagundong or maugong, meaning much sound. Actually the sounds comes from a noisy river called Kay Albaran in the barrio of Capantayan. This area was the first townsite selected, but because the river frequently overflowed its bank and in undated the place it was later transferred to its present site. The word madagundong not being pleasant to ears, the people had it change to marigundong in honor of the town’ s patron saint, Nueatra Senora Maria Asuncion ( Our Lady of The Assumption ).

Soon after the establishment of the American regime, Lope K. Santos , an authority on Tagalog language and member of a geographic committee created to "investigate and revise" the names of Philippine towns and provinces, recommended the change of Marigundong to "Maragondon" definitely more pleasing to the hear, the present name of the town

Incidentally, Maragondon has three foundation dates; namely, 1. ) 1611 when the Franciscan Fathers from Silang established their first visita or chapel; 2.) 1690, the Fundacion Ecclesiastica or founding of the regular parish by the Jesuits, dedicating it to Our Lady of the Assumption; 3.) 1727, the Fundacion Civil, when the original barrio of Maragondon was separated from Silang during the administration of the Recollects and converted into an independent municipality with Gregorio Silvestre has he first gobernadorcillo. Maragondon belonged to the corregimiento of Mariveles (now Bataan province) until 1754 when Spanish gevernor General Pedro Manuel de Arandia (1754 – 1759) abolished the politico – military administration and restored Maragondon Cavite Province.

In the second half of the 19th century the towns of Ternate, Magallanes, Bailen, Alfonso, and Naik were mere barrios of Maragondon. Ternate was seperated from Maragondon on March 31, 1857, under an agreement signed by Tomas de Leon, Felix Nigosa, Pablo de Leon, Florencio Nino Franco and Juan Ramos in behalf of the Ternatenos and by Roman Riego de Dios, Cazinto Riel , Pablo Dino, Eulalio Lizardo, and Francisco Villafranca in behalf of Maragondon .

Furthermore, Bailen (now Gen. Aguinaldo) and Alfonso seceded from Maragondon in 1858. Maggalanes followed suit on July 15,1879 under an agreement signed by Crisostomo Riel presenting Maragondon, and by Isidro Bello and company representing Magallanes.

Maragondon played a significant role in the Philippine revolution. Although the own belonged to the jurisdiction at the Magdiwang Council, its brave sons like the three Riego de brothers ( Emiliano, Vicente and Mariano), Esteban Imfante, Crisostomo Riel, Vicente Somosa and Antero C. Reyes proved their unflinching loyalty to the revolutionary cause by not allowing themselves to be dragged away by Andres Bonifacio when the later, depeated and unwilling to avide by the result of the Tejeros Convention, Attempted to set up a separate government and army.

All of them stuck to the revolutionary headed by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. Emiliano and Mariano Riego de Dios became top ranking generals; Vicente, a colonel, commanded the revolutionary troops as signed at Noveleta, the Magdiwang headquarters. Gen. Emilaiano Riego de Diosa was one of the three provincial governors of Cavite under the revolutionary government; and Mariano became the Taong Aguila (Eagle man ) who saved Aguinaldo from certain death in the battle of Naik. Gen. Mariano Riego de Dios, Colonel Riel and Infante were members of the council of war that tried and convicted the Bonifacio brothers (Andres and Procorpio) of sedition and treason against the dully established the revoluitonary government of Aguinaldo.

The Bonifacio brothers were sentenced to death by the council of war owing to their counter revolutionary activities. Mriano Riego de Dios and Infante believed the sentence was quiet harsh and abstain from signing the death verdict. This group that the council of war was no kangaroo court they merrily wanted banishment for the Bonifacio brothers. Aguinaldo agreed with them and ordered commutation of the sentence from death to banishment to the mountain of Pico de Loro in Maragondon. At the seniors general, including Mariano Noriel, chairman of military court, and del Pilar, to prevail upon Aguinaldo to withdraw the commutation. Bonifacio’s were executed in Mt. Nagpatong, not Mt. Buntis as erroneously stated in most history book on May 10, 1897.

Maragondon has three barangays in the Poblacion and 15 barrios; namely, 1.) Barangay 1 (population, 1026) 2.) Barangay II (550), 3.) Barangay III (1626), 4.) Bucal I (1660), 5.) Kaputatan (987), 6.) Garita (683), 7.) Mabacao (1349) 8.) Patungan (714), 9. Pinagsanhan (798) 10) Bucal II (595) 11.) Bucal III (911) 12.) Bucal IV (921) 13.) Pantihan I (372) 14.) Pantihan II (349), 15. ) PantihanIII (668), 16.) Pantihan IV (655), 17.) Talipusngo (694), 18.) Mabato (229). (1984 figures).



TOWN HEADS OF MARAGONDON

For more than three centuries officials of Maragondon have scrupulously kept a complete of its town heads from its establishment as a municipality to the present. The list follows:



GOVERNADORCILLOS: 1.) Gregorio Silvestre 1727; 2.) Ignacio de Loyola 1728; 3.) Agustin Panganiban 1729; 4.) Esteban Mariano 1730; 5.) Manuel Magno, 1731; 6.) Juan Baclao, 1732; 7.) Domingo Tayde 1733; 8.) Silvestre de Sosa 1734; 9.) Tomas Andaya, 1735; 10.) Juan Capule, 1736;

11.) Ignacio Santiago , 1737; 12.) Agustin Santiago, 1738; 13.) Juan Bulungan, 1739; 14.) Mariano de Medina 1740; 15. ) Gregorio de Loyola, 1741; 16.) Agustin Silvestre, 1742; 17.) Joseph Nabrier, 1743; 18.) Juan Pareja, 1744; 19.) Tomas sdela Cruz, 1745; 20.) Nicolas dela Cruz, 1746;

21)Pedro Macalindang 1747; 22.) Salvador Asuncion 1748; 23.) Mariano Mendoza,1749; 24.) Ignacio de Leon 1750; 25.) Nicolas Marquez, 1751; 26.) Juan Esguerra 1752; 27.) Joseph Nabrier 1753; 28.) Manuel M. Marquez, 1754; 29.) Agustin Dinglasan 1755; 30.) Juan Maglabi, 1756,



31.) Juan Pareja, 1757; 32 .) Francisco Andaya, 1758; 33.) Melchor Dalung, 1759; 34.) Nicolas de Matulao 1760; 35.) Francisco Ignacio, 1761; 36.) Salvador Reymundo, 1762; 37.) Manuel Malimban 1763; 38.) Pedro Geronimo 1764; 39.) Joseph Nabrier 1765; 40.) Agustin de Loyola 1766;

41.) Ignacio Magalis 1767; 42.) Juan Pareja 1768; 43.) Juan Panganiban 1769; 44.) Mariano Vicente 1770; 45.) Juan Laguibo 1771; 46.) Nicolas Pareja 1772; 47.) Pedro Gervacio de Joya 1773; 48.) Tomas de Leon 1774; 49. ) Tomas Victorino deLos Angeles 1775; 50.) Domingpo Ignacio 1776;

51.) Silvestre Dalusag 1777; 52.) Ignacio Santiago 1778; 53.) Juan Parejo 1779; 54.) Tomas de Leon 1780; 55.) Tomas Victorino delos Angeles 1781; 56.) Nicolas dela Cruz 1782; 57.) Juan Pannganiban 1783; 58.) Juan Pareja 1784.; 59.) Juan Maglabi 1785; 60.) Tomas Bernardo Viray 1786;

61.) Juan Ignacio 1787; 62.) Tomas Victorino delos Angeles 1788; 63.) Juan Panganiban 1789; 64.) Nicolas Antonio Reyes 1790; 65.) Juan Laguibo 1791; 66.) Felipe delos Reyes 1792; 67.) Domingo Ignacio 1793; 68.) Marcos Teodoro 1794; 69.) Juan Agumpon 1795; 70.) Agustin Ignacio Malimbam 1796;

71.) Tomas Victorino delos Angeles 1797; 72.) Hipiloto Gregorio Icasiano, 1798-1799; 73.) Juan Agumpon, 1800; 74.) Tomas Victorino delos Angeles 1801; 75.) Juan Estanislao 1802; 76.) Juan Vicente Ignacio 1803; 77.) Joseph Erasmo Magno, 1805; 78.) Juan Pasco 1806; 79.) Hipolito Gregorio Icasiano 1807; 80.) Bernardo Punongbayan 1808;

81.) Andres delos Angeles 1809; 82.) Joseph Erasmo Magno, 1810; 83.) Cripin Viray 1811; 84.) Francisco Cardenas 1812; 85.) Juan Macario 1813; 86.) Francisco Cardenas 1814; 87.) Justo Mendoza 1815; 88.) Andres Cuevas 1816; 89) Ciriaco Bernardo Viray 1870; 90.) Francisco Mendoza 1818;

91.) Severino Buenaventura Venta 1819-1820; 92.) Bernardo Punungbayan 1821; 93.) Socrino Buenaventure Venta 1822; 94.) Dionisio De Leon and Tomas Mendoza 1823; 95.) Bernardo Punongbayan 1825; 96.) Miguel De Leon 1826; 97.) Felizardo Serbascio 1827; 98.) Ubaldo Mendoza 1828; 99.) Ciriaco Bernardo Viray 1829; 100.) Dionisio de Leon 1830;

101.) Aniceto Punongbayan 1831; 102.) Santiago Fulgencio 1832; 103.) Pedro delos Angeles 1833; 104.) Redosindo Reymundo 1834; 105.) Pedro de leon 1835. 106.) Ciriaco Bernardo Viray 1836-1837; 107.) Eulalio Ignacio 1838; 108.) Vicente Malimban 1839; 109.) Leonardo Ignacio, 1840; 110.) Alejandro Manuel 1841 –1842;

111.) Pioquinto delos Angeles 1843; 112.) Pedro Bernardo Viray 1844; 113. Roman de Dios 1845-1846; 114. Salvador delos Santos 1847; 115.) Leonardo Ignacio 1848: 116.) Tomas Enriquez, 1849; 117.) Andres delos Angeles 1850; 118.) Eulalio Ignacio 1851; 119.) Alejandro Antonio 1852; 120.) Andres delos Angeles 1853;

121.) Eustacio Cuajunco,1854; 122.) Alejandro Antonio 1855; 123.) Jacinto Riel 1856; 124.) Bonifacio de leon 1857; 125.) Roman Riego de Dios 1858; 126.) Eulalio Lizardo Ignacio 1859; 127.) Estanislao Martin Angeles1860; 128.) Braulio Riel 1861; 129.) Alejandro Rillo 1862; 130.) Isaac Cuajunco 1863-1864;

131.) Tomas Enriquez 1865- 1866; 132.) Doroteo Riego de Dios 1867-1868; 133.) Juan Riel 1869-1870; 134.) Alejandro Rillo 1871- 1872; 135.) Juan Lizardo 1873-1875; 136.) Esperidion Alvarez 1876 –1877; 137) Crisostomo Riel 1878-1879; 138.) Victorino Villafranca 1880; 139.) Crisostomo Riel 1881-1882; 140.) Engrasio Rillo 1883 –1884;

141.) Sutero Riego de Dios 1885-1886; 142.) Luis Angeles 1887-1888; 143.) Esteban Infante and Teniente Primero Juan Angeles 1889-1890; 144.) Eduardo Reyes 1891-1892; 145.) Emiliano Riego De Dios 1893 –1894;

CAPITANES MUNICIPAL: 1. Emilaino Riego de Dios 1895 –1896 2. Primitibo Cuajunco 1897; and 3.) Luis Rillo 1899.

MUNICIPAL PRESIDENTS: 1. Florentino De Guia, Joaquin Anngeles, Tomas Abansena and Pedro Riel; 2. Paustino Mendoza 1901; 3. Joaquin Angeles 1902 –1903; 4. Florentino de Guia and Vicente Cuajunco 1904; 5. Joaquin Angeles 1905 –190; 6. Teodoro Angeles, 1908 –1911; 7. Bibiano Angeles 1912 –1914; 8.) Leandro Riel 1915-1917; 9). Antonio Malimban 1918 –1920; 10,) Eusebio Angeles 1921 –1923; 11.) Florentino de Guia 1924-1926 and 12.) Jose Unas 1929 –1935.

MUNICIPAL MAYORS : 1. Jose Malimban 1936-1939; 2.) Bonfacio Gancayco 1940 –1946; 3,) Patrocinio Gulapa 1946-1948; 4.) Eriberto de Guia 1948-1950; 5.) Severino Rillo 1951-1953; 6.) Atanacio Castronuevo 1953- 1955; and 7.) Telesforo A. Unas 1956-1986.; 8.) Paulito C. Unas 1988


Source: Saulo & de Ocampo. Cavite History

HISTORY OF MAGALLANES


Magallanes began its history as a barrio called Panitan, then a part of the municipality of Maragondon. Panitan was derived from the Tagalog word panit (to remove the bark of a tree). Long before the coming of the Spaniards, there grew along the mountainside of this barrio big called Bitangcol which provide a source of income for the people. The barks of the trees are removed (panitan) and used as containers for storing palay or unhusked rice. The fibers of the barks were removed and twined into durable ropes. Because of this unusual occupation of the people the barrio came to be known as Panitan of Banitan.

The first inhabitants of Panitan were Isidro Baltao, Glicerio Manalo, Florentino Mojica, and Ignacio Arat. Time came when the people, tired of travelling the long distance to the poblacion of Maragondon, decided to seek the separation of the barrio and its conversion into an independent municipality. Isidro Balto headed a three-man delegation to Manila to petition the Spanish governor-general for the conversion of Panitan into a town. The governor-general promptly approved the petition.

While still in Manila Baltao and his companions were walking along the paved streets of Intramuros when they came upon Magallanes street and, then and there, they decided to recommend that the new municipality be named Magallanes in honor of Ferdinand Magellan. The governor general was said to have been impressed by the name Magallanes, and he also named the barrios of the new town after Spanish leaders and missionaries like Urdaneta, Ramirez, Pachero, and Medina. Other streets of the town were also named after prominent Spaniards like Jovellar, Salcedo, Anda, Colon, San Jose, and San Isidro.

As in most towns in the Philippines, the principal street was named Real (Royal), in honor of the Spanish king. Another street bore the name of "de Guia" after the patron saint of the town, Nuestra Señore de Guia (Our Lady of the Way).

Barrio Panitan, renamed Magallanes, became an independent municipality on July 15, 1879. Another source says that municipality of Magallanes was established in 1880, a difference of one year. At any rate, the first gobernadorcillo of Magallanes was Anastacio Diones. The designation gobernadorcillo was changed to capitan municipal shortly before the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution. Juan Bello, a former capitan municipal, was the leader of Filipino revolutionists again Spain. When the Americans came the title capitan municipal was changed to municipal president.

In 1904 the town of Magallanes was reverted to a barrio of Maragondon when its annual income became insufficient to maintain its status as an independent municipality. It was only in 1916 that Magallanes once again became a town.



TOWN HEADS OF MAGALLANES

The following is a list of town heads of Magallanes since it became a municipality: GOBERNADORCILLOS: (1) Anastacio Diones, 1880-1881; (2) Ciriaco Rillo, 1881-1882; (3) Braulio Mendoza (teniente primero), 1882; (4) Benito Bello, 1883-1884; (5) ----------------------; (6) Juan Bello, 1887-1888; (7) Luis Rillo, 1888-1889; (8) Modesto Cuajunco, 1890-1891; and (9) Juan Bello, 1892-1893.

CAPITANES MUNICIPAL: (1) Juan Bello, 1894-1897; (2) Pastor Bilugan, 1897-1898; and (3) Juan Bello, 1898-1900.

MUNICIPAL PRESIDENTS: (1) Modesto Cuajunco, 1900-1901; and (2) Juan Bello, 1902-1904. [Magallanes reverted to a barrio from 1904 to 1916.] (3) Quirico Ogot (acting), 1916-1917; (4) Agapito Espineli (elected), 1917-1919; (5) Antonio Espineli, 1920-1922; (6) Zacarias Diones, 1923-1925; (7) Agapito Espineli, 1926-1928; (8) Zacarias Diones, (1929-1931; and (9) Zacarias Diones, 1932-1934.

MUNICIPAL MAYORS: (1) Maximo Linantud, 1935-1937; (2) Felipe Espineli, 1938-1940; (3) Felipe Espineli, 1941-1943, (4) Benvenuto Espineli (acting), 1944-1945; (5) Gregorio Asuncion, ditto, 1946; (6) Calixto Espineli, ditto, 1947; (7) Benvenuto Espineli (elected), 1948-1950; (8) Benvenuto Espineli, 1951-1955; (9) Mariano de Raya, 1956-1959; (10) Mariano de Raya, (1960-1962; (11) Juan Ramos (Acting), 1962-1963; (12) Anatolio Reyes (elected), 1964-1967; (13) Felipe Custodio (Acting), (1967); (14) Anatolio Reyes (elected), 1967-1969, (15) Napoleon Beratio (acting), 1969-1970; (16) Anatolio Reyes (elected), 1970-1972; (17) Efinito Beltran, 1972-1980; and (18) Napoleon Beratio (elected), 1980



SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE

Although the main source of livelihood in Magallanes is agriculture, it is evident that there has been a shift in emphasis from rice farming to coffee production because of the growing market demand for coffee. This is revealed in a study made by the Provincial Development Staff at Trece Martirez City. Another reason is that the production of rice, corn and a wide variety of vegetables and fruits is more than sufficient to satisfy the nutritional demand of the population.

However, there is a large deficit in livestock and poultry production, which has been relegated to a backyard industry. To solve this problem there is need to encourage the establishment of livestock and poultry farms on a commercial scale. The local development plan calls for the introduction of high-yielding breeds and the conversion of idle lands into grazing pastures.

Magallanes has a potential labor force of 5,066 or 52.3 per cent of the total population. However, only 2,725 or 54 per cent of this number are economically active. The town has also a low unemployment rate of 3.7 per cent with only 100 of this labor force listed a unemployed. The existence of large and productive agricultural lands offers a wide variety of economic activities. The agricultural sector absorbs as much as 82 per cent of the labor force, while the service sector comprising teachers and government employees and workers account for only 15.6 per cent. A negligible 2.4 per cent are absorbed by the manufacturing, transportation and other commercial industries.

In 1980 the municipality’s 2,250 families with an average of four members per family, earned a total of P 17,992,882, showing an average family income of P 7,997.00. About 71.9 per cent of the number belonged to the low group while 24.1 per cent comprised the middle class group. Only about 4 per cent of the population constituted the high income group. About 54 per cent or 1,223 families fall below the food threshold of P 5,272.86 and 1,781 or 79 per cent were below the total threshold of P 9,895.87.

The 1980 economic survey shows that the municipality had 2,043 households occupying 2,015 dwelling units, or a slight shortage of 28 housing units. Majority of the dwellings were of strong materials, including wood, galvanized iron, and concrete. The large percentage of houses using concrete may be due to the presence of a large gravel deposit comprising more that 300 hectares located in barangays Ramirez and Urdaneta. Plans for its development is now under study by the provincial government coordination with the Bureau of Mines.

In terms of health and sanitation Magallanes is deficient in health personnel and facilities. It lacks one doctor, one nurse, one dentist and two barangay health stations. The low awareness of proper sanitation and nutrition among the people, especially those of the lower class, aggravates the present health condition in the municipality.

Transportation within and outside the town is mainly by buses and jeepneys. The road network is quite poor. It has approximately 77.639 kilometers of road, 43.922 kilometers being classified as primary, 19.217 secondary, and 15.500 tertiary road. It has one national road with a length of 22.35 kilometers, one provincial road extending 0.263 kilometer, eight municipal roads with a total length of 3.026 kilometers, and 18 barangay roads totalling 52 kilometers.

Only the poblacion is served with electricity by the CEDA (Communications and Electricity Development Authority), and the barrios depend on oil, gas, and kerosene lamps. There is no piped water system in the municipality. In the poblacion water supply comes from deep wells driven by electric pumps. Artesian wells, open wells, and springs comprise the common source of potable water for the rural areas.

Population growth is relatively low in Magallanes due to outmigration. The lack of employment and educational opportunities has caused the skilled workers to settle elsewhere.

Source: Saulo & de Ocampo - Cavite History