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.



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).



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.



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 )



ECONOMY

• Farming and fishing

• Major products :

– rice– corn

– sugar cane

–tilapia



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.



ECONOMY

• casket industry

• manufacturing of all Purpose

Vehicles present in theMunicipality of Sto. Tomas.



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.



Angeles City

• chartered on June 22, 1963

• has first-class hotels, fine

dining, good recreationcenters and several

institutions of higher

learning



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



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.



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.



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.



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



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.



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



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



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.



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



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



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



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).



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.'

•



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



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.



Porac

• founded on October 31, 1594

• geographically the largest

Pampanga town• It is a mineral stamping

ground and primary source of

granite



San Luis • known also at one time as

Cabagsac



San Simon • established as a pueblo in

1771



Santa Ana

• called "Pinpin“



Santa Rita • a former barrio named Gasac

of the town of Porac, is

nationally famous for a

delicacy called "turones de

casoy”



Sasmuan • used to be known as Sexmoan

• historic town

• one of the oldestcommunities



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

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