| Dumalag city | |
|---|---|
| — city — | |
 | |
| Bansa | Pilipinas |
| Rehiyon | Kanlurang Kabisayaan(Rehiyong VI) |
| Lalawigan | Capiz |
| Mgabarangay | 19 |
| Populasyon (2010) | |
| • Kabuuan | 29,221 |
| Kaurian ng kita | Ika-4 na Klase |
| PSGC | 061903000 |
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Geography of Dumalag Capiz
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Barangays
The town is divided into 19 village's.
| Concepcion Consolacion Dolores Duran San Agustin San Jose San Martin San Miguel San Rafael San RoqueSanta Carmen Santa Cruz Santa Monica Santa Rita Santa Teresa Santo Angel Santo Niño Santo Rosario Poblacion |
History of Dumalag Capiz
HISTORICAL FACTS
The first Malay village in Dumalag, was located on top of a hill along the side of a creek. This creek, located in Barrio Consolacion, bears the name of the town now, evidence that it had some historical connection with the founding of the community. The founders may perhaps been the followers of Datu Paiburong who settled along the bank of Aklan river. Some of these followers penetrated inland to seek for fertile lands suited for agriculture. Datu Paiburong, together with Datus Sumakwel, Puti, Bankaya and others, were descendants of noble families of Borneo. They arrived in Panay in barangays and purchased the island from Negrito Chieftain, Marikudo, who lived with his family in Sinugbuhan, in the southern tip of Panay. The coming of the Malay to this island may be traced as earlier than the 10th century.
The location of the first village was hilly and not suited to lowland farming to which the Malays were adept. Because of this, they transferred their village at the base of Panghira-on Mountain where the valley was wide and suited for lowland rice. Besides the transportation was easier as it was along the bank of a navigable river – Panay.
There were many legendary versions as to how the locality got its name. One was that as the first Spanish arrival set foot on the locality, they saw some carabao watchers (Vaquero) playing with the dead leaves of trees near Agbalagon creek. Agbalagon was a creek and it was said that its source was located on the site of the altar of the old church. The Spaniards asked the boys what the name of the place was. The boys thought they were being asked what they were playing with, as they did not understand what the Spaniards said, they answered “dalag”; dalag is the vernacular name for the dead yellow leaves of trees. The Spaniards also thought they were given the name of locality. And perhaps due to mispronunciation they wrote down in their record that the sitio is called DUMALAG.
Another version was that a powerful chief, who was looked upon by his followers as the head of the tribe, lived along the bank of the creek mentioned in the old site. Because of some ailments his skin became jaundiced. After his recovery, he was referred to as the person who had turned yellow, in the dialect anything that has turned yellow is called “nagdalag” or “Dumalag”. Because of that, anything that had any reference or connection wit the chief like the creek, tribesman or sitio was referred to as Dumalag, Hence, the name DUMALAG.
Of the two versions in my opinion, the second seems to be more creditable. The former version, if it were really the Spaniards who named the locality, the possibility is a little bit remote, since it could be anything but dalag, because the word is not a Spanish terminology.
The descendants of the early settlers of the village organized the Poblacion and the outlaying barrios under a government and under the tutorial of the Spaniards. The earliest Capitan Basal whose name can be recalled was Capitan Bugras. His time coincided at the time when the Spanish governor of Capiz, the Provincial capital, was a certain Semementibus. Other persons who had a hand in the development of the municipality, years later were. Don Clemente, Don Tomas and Don Miguel. It is to be noted that the persons alluded above did not bear surnames. Sometimes in 1840, during the reign of Governor Claveria, they were given the surnames which are as follows: Don Clemente, with Firmalino. Don Tomas, with Frial and Don Miguel with Castro. The direct descendants of the above builders who served as either Capitan Basal or Municipal were. Manuel Firmalino, Wenceslao Frial and Miguel Castro. Other Capitanes whose names are worthy to be mentioned were Magdaleno Fajardo and Ramon Firmalino.
Many buildings were constructed during the Spanish time. This served as relics or a landmark of Spanish domination in the municipality. They are left as ruins now or had been demolished by man’s hands or by Mother Nature to give way to the modern trends of the age. The Church which was made of limestone, piled upon one another in an engineering feat. This edifice was constructed under the management of Friar Angel Abasolo and with Don Tiburcio Fajardo, as the Governadorcillo. The church was constructed through free labor and was completed in the year 1803.
The municipal building or so called the tribunal, was constructed with materials (Tisa) like that of the church. It was an imposing building the strong earthquake in 1948 destroyed it all. It was constructed at the time when Don Miguel Castro was the capitan municipal. It was not completed for some reasons. Thought it was not completed, they managed to temporarily roof it wit cogon grass and made it the seat of the municipal government. Adjacent to the municipal building were two other edifices. In the north was the cuartel, an equivalent of the Police Department while in the south was the school building. They were similarly constructed as the other two buildings alluded above.
In front of these buildings is the Poblacion’s Plaza. It was divided into foursquare blocs, of about a hectare each and fenced with limestone, three feet high. This fence was called the “Pader” and was constructed during the time when the parish priest was a certain Father Lesmes Perez.
In front of the church was a garden fenced with limerock. This garden where fruit trees planted belonged to the parish in its North was the convento, which was burned during the revolution.
These landmarks were demolished when Jose Castro was the president in 1919.
In 1898 the Philippine Revolution broke out in Dumalag. The Parish Priest at that time was Padre Juan Calvo, a Spaniard, and the Capitan Municipal was Magdaleno Fajardo,. The Pulahanes were organized under the leadership of Papa Macario, and another under Juan Faduga. These Pulahanes were called by that name because they wore a uniform of Kundiman- a red cloth. They called themselves the “Agraviado” or the equivalent of todays discontented.
The Pulahanes under Papa Macario burned the town on June 15, 1898. all public and private buildings were gutted to the ground. No civilians dared to stay in the Poblacion. That was the first mass evacuation of civilians to hide in the mountains.
The first Filipinos who were massacred by the Guardia Civiles under the command of a Spaniard, Gen. Mastache, was Antas a Sacristan Mayor and his companions. They were killed in the vicinity of Tiniklan Creek. On suspicion of subversive activities. The revolution lasted only for one year and the people returned to the town to build houses.
The first Americans troops, who occupied the town, came from Dumarao, under the command of a Lieutenant Nelson. The people at first were afraid of them because of the people’s association with the Spanish soldiers. The American soldiers fraternized with the Filipinos and treated them well. They paid for the things that they had commandeered and also paid those, who had done some errands for them.
To promote the peace situation, the American required gun holders during the Spanish time to surrender their arms. Those who were a little bit shy or recalcitrant were given the water treatment, which consists of pouring water into the mouth of the subject. As soon as the stomach of the subject can hold water no more, they were made to vomit. The process was repeated until the person promised to surrender the arm. In the event that the arm could not be anymore produced because of valid and legitimate reasons the subject was released and given some American goods, like biscuits, salmon and bread plus a hearty and friendly pat at the back and sent home.
The following were the officials during the first Philippine Republic (1898-1900):
Presidente Municipal … … … … … … … … … … … … … Wenceslao Frial
Vice Presidente … … … … … … … … … … … … … Leopoldo Advincula
Tesorero … … … … … … … … … … … … … Ramon Firmalino
Delegado de Policia … … … … … … … … … … … … … Manuel Firmalino
Director (Mun. Sec.) … … … … … … … … … … … … … Nicolas Fecundo
Delegado de Justicia … … … … … … … … … … … … … Juan Fagtanac
Capitan de Policia … … … … … … … … … … … … … Exequiel Firmalino
There was also an equivalent of our Boy Scouts. It was named Battalion Infantil and was under the mastership of 15 years old Jose M. Castro.
In 1900 wit the coming of the Americans the first appointive President was Manuel Firmalino. He served for two years as an appointive President and two terms for two years each as an elective President. This meant that his incumbency was from 1900-1906.
When the time was almost normal, an election was held. This was the first taste of democracy, and though in most cases, the priest influenced the result of the election, at least it was democratic as there was nothing anomalous about it.
Sequence of Municipal Presidents from 1906 to 1940
1906 to 1909 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Leopoldo Advincula
1909 to 1912 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Juan Fagtanac
1912 to 1915 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Rafael Advincula
1915 to 1921 (2) Two terms … … … … … … … … Jose M. Castro
1921 to 1924 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Adolfo Frial
1924 to 1931 (2) Two terms … … … … … … … … Jose M. Castro
1931 to 1934 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Melquiades Salcedo
1934 to 1937 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Santiago Castro
1937 to 1940 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Ariston Falsis
It is worthy in passing over the tangible improvements of the above officials during their incumbency. Apology is solicited by the compiler of this data as to overlooked improvements and public services of any officials during his incumbency, not because it is being ignored or of oversight but due to lack of information.
In 1916 to 1921, President Jose M. Castro made the Construction of Buntog Public Market. The reconstruction and completion using permanent and strong materials e.g. galvanized iron, of the municipal building or tribunal started by Capitan Miguel Castro, during the Spanish regime, and burned during revolution. Opening of the first intermediate classes in the municipality of Dumalag. Additional rooms were also constructed for the purpose. In his incumbency, from 1924 to 1931, the municipal cemetery was opened to the public; the construction of the first Gabaldon building it its present site. The three statues in the public plaza now, were also constructed under President Jose M. Castro. It is to be noted that it was under his incumbency that the old convento and the pader were demolished.
1931 to 1934 – Construction of the River Control by Pres. Melquiades Salcedo.
1934 to 1937 – Completion of the River control by Pres. Santiago Castro
1937 to 1940 – Construction of the Water works Project by Pres. Ariston Falsis
1941 to 1955 – Mayor Arsenio R. Frial was the last President under Philippine Commonwealth and the first President under the Philippine Republic. Among Mayor Frial’s achievements are: In the first ye
The location of the first village was hilly and not suited to lowland farming to which the Malays were adept. Because of this, they transferred their village at the base of Panghira-on Mountain where the valley was wide and suited for lowland rice. Besides the transportation was easier as it was along the bank of a navigable river – Panay.
There were many legendary versions as to how the locality got its name. One was that as the first Spanish arrival set foot on the locality, they saw some carabao watchers (Vaquero) playing with the dead leaves of trees near Agbalagon creek. Agbalagon was a creek and it was said that its source was located on the site of the altar of the old church. The Spaniards asked the boys what the name of the place was. The boys thought they were being asked what they were playing with, as they did not understand what the Spaniards said, they answered “dalag”; dalag is the vernacular name for the dead yellow leaves of trees. The Spaniards also thought they were given the name of locality. And perhaps due to mispronunciation they wrote down in their record that the sitio is called DUMALAG.
Another version was that a powerful chief, who was looked upon by his followers as the head of the tribe, lived along the bank of the creek mentioned in the old site. Because of some ailments his skin became jaundiced. After his recovery, he was referred to as the person who had turned yellow, in the dialect anything that has turned yellow is called “nagdalag” or “Dumalag”. Because of that, anything that had any reference or connection wit the chief like the creek, tribesman or sitio was referred to as Dumalag, Hence, the name DUMALAG.
Of the two versions in my opinion, the second seems to be more creditable. The former version, if it were really the Spaniards who named the locality, the possibility is a little bit remote, since it could be anything but dalag, because the word is not a Spanish terminology.
The descendants of the early settlers of the village organized the Poblacion and the outlaying barrios under a government and under the tutorial of the Spaniards. The earliest Capitan Basal whose name can be recalled was Capitan Bugras. His time coincided at the time when the Spanish governor of Capiz, the Provincial capital, was a certain Semementibus. Other persons who had a hand in the development of the municipality, years later were. Don Clemente, Don Tomas and Don Miguel. It is to be noted that the persons alluded above did not bear surnames. Sometimes in 1840, during the reign of Governor Claveria, they were given the surnames which are as follows: Don Clemente, with Firmalino. Don Tomas, with Frial and Don Miguel with Castro. The direct descendants of the above builders who served as either Capitan Basal or Municipal were. Manuel Firmalino, Wenceslao Frial and Miguel Castro. Other Capitanes whose names are worthy to be mentioned were Magdaleno Fajardo and Ramon Firmalino.
Many buildings were constructed during the Spanish time. This served as relics or a landmark of Spanish domination in the municipality. They are left as ruins now or had been demolished by man’s hands or by Mother Nature to give way to the modern trends of the age. The Church which was made of limestone, piled upon one another in an engineering feat. This edifice was constructed under the management of Friar Angel Abasolo and with Don Tiburcio Fajardo, as the Governadorcillo. The church was constructed through free labor and was completed in the year 1803.
The municipal building or so called the tribunal, was constructed with materials (Tisa) like that of the church. It was an imposing building the strong earthquake in 1948 destroyed it all. It was constructed at the time when Don Miguel Castro was the capitan municipal. It was not completed for some reasons. Thought it was not completed, they managed to temporarily roof it wit cogon grass and made it the seat of the municipal government. Adjacent to the municipal building were two other edifices. In the north was the cuartel, an equivalent of the Police Department while in the south was the school building. They were similarly constructed as the other two buildings alluded above.
In front of these buildings is the Poblacion’s Plaza. It was divided into foursquare blocs, of about a hectare each and fenced with limestone, three feet high. This fence was called the “Pader” and was constructed during the time when the parish priest was a certain Father Lesmes Perez.
In front of the church was a garden fenced with limerock. This garden where fruit trees planted belonged to the parish in its North was the convento, which was burned during the revolution.
These landmarks were demolished when Jose Castro was the president in 1919.
In 1898 the Philippine Revolution broke out in Dumalag. The Parish Priest at that time was Padre Juan Calvo, a Spaniard, and the Capitan Municipal was Magdaleno Fajardo,. The Pulahanes were organized under the leadership of Papa Macario, and another under Juan Faduga. These Pulahanes were called by that name because they wore a uniform of Kundiman- a red cloth. They called themselves the “Agraviado” or the equivalent of todays discontented.
The Pulahanes under Papa Macario burned the town on June 15, 1898. all public and private buildings were gutted to the ground. No civilians dared to stay in the Poblacion. That was the first mass evacuation of civilians to hide in the mountains.
The first Filipinos who were massacred by the Guardia Civiles under the command of a Spaniard, Gen. Mastache, was Antas a Sacristan Mayor and his companions. They were killed in the vicinity of Tiniklan Creek. On suspicion of subversive activities. The revolution lasted only for one year and the people returned to the town to build houses.
The first Americans troops, who occupied the town, came from Dumarao, under the command of a Lieutenant Nelson. The people at first were afraid of them because of the people’s association with the Spanish soldiers. The American soldiers fraternized with the Filipinos and treated them well. They paid for the things that they had commandeered and also paid those, who had done some errands for them.
To promote the peace situation, the American required gun holders during the Spanish time to surrender their arms. Those who were a little bit shy or recalcitrant were given the water treatment, which consists of pouring water into the mouth of the subject. As soon as the stomach of the subject can hold water no more, they were made to vomit. The process was repeated until the person promised to surrender the arm. In the event that the arm could not be anymore produced because of valid and legitimate reasons the subject was released and given some American goods, like biscuits, salmon and bread plus a hearty and friendly pat at the back and sent home.
The following were the officials during the first Philippine Republic (1898-1900):
Presidente Municipal … … … … … … … … … … … … … Wenceslao Frial
Vice Presidente … … … … … … … … … … … … … Leopoldo Advincula
Tesorero … … … … … … … … … … … … … Ramon Firmalino
Delegado de Policia … … … … … … … … … … … … … Manuel Firmalino
Director (Mun. Sec.) … … … … … … … … … … … … … Nicolas Fecundo
Delegado de Justicia … … … … … … … … … … … … … Juan Fagtanac
Capitan de Policia … … … … … … … … … … … … … Exequiel Firmalino
There was also an equivalent of our Boy Scouts. It was named Battalion Infantil and was under the mastership of 15 years old Jose M. Castro.
In 1900 wit the coming of the Americans the first appointive President was Manuel Firmalino. He served for two years as an appointive President and two terms for two years each as an elective President. This meant that his incumbency was from 1900-1906.
When the time was almost normal, an election was held. This was the first taste of democracy, and though in most cases, the priest influenced the result of the election, at least it was democratic as there was nothing anomalous about it.
Sequence of Municipal Presidents from 1906 to 1940
1906 to 1909 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Leopoldo Advincula
1909 to 1912 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Juan Fagtanac
1912 to 1915 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Rafael Advincula
1915 to 1921 (2) Two terms … … … … … … … … Jose M. Castro
1921 to 1924 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Adolfo Frial
1924 to 1931 (2) Two terms … … … … … … … … Jose M. Castro
1931 to 1934 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Melquiades Salcedo
1934 to 1937 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Santiago Castro
1937 to 1940 (1) One term … … … … … … … … Ariston Falsis
It is worthy in passing over the tangible improvements of the above officials during their incumbency. Apology is solicited by the compiler of this data as to overlooked improvements and public services of any officials during his incumbency, not because it is being ignored or of oversight but due to lack of information.
In 1916 to 1921, President Jose M. Castro made the Construction of Buntog Public Market. The reconstruction and completion using permanent and strong materials e.g. galvanized iron, of the municipal building or tribunal started by Capitan Miguel Castro, during the Spanish regime, and burned during revolution. Opening of the first intermediate classes in the municipality of Dumalag. Additional rooms were also constructed for the purpose. In his incumbency, from 1924 to 1931, the municipal cemetery was opened to the public; the construction of the first Gabaldon building it its present site. The three statues in the public plaza now, were also constructed under President Jose M. Castro. It is to be noted that it was under his incumbency that the old convento and the pader were demolished.
1931 to 1934 – Construction of the River Control by Pres. Melquiades Salcedo.
1934 to 1937 – Completion of the River control by Pres. Santiago Castro
1937 to 1940 – Construction of the Water works Project by Pres. Ariston Falsis
1941 to 1955 – Mayor Arsenio R. Frial was the last President under Philippine Commonwealth and the first President under the Philippine Republic. Among Mayor Frial’s achievements are: In the first ye
ar of his term, the Dumalag water works was completed and opened to public service. When the war broke out, he was prominent as a civilian administrator with the appointment of Deputy Governor. After the war, the Quonset hut that serves as the municipal building was constructed. He started the beautification of the public plaza and was also responsible for the transfer of the market place of the town (Mierkolesan, to Ilaya just a hundred meters more or less north of the Dumalag Elementary School.
During the Spanish time. There was some sort of an educational institution. This was managed and financed by the parish priest and with the support of the people. Emphasis was placed on the memorization of prayers. They had books, like the Cartilla, in the vernacular, the Doctrina Cristina and the El Monitor in Spanish. Most of the contents of the books were prayers with a little computational arithmetic. It is to be noted that books and other literature in Spanish were not mediums so that the learner will know the language. The books were used as materials in learning to read. It was not unusual that the reader read fast and parrot-like and did not understand what was being read.
The teachers at that time who were worthy to be mentioned were Maestra Dolores Castro. Maestro Juan Barredo and Maestra Cecilia Fujas de Fresnido, the mother of the late Major Alfonso Fresnido of the famed Philippine Army Band of the pre-war days.
It was not uncommon in those days to see children of school age evading the environs of the school. Their love and willingness to learn were inhibited by the fear of the punishments noted to those who were a little bit dull and slow in learning the day’s lessons. Punishments in those time were in terms of lashes at the sitter of the pants or the palmita, which was administered by giving a whack on the opened palm of the unfortunate with a piece of wood prepared and suited for the purpose. It was not uncommon in those times to see a schoolboy coming from school cooling his hands in a pond to alleviate the smarting memory of the palmita. No wonder that when the Americans opened the first American school, the children needed much coaxing and entreaties before they enroll.
When peace came to the island. The Americans established a school patterned after the American democratic way of life. The first American teacher was Mr. Barnard a soldier. Inspite of the free distribution of some school necessities like pencils, paper, etc. the children hesitated to come to school because of their association of learning and studies to punishments. Later, coming to school was made compulsory. It was not unusual in those days to see a crying and kicking boy dragged by a policeman to the school. The policy of attraction of the Americans later bore its fruit and the rest is history.
During the Spanish time. There was some sort of an educational institution. This was managed and financed by the parish priest and with the support of the people. Emphasis was placed on the memorization of prayers. They had books, like the Cartilla, in the vernacular, the Doctrina Cristina and the El Monitor in Spanish. Most of the contents of the books were prayers with a little computational arithmetic. It is to be noted that books and other literature in Spanish were not mediums so that the learner will know the language. The books were used as materials in learning to read. It was not unusual that the reader read fast and parrot-like and did not understand what was being read.
The teachers at that time who were worthy to be mentioned were Maestra Dolores Castro. Maestro Juan Barredo and Maestra Cecilia Fujas de Fresnido, the mother of the late Major Alfonso Fresnido of the famed Philippine Army Band of the pre-war days.
It was not uncommon in those days to see children of school age evading the environs of the school. Their love and willingness to learn were inhibited by the fear of the punishments noted to those who were a little bit dull and slow in learning the day’s lessons. Punishments in those time were in terms of lashes at the sitter of the pants or the palmita, which was administered by giving a whack on the opened palm of the unfortunate with a piece of wood prepared and suited for the purpose. It was not uncommon in those times to see a schoolboy coming from school cooling his hands in a pond to alleviate the smarting memory of the palmita. No wonder that when the Americans opened the first American school, the children needed much coaxing and entreaties before they enroll.
When peace came to the island. The Americans established a school patterned after the American democratic way of life. The first American teacher was Mr. Barnard a soldier. Inspite of the free distribution of some school necessities like pencils, paper, etc. the children hesitated to come to school because of their association of learning and studies to punishments. Later, coming to school was made compulsory. It was not unusual in those days to see a crying and kicking boy dragged by a policeman to the school. The policy of attraction of the Americans later bore its fruit and the rest is history.
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