Kalibo, Aklan Etymology
- Jack Maico
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The term Kalibo comes from the Aklanon word sangkâ líbo ("one thousand"), reputedly the number of native Ati who attended the first Catholic Mass celebrated there. Kalibo was originally spelled as Calivo. The town of Kalibo was originally called Akean by the inhabitants, which is similar to the name of the nearby river.
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Church in town: 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐢𝐧̃𝐨 𝐝𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐨
The Saint John the Baptist Cathedral and Diocesan Shrine of the Santo Niño de Kalibo, commonly known as the Kalibo Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in downtown Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines. The cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Kalibo and is situated near the Aklan River.
The cathedral stands as the oldest edifice of worship in the province of Aklan. The mission in Kalibo was founded by the Augustinians in 1581. Saint John the Baptist was chosen as the patron saint when the Kalibo mission was promoted into a parish in 1680. The town site was then at Barrio Laguinbanua in Numancia, 2 kilometres (1 mile) away from the Kalibo present site.
A church was constructed in Laguinbanua, but when the town transferred the site to its present location in 1804, another church was erected, which is the cathedral at present. In 1826, both the church and the convent were completed. On May 24, 1885, a massive fire razed the town, including the convent, which was reconstructed the following year, 1886.
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
On November 3, 1571, it became an encomienda, and on April 22, 1581, the town became a parish under the Augustinians. During the Spanish era, Kalibo was part of Capiz. On March 17, 1897, Filipino revolutionaries marched to Kalibo but lost the battle against the Spaniards. Some of them escaped to the jungle.
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐨:
- Saint John the Baptist Cathedral and Diocesan Shrine of the Santo Niño de Kalibo
- Bakhawan Ecopark
- Pastrana Park
- Museo It Akean
- Tigayon Hill
- Aklan Freedom Shrine
𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐨:
The Nineteen Martyrs of Aklan, Filipino patriots who were executed by musketry in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines on March 23, 1897.
- Roman Aguirre
- Tomas Briones
- Valeriano Dalida
- Domingo de la Cruz
- Claro Delgado
- Ángelo Fernández
- Benito Iban
- Candido Iban
- Simeon Inocencio
- Isidro Jimenez
- Catalino Mangat
- Lamberto Mangat
- Valeriano Masinda
- Maximo Mationg
- Simplicio Reyes
- Canuto Segovia
- Gavino Sucgang
- Francisco Villorente
- Gavino Yunsal
𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐨:
- Fred Carillo (Pinoy comic artis)
- Max Collins (Pinay actress)
- Gabriel V. Reyes (Filipino bishop of the Roman Catholic Church)
- Carlos Magdaluyo (Filipino businessman)
- Jaime Cardinal Sin (30th Catholic Archbishop of Manila)
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