Bacoor, Cavite Etymology

The Municipal Hall of Bacoor, Cavite

The name is believed to be originally from the Philippine Negrito language, meaning "circle", referring to the shape of the bay. Another possible origin of the name Bacoor is Tagalog for "highlands" or "plateau".

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

Special credits:

https://www.thebackpackadventures.com/.../cavite-bacoor...

Church in Town: 𝐒𝐭. 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡

On 18 January 1752, Bacoor was granted a royal cedula by King Ferdinand VI of Spain to create its parish, separate from the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of Cavite Puerto’s Inmaculada Concepcion curate (popularly known as San Pedro). This decree was issued to Governor General Francisco José de Ovando during the time of Bacoor Gobernadorcillo Francisco Adriano. One year before the release of the said decree, Bacoor’s first parish priest, Bachiller Don Jose Ximenez, already made an inventory of ordered items for the improvement of the church structure. It also included the eventual 1756 recast of a church bell, dedicated by Don Lorenzo Cuenca to his venerated image of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, and later co-dedicated to San Miguel Arcangel. In 1793, the second church bell was cast and dedicated by the Angeles family to San Jose Esposo de Nuestra Señora. Padre Mariano Gomes also commissioned a church bell in 1854, which was dedicated to San Caralampio, a champion of secularization. In 1877, two more bells were added by the Augustinian Recollect administration. One was dedicated to Nuestra Señora La Virgen Madre de Dios, and the second was for the Sagrado Corazon de Jesus.

Source: https://bacoor.gov.ph/.../st-michael-the-archangel-church/

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

During the Philippine Revolution against Spain in 1896, Bacoor was one of the first towns in Cavite to rise up. A Katipunan chapter, codenamed Gargano, led by Gil Ignacio from barrio Banalo, started the hostilities in Bacoor on September 2, 1896, three days after the revolution began.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫:

Bahay na Tisa in Bacoor, Cavite

-St Michael the Archangel Parish

- Original Digman Halo Halo

- Bahay na Tisa

- Bacoor Riverwalk and Bike Lane

- Padre Mariano Gomes Monument

- Prinsang Ligas

- Prinsang Molino

- Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish (Queens Row West)

- Monument of Love

- Senyong's Museum

- Bacoor Eco Park

𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫:

- Edilberto Evangelista

- Gil Ignacio ng Banalo

- Mariano Noriel

- Leon Guinto

𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫:

- Marian Rivera

- Diether Ocampo

- Arra San Agustin

- Bong Revilla Jr

- Lani Mercado

- Shanti Dope

- Christian Bables

- Serafin Cuevas