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Talisay, Batangas Etymology



Talisay is derived from a tree of the same name (Terminalia catappa), where the bells of a Catholic parish church were hung. Such a church was then a temporary building located at the center of the barrio.


uring the Spanish administration in the Philippines, Talisay (which at the moment had no definite name) was one of the uninfected barrios of Tanauan Municipality. When Tanauan was re-established on its present site, the area was subsequently considered to be a barrio of Taal.


Nobody seemed to care about the place since residents were few and far between.

People from Taal and Tanauan frequented the area at one time and discovered that it was fertile and high-yielding and that the grounds were perfect for planting sugarcane, rice, and corn— three of the most important products of the time.


With this discovery, the population started to increase, and the area had become dense enough that the Spanish government established a parish and assigned a priest to look after the people and to further spread Christianity. Afterward, the priest ordered a church to be built right at the center of the barrio. This church was initially a temporary building made out of light materials available in the area. The arrival of the church bell brought a dilemma since the structure couldn’t handle such a heavy load.


The priest then ordered that the church bell be hung on the Talisay tree found in the churchyard. When the bell was rung for the first time, some people panicked, and some curious men tried to find where the sound was coming from and found out that it was from the towering Talisay tree.



Church in town: 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡




Talisay became an independent parish on June 7, 1869, with San Guillermo as patron. Fr. Celestino Redondo built the first church in 1873 using light materials. Fr. Nicolas Dulanto rebuilt the church and constructed a convent in 1892. Both the convent and the church were burned down by revolutionaries in 1898. A new church was built over the foundations of the old one in 1966.



𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲


Talisay traces its roots to a barrio that was once part of Tanauan during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. In 1754, it was annexed to Taal following the transfer of Tanauan's seat to its present-day barangay Sala as a result of the Taal Volcano eruption that year. Talisay was later formed as a separate municipality on February 10, 1869. However, on March 28, 1903, during the American occupation, it was returned to Tanauan but later separated on July 23, 1906, to regain its independent status.


General Emilio Aguinaldo was already winning battles in Cavite province and had begun amassing huge throngs of men willing to join the Katipunan. Then he went along with a huge force to Batangas to join with generals Miguel Malvar and Candido Tirona to amass more men in the province to join the revolution. The Spanish fought hard, but one entire company of theirs was destroyed. As a result, the revolutionaries led by General Emilio Aguinaldo overran the Spanish positions stationed at Talisay. after the victory, people continued to join with the revolutionary army of General Aguinaldo, which he left in Cavite, which was assigned for the meantime to Katipunero generals, including Santiago Alvarez, to continue the revolution there.


𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲:


Club Balai Isabel in Talisay, Batangas
Club Balai Isabel in Talisay, Batangas

- Club Balai Isabel

- Taal Lake Yacht Club

- Taal Volcano

- Taal Volcano Boatride Tagaytay tour

- St. Mary Mountain


𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲:

- None in the list


𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐲:

- Conching Rosal (dubbed as the First Lady of the Philippine Operatic Stage)

 
 
 

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