Gerona, Tarlac Etymology
- May 11
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It is believed that Barug was adopted as the name of the newfound settlement because the Pangasinense outnumbered the Ilocanos.
In 1765, the name Barug was officially changed to Gerona in honor of the Spanish Governor-General Narciso Claveria, who hailed from Girona, Spain. Girona is a city in northern Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers.
Source: https://geronatarlac.gov.ph/town-history
Special credits: https://geronatarlac.gov.ph/the-oldest-catholic-church.../
Church in town: 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡
Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac was established in 1894. It is located in the Municipality of Gerona, Province of Tarlac.
Source: https://www.parishph.com/.../saint-catherine-of...
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
The history of the Municipality of Gerona can be traced back to the reign of the Spaniards when the Dominican Missionaries in the Philippines started to propagate the Catholic faith in the whole archipelago in 1704. The Dominicans placed the Vicar of Malanguey (now Bayambang, Pangasinan) in charge of the mission of converting the local inhabitants of “Paontalon” (original name of Gerona) to become Catholics. In 1722, Paontalon was recognized as a small village and became part of the Municipality of Paniqui, then under the Province of Pangasinan.
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚:
- Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish
- Isdaan Village, Gerona
- Gerona Plaza
- La Sagrada Familia Parish Church
- Silawan Festival
𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚:
- Jorge Bocobo (He was the one who translated Dr. Jose Rizal's Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo into English. He was one of the 100 Filipino students, the so-called "pensionados", who were sent to the United States to study for four years in the American School on October 10, 1903. He helped President Manuel L. Quezon in drafting speeches and statements in connection with the campaign for Philippine independence as a member of four independence commissions to the United States in 1919, 1922, 1923, and 1924.)
𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐚:
- None in the list
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