Esperanza, Masbate Etymology
- Jack Maico
- May 1
- 1 min read

The name Esperanza means "Hope," and the story is about the first group of migrants in 1915 who hoped for a better life by settling in the present-day area of Esperanza.
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Church in town: 𝐒𝐭. 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡


St. Roche Parish is a church in the Municipality of Esperanza, Masbate, Bicol. St. Roche Parish is situated nearby to the town hall, Esperanza Municipal Hall, as well as near Esperanza Municipal Police Station.
Source: https://mapcarta.com/W289934594
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
In early 1915, a group of first settlers [Conag, Arabis, Pelayo, and Serafin families] sailed from northern Cebu using their paddled banca and settled the place. The settlers actively cultivated the area into a productive agricultural community, developing the place until eventually called “Halabangbaybay”.
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚:

- St. Roche Parish Church
- Renzales Resort
- Agoho Beach
- La Manok Island
- Masbaranon Beach
- Masbaranon Sanctuary
- Pink Beach
- Talisay Beach
𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚:
- None in the list
𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚:
- None in the list



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