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Topic Outline

Objective: To know more about the one of the historical places in Southern

Luzon, Batangasits history, landmarks which made it historical place and the

remarkable people living and fighting for its name and freedom, not only for the

province but for the whole country, the Philippines

I. IntroductionII. The Origin of the Names of Batangas

A. KumintangB. BonbonC.TaalD. Batangas

III. History of Batangas: the GenesisIV. History of Batangas: Spanish TimesV. History of Batangas: Spanish-American WarVI. Historical Personalities from BatangasVII. The Legacy of Old Eras


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INTRODUCTION

Batangas is a rich and historical place located on the southwestern part

of Luzon in the CALABARZON region bordered by the provinces of Cavite and

Laguna. It has 31 municipalities and 3 cities with its capital, Batangas City.

Poetically, Batangas is often referred to by its ancient name Kumintang.

Figure 1. Map of Batangas

Batangas is renowned for its the seated of the smallest volcano in the

world and one of the Decade Volcanoes. It is also where the Taal Heritage town

lies, a small picturesque town that has ancestral houses and structures way back

to the 19th century.


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Figure 2. Taal Volcano (left) and Taal Heritage Town (right)

With its prime location near Metro Manila, it became one of the most

popular tourist destinations. The province has many beaches and is famous for

excellent diving spots including Anilao in Mabini, Matabungkay in Lian, Ligpo

Island in Bauan, these areas more popularly known as Anilao, Punta Fuego in

Nasugbu ,Calatagan, Laiya in San Juan and Sombrero Island in Tingloy.


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Figure 3. Famous Beaches in Batangas

Batangas is also the home of the remarkable Filipino heroes dating back

Spanish times and American times. It is also the seat of the important and

historical landmarks such as the Southeast Asias largest church, St. Martin of

Tours Basilica in Taal; Mabini Shrine in Tanauan; and Felipe and Marcela

Agoncillo Shrines.

Figure 4. Taal Basilica, the largest church in Southeast Asia


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The province is also known for its food and special delicacies and souvenir

stuffs. Some of its delicious foods are atchara or pickled papaya, fishes like

tawilis and maliputo, bulalo soup, lomi, the famous kapeng barako; panutsa

and suman are some of the special delicacies of province. Batangueos were

known for their braveness, balisong is one of the weapon or symbol of being a

brave Batangueo.

Figure 5. Batangueos special foods and delicacies (Top: from left to right:

atchara, tawilis, maliputo, bulalo soup; bottom: from left to right: lomi, suman,

panutsa, kapeng barako


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THE ORIGIN OF THE NAMES OF BATANGAS

Kumintang - Batangas is often referred to by this ancient namepoetically. It was believed that the song and dance repertoire called

"kumintang" is of Batangas origin. Because of this, it came to be known as

"La Provincia del Cumintang.

Bonbon - Batangas first came to be known as Bonbon. It was namedafter the mystical and fascinating Taal Lake, which was also originally

called Bonbon.

Taal the term Taal was considered the name of the province beforethe name Batangas came to be known

Batangas- The term Batangas was derived from the word batang,which is a term of the natives for the numerous logs found in the

Calumpang River.

HISTORY OF BATANGAS: THE GENESIS

Before the time when the Spaniards came, mass population already

settled in Batangas. Native settlements lined the Pansipit River, a major

waterway. Based on archaeological findings lead by American archaeologist,

Mr. Robert C. Fox, the province has been trading with the Chinese since Yuan

Dynasty until the first phase of Ming Dynasty dating back 13thand 15thcentury. In


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1534, Batangas became the first practically organized province in

Luzon.Balayanwas the capital of the province for 135 years from 1597-1732. In

1732, it was moved to Taal, then the flourishing and most progressive town in the

province. Early inhabitants of the province were also trading with Japan and

India. Historians believed that early Batangueos were descendants of Bornean

datus who sailed from Borneo to Panay as far as Taal Lake namely Datu

Dumangsil and Datu Balinsusa. They organized the first Malay settlement at the

mouth of Taal River. They eventually set up their own settlement in the place

and founded the town of Taal in 1572. The towns of Balayan, Lipa, and

Batangas were founded later.

HISTORY OF BATANGAS: SPANISH TIMES

When the Spanish came to Batangas, way back 1570, in the name of

Martin de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo who are the two Spanish generals who

explored the coast of the province on their way to Manila. They came upon a

Malay settlement at the mouth of Taal river. By the year 1572, the town of Taal

was founded and the construction of the convent and stone church were

initiated later.

Batangas was founded in 1581 which was originally composed of the

present provinces of Batangas, Marinduque, Mindoro, Southeast of Laguna and

even far Camarines. But due to the devastating eruption made by Taal
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Volcano, the old Taal town site was buried and transferred the capital to

present-day Batangas City.

Batangas was also among the first of the eight Philippine provinces to

revolt against Spain. On August 30, 1896, it is one of the provinces placed under

Martial Law by Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco.

HISTORY OF BATANGAS: SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

During the Spanish- American War, Batangueos showed the essence of

nationalism and bravery for the independence of the province as well as for the

country. Some of them are Apolinario Mabini, Marcela Agoncillo and Gen.

Miguel Malvar.

REMARKABLE HEROES, NATIONALISTS AND PRESIDENT THAT MADE

BATANGAS HISTORICAL

Batangas also came to be known as the "cradle of heroes and nationalists"

because some of the heroes, nationalists and pesident came from Batangas

who made their names in history.


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Apolinario Mabini - also known as the sublime paralytic and Brain of theRevolution

General Miguel Malvar - the last Filipino general to surrender to theAmericans

Leon Apacible - was a lawyer, Judge of the Court of FirstInstance of Batangas City and a Filipino revolutionary in the 1890's

Felipe Agoncillo - was a Filipino lawyer representative to the negotiationsin Paris that led to the Treaty of Paris, ending the SpanishAmerican War

and achieving him the title of "outstanding first Filipino diplomat"

Marcela Agoncillo - who made the present Philippine flag Jose P. Laurel - was the president of the Second Philippine Republic,

a puppet state of Japan during World War II, from 1943 to 1945

Figure 6. Personalities from Batangas who made impact from the history of

the Philippines (from left to right: Apolinario Mabini, Gen. Miguel Malvar,

Felipe Agoncillo, Marcela Agoncillo and former President Jose P. Laurel)


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THE LEGACY OF OLD ERAS

One of the evidences that Batangas is one of the historical places in the

Philippines is its historical places and landmarks. Historical places became the

legacy of old eras and these were the following:

Taal townpresent-day town of Taal shows the small picturesque ofSpanish times with its ancestral houses of the Spaniards

Basilica of St. Martin of Toursthe largest basilica in Southeast Asia whichis one of the religious destinations in the province. It was erected during

Spanish times

Mabini Shrinethe house of Apolinarion Mabini was seated at Tanauan,Batangas

Felipe Agoncillo Shrineancestral house of the Filipino diplomat FelipeAgoncillo located at the town of Taal

Marcela Agoncillo Shrineancestral house of the woman who is one ofthe sewers of the Philippine flag located in Taal

Sea near Fortune Island, Nasugbu, Batangaswhere the Galleon SanDiego was sunk way back 1600s and where the treasures were found

like Chinese porcelain,

Japanese katanas, Portuguese cannon and Mexican coin


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Figure 7. The Legacy of old Eras: (top: L to R: Taal Heritage Town, Basilica of St.

Martin of Tours, Mabini Shrine; bottom:L to R: Felipe Agoncillo Shrine, Marcela

Agoncillo Shrine)

CONCLUSION

Batangasis a rich province in the Southern Luzon in terms of economy as

well as historical facts. It is one of the interesting places to visit. To know its history

and culture is like a throwback in its chronological time. Batangas is also known

as cradle of heroes and nationalists. It is also the home of the brave and

hospitable Batangueos. Batangas is also the seat of the world class tourist

destinationthe largest and the smallest.


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One of my favorite places here in the Philippines is this, Batangas!

---Drew ArellanoHost, TV Actor, Tourist Destination Reviewer

REFERENCESBook/s:

Philippine History and Government by Gregorio and Sonia Zaide

Internet URLs:

http://www.batangas.gov.ph/index.php/about-us/history-2

TV Documentaries:

Byahe ni Drew: BatangasGMANewsTV Cooltura: BatangasIBC13 Brigada: Inside National Museum - GMANewsTV

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