THE ROJASES OF CAVITE

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Domingo Rojas came to the Philippines on a boat from Canton, China (according to Teofilo Rojas, son of Modesto Rojas ) when he was still a young boy. He had nine siblings and they came here because there was much grief and strife in China then. Domingo's original surname was Go Pao and he took on the Spanish surname of his godfather,Rojas, when he was baptized into Catholicism. Domingo's family brought their wealth ,mostly gold, here with them . It must have been around the mid to late 19th century when young Domingo arrived in the Philippines and his first stop was Silang. Ka Pilo (Teofilo Rojas) told me more than 12 years ago that there were 2 gentlemen with caps and queues who accompanied him here. Who they were, Ka Pilo didn't also know.

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CENSUS OF CAVITE PROVINCE - 1903

Census of Cavite Province, including its municipalities and barrios.

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HACIENDA OF SANTA CRUZ DE MALABON

Description.-The hacienda styled Santa Cruz de Malabon or Tansa comprises all the municipal jurisdiction of the township of the same name in the province of (Cavite. It is principally devoted to the cultivation of irrigated rice, and in many parts of the estate two crops a year are produced. Part of it is devoted to the cultivation of upland rice, part to sugar cane, part to pasturage, and part as building lots. Another large part of it, including more than 5,000 hectares in the eastern and southeastern portions of the hacienda, is uncultivated, and on this land the corporation has stock corrals and houses for the men. It is bounded on the north and on the east by the Canas River, which separates it fromnt the hacienda of San Francisco de Malabon, the property of the Augustinian...

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HACIENDA OF NAIC

(Township of Naic, Province of Cavite, P. I.)

Description.-An hacienda styled San Isidro Labrador, or Naic, situated within the municipal jurisdiction of Naic, province of Cavite. It has an area of 7,968 hectares, 75 ares, and 95 centiares, equivalent to over 1,382 quinfones realengos, or over 2,851 ordinary quifiones. The land is in part devoted to the cultivation of highland rice, part to the cultivation of sugar cane, and part building lots. On the eastern part of the estate there are over 3,000 hectares of uncultivated land used for pasturage. It is bounded on the north by Manila Bay; on the east by the hacienda of Santa Cruz de Malabon, in the following form: From the mouth of the Timalan River, following the course of that river to Timalan Pass; from Timalan Pass (which is the point of affluence of the Timalan River with the Malabon River) it follows the Malabon River to a place called Tanque...

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HACIENDA DE IMUS

The CIVIL GOVERNOR OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. SIR:

The subscribing attorneys commissioned by your excellency to examine and report upon the title deeds held and submitted by the British-Manila Estates Company (Limited) relative to the Imus estate in the province of Cavite, having complied with such commission after a very careful study of all the documents submitted, have now the honor to report to your excellency upon said titles. For the sake of method and greater clearness this report is divided into three parts, whereof the first contains the description of the said estate, the second the history or record

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HACIENDA DE SAN FRANCISCO DE MALABON

From the 5th Annual Report of the Philippine Commission (1904)

HACIENDA OF SAN FRANCISCO DE MALABON(Province of Cavite, P. I.) Description.-This hacienda, which is used for farming purposes, is situated within the municipal jurisdiction of the township of Rosario, Noveleta, and San Francisco de Malabon. It is bounded on the north by the Patis Creek, the lands of Don Jos6 Basa, by the high road of the town of Noveleta and by the Iturraldes farmhouse; on the south by the lands of the township of Amadeo; on the east by the Ilangilang River, which in part separates the estate from the township of Imus, the property of the Recoletos;

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Report of the Governor of Cavite 1904

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, Cavite, June 30, 1904.

SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report, required by act No. 1044, Philippine Commission:

DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL CONDITIONS. The province of Cavite is situated on the southern shore of Bay of the Manila. On the east it is bounded by the provinces of Rizal and Laguna. On the south by the province of Batangas, the boundary line being in the main the crests of the Sungay and Tagaytay mountain ridges. On the west it is bounded by Manila Bay and the China Sea...

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