Bustos, Bulacan Etymology

Jack Maico
Apr 11
2 min read

The town got its name from José Pedro Pérez de Busto, a mining engineer from Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain, who served as the right hand of Simón de Anda y Salazar and was appointed Teniente General Alcalde (Provincial Governor) of Bulacan.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bustos,_Bulacan

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Church in Town: 𝐒𝐭𝐨. 𝐍𝐢𝐧̃𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡

The tranquil town of Bustos was once a part of the municipality of Baliuag. The three barangays of Bonga, Tanawan, and Talampas were situated across the river of Angat. the faithful in these barangays had to dare the raging water of the river, riding on a "placeta" to go to Saint Augustine parish for their spiritual needs. But one unfortunate Sunday morning in 1862, a big crowd of parents, children, and sponsors were crossing the river when their "planceta" was smashed by violent waves that caused it to overturn. The tragedy roused the people to beseech the Parish Priest of Baliuag to establish for them their town and parish so that the tragedy wouldn't happen again. They chose the Holy Child Jesus (Sto. Niño) as their patron saint in honor of those infants who died in the river.

Bustos also gained its independence from Baliuag on 29 April 1867 and got its name from Don Jose Pedro de Busto[s], who was appointed tenyente heneral alkalde of Bulacan during the late 1700s. The town became part of Baliuag again during the American period. It regained its independence and became a distinct municipality on 1 January 1916 during the Philippine Assembly. The following year, it inaugurated its municipal hall with Leon Prado as its first local leader. Padre Gabriel Alvarez served as the first parish priest of the institutionalized Sto. Niño Parish Church.

The Parish of San Isidro Labrador in Liciada, Bustos was established in 1981 as her first daughter parish to meet the spiritual needs of those situated in the barangays of Buisian, Camachilihan, Catacte, and Malawak.

Source: https://snpbustos.weebly.com/history.html

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

Bustos was politically and religiously a part of Baliuag before. Later, it became a separate parish after a tragic incident, which led to the giving of the name "Bustos". It was the rainy season sometime in 1862 when the Spanish curate in Baliuag set aside one Sunday for the baptism of babies from Bustos.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐬: