history of pampanga
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Pampanga
• "Pampanga" comes from the word
“pangpang” meaning riverbank.
• a fitting name for a flat country
crisscrossed by a hundred small
branches of the Pampanga River.
• the first province and the
richest spoil created by theSpaniards in 1571.
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Pampanga
• was re-organized as a province by
the Spaniards on December 11,
1571.
• the Spanish authorities
subdivided Pampanga into towns
(pueblos), which were further
subdivided into districts(barrios) and in some cases into
royal and private estates
(encomiendas).
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Pampanga
• one of the richest Philippine
provinces where Manila and
its surrounding region were
then primarily dependent on
Pampangan agricultural,
fishery, and forestry
products as well as on the
supply of skilled workers.
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RELIGION
• composed of many religious groups
(Church of God International, Ang
Dating Daan, Iglesia Ni Cristo,
Most Holy Church of God in Christ
Jesus, Jesus Is Lord Church,
Seventh-day Adventist,
Evangelicals, Islam, Aglipayan,
Jesus Miracle Crusade and many
other )
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ECONOMY
• Farming and fishing
• Major products :
– rice– corn
– sugar cane
–tilapia
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ECONOMY
• thriving cottage industries (wood
carving, furniture-making,
guitars, and handicrafts)
• Every Christmas season, it
becomes center of a thriving
industry centered on handcrafted
lighted lanterns called “parols”
that displays a kaleidoscope of
light and color.
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ECONOMY
• casket industry
• manufacturing of all Purpose
Vehicles present in theMunicipality of Sto. Tomas.
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Angeles City
• outlying village called Culiat of
the town of San Fernando in 1796;
• Don Angel Pantaleon de Miranda
and his courageous wife, Dona
Rosalia de Jesus de Miranda
started clearing the woodland and
cultivated the area for rice and
sugar farming.
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Angeles City
• chartered on June 22, 1963
• has first-class hotels, fine
dining, good recreationcenters and several
institutions of higher
learning
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San Fernando City • originally carved out from the
towns of Bacolor and Mexico
• founded on August 15, 1754
• component city on January 15,
2001
• capital of the Philippines of the
revolutionary government forabout a month in 1899
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San Fernando City • provincial capital since 1904
• current regional capital of
Central Luzon.• domicile of giant lanterns
• place of the world renowned
annual re-enactment of theCrucifixion of Jesus Christ.
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Mabalacat City
• a newly converted city in the
Province of Pampanga
• ratified in a Plebiscite held on
July 21, 2012
• was also called Mabalacad at one
time and was founded in 1712.
• city's name is derived from theancient "balacat" trees which
were found abundantly in the
area.
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Apalit • derived its name from the Philippine
national tree, Narra or Apalit in
Kapampangan• renowned for its weaving, metal industries
and for its colorful fluvial parade in honor
of St. Peter.
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Arayat
• first class municipality in
the province of Pampanga
• a popular tourist spot allyear round is nestled on the
foothills of Mt. Arayat , the
legendary home of the
beautiful fairy, Mariang
Sinukuan
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Bacolor
• known also as Baculud
• Athens of Pampanga was the
capital of the Philippines during
the British occupation of Manila
• original provincial capital and
remained as the seat of
provincial government for morethan three hundred years.
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Candaba
• once known as Candawe
• noted for its productive
farmlands where sweetwatermelons are grown and
known for its wide and scenic
swamps, the habitat of huge
mudfish and gigantic catfish.
• Candaba swamp
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Floridablanca
• derived its name from small white
flowers which happened to be in
bloom when a new Spanish priest
was assigned in the area
• was founded as a Spanish pueblo
in 1867
• reorganized later into a biggerarea in December 1878
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Guagua
• Wawa, which means "mouth of a
river"
• major commercial center
accessible by water and land
transportation
• primarily dedicated to
aquaculture and farming• fishing, farming, food processing
and furniture manufacturing.
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Lubao
• derived from the indigenous word
“lubo” which means low
• known also as Baba and Baras at
one time is a nucleus of the
Philippine movie industry because
of many Lubenian leading artists,
directors, producers, writers and
cinematographers
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Macabebe
• English translation of Macabebe,
meaning: 'bordering the river
banks' describes the historical
heritage of the ancient town
• an ancient town in the province
of Pampanga intimately linked to
the Pampanga River (Rio Grande de
la Pampanga)
• Macabebes were the first known
Kapampangans
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Magalang
• It was founded in 1605 during
the term of Spanish Governor
Pedro Bravo de Acuna
• its land is well-suited to
agriculture particularly for
sugar cane and rice farming
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Masantol
• second class municipality in
the province of Pampanga
• got its name from the fruit tree,
either because there was a
proliferation of santol trees in
the area, or because the town was
where santol fruits were heavily
bartered (Kapampangans being fond
of 'sinigang' dish).
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Masantol
• 'A Spanish missionary came to the town for the
first time. Upon reaching a roadside corner store,
he parked his horse-driven vehicle and inquired
from the store keeper the name of the place. A
middle-aged woman vendor, believing that the
Spanish priest was asking for the name of the
fruits she was selling, readily responded in broken
Spanish language, Padre, todos dulce Masantol. The
priest took from his pocket a pencil and a small
diary and wrote down the word mas santol, referring
to the name of the place he has visited. At the
time, the locality abounded with santol trees, and
santol fruits were in season when the priest
visited the place.'
•
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Mexico
• own was renamed after Mexico, a
country in North America, after
being confused with its native
name "Masiku" which is oftentaken as "Elbowed" (elbowing
river: macasicung ilug)
• some theories attribute the name
to "Siku"; an Old Kapampangan
term for Chico or Sapodilla which
grew richly in the town
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Minalin
• Originally known as Minalis
• founded in 1614
• dubbed as the "Egg Basket of
Luzon“
• large scale poultry industry
producing millions of chickens
and eggs which reach millions ofPhilippine homes and restaurants.
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Porac
• founded on October 31, 1594
• geographically the largest
Pampanga town• It is a mineral stamping
ground and primary source of
granite
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San Luis • known also at one time as
Cabagsac
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San Simon • established as a pueblo in
1771
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Santa Ana
• called "Pinpin“
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Santa Rita • a former barrio named Gasac
of the town of Porac, is
nationally famous for a
delicacy called "turones de
casoy”
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Sasmuan • used to be known as Sexmoan
• historic town
• one of the oldestcommunities
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Santo Tomas
• derived from Baliwag ("tardy"
in Spanish) due to the fact
that the natives often
arrived late for Holy Mass.
• youngest and
smallest Pampanga town