Aparri, Cagayan Etymology

Jack Maico
Sep 20
2 min read

The origin of the name Aparri has been disputed. One version says that the town was named by Spanish conquistador Juan Pablo Carreron, who, upon landing there in 1581, named the town after the colloquial word for supper in his hometown. Another version claims that the name comes from the Spanish word aparte, or "separate", referring to the town's separation from Camalaniugan and Buguey in 1680. Still another version says that the town's name comes from the Ibanag word apparian, a place where there are many priests.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aparri

Special credits: https://www.facebook.com/AparriTurismo

Church in town: 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 - 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝟏, 𝐀𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢, 𝐂𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧 (𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐨)

St. Peter Thelmo Parish sits in the Aparri municipality, located in Northern Cagayan, on the northern region of Luzon Island. It was erected in 1604 for the evangelization of the natives residing here. However, it was only in 1682 when the parish was officially inaugurated, having St. Peter Thelmo as its patron saint.

The original church was constructed near the banks of the Cagayan River, but was flooded and was later rebuilt. The church was burned and rebuilt no less than four times. Its current location is where the original structure stood, but because of the World War II bombings, the structure was destroyed to the ground. The Baroque-style church went through an extensive renovation, where the only thing that’s left of the original structure after the war is the bell tower.

In 2010, Archbishop Diosdado Talamayan promoted the church to an Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary. The church is a testimony to the faith and commitment of the people of Aparri, after many destructions and rebuilding throughout the centuries.

Source: https://guidetothephilippines.ph/.../st-peter-thelmo-parish

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

During the Philippine Revolution, Aparri was the site of the landing of soldiers of the Philippine Revolutionary Army led by Daniel Tirona, which marked the beginning of the end of Spanish rule in Cagayan Valley, on 25 August 1898.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢: