Nagcarlan, Laguna Etymology
- Apr 6
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According to the origin, the name Nagcarlan came from the name of a famous, rich, and generous woman named Ana Kalang or Ana Panalangin, who was a native woman who was known for her golden salakot and cane, which she always carried when walking around town.
She was well-respected by the townfolk not just for her wealth, but also for the help she extended to those in need. One day, a Spaniard came to her house and, upon looking out of the window, he saw branches swaying and hitting one another, and so he asked what was going on. Ana Kalang answered and said, "Nagkakalang sila". The word was repeatedly mispronounced by the Spaniards until it became Nagcarlan, which is now the name of the town.
Special credits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagcarlan_Church
Church in town: 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 - 𝐏𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧, 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐚 (𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐨)
San Bartolome Apostol Parish Church, also known as Saint Bartholomew the Apostle Parish Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Nagcarlan, Laguna, Philippines. Its titular saint is Bartholomew, and its feast day is celebrated every August 24. The church is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of San Pablo.
Nagcarlan was first colonized in 1571 by Juan de Salcedo, grandson of Miguel López de Legazpi. It was founded by Franciscan priests Juan de Plasencia and Diego Oropesa in 1578. The church of Nagcarlan was first built from light materials such as nipa and wood in 1583 under the chaplaincy of its first priest, Tomas de Miranda, who also pioneered the cultivation of wheat in the country. The church was dedicated to Saint Bartholomew. During Cristobal Torres' term, a second church made of stone and bricks was built in 1752. The multicolored stones and bricks of the church were offered by the people during its construction. The church was partially destroyed by fire in 1781. Immediate repair and reconstruction were done under the terms of Anatacio de Argobejo and later by Fernando de la Puebla, who built the four-storey stone and brick bell tower. Further reconstruction using adobe and renovation (including elaborately designed tiles) in 1845, and the addition of the choir loft on three strong arches was done under the supervision of Vicente Velloc. The Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery was also built in 1845, and the church rectory in 1850 under Velloc. In the 1990s, Monsignor Jose Barrion led a huge restoration project for the church.
The tiered-wall Nagcarlan church generally falls under the Baroque style. The design of the facade has a semicircular arched main entrance along with semicircular windows and tall pedestals and columns, which are also present in the church's side entrance. The four-storey stone and brick bell tower has bells with the Franciscan coat of arms (crossed arms of Christ and St. Francis of Assisi) and Muslim-inspired crenelations
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
The area became a formal town in 1583 under Fr. Tomas de Miranda, who brought and successfully cultivated in Nagcarlan the first wheat seeds ever on our country's soil. In 1595, Nagcarlan became an independent pueblo (town), separating itself from other towns that were formally established in 1583.
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧:
- San Bartolome Apostol Parish Church
- Museo ng Libingan sa Ilalim ng Lupa ng Nagcarlan
- Bunga Falls
- Nagcarlan Forest Resort
- Nagcarlan Town Plaza
- Gintong Bukid Glamping
- Yambo Lake
- Ana Kalang Festival Street Dance
𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧:
- Guillermo I. Aynaga Sr, aka Colonel Billy Guy
(During the Japanese-American war in the Philippines, 1942–1945, Laguna became a center of Filipino resistance against the Japanese.
It was in a tiny barrio called Labangan, in the town of Nagcarlan, where a guerilla organization was first organized by Guillermo I. Aynaga Sr. (aka "Colonel Billy Guy, a Guerilla Organization grew up to become the largest guerilla organization in the province of Laguna. Started with only a few ill-armed men, Guillermo Igay Aynaga Sr. kept on recruiting and eventually merging with other guerrilla units found in the province, hence his guerrilla organization became the largest in the whole province of Laguna.)
𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐠𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧:
- Jak Roberto (Pinoy actor)
- Sanya Lopez (Pinay actress)
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