Tuguegarao, Cagayan Etymology

Jack Maico
Apr 10
2 min read

Tuguegarao derived its name from the Ibanag sentence “Tuggui gare yaw,” meaning, "This used to be fire," as it is believed that the place was once carved out of the wilderness of fire.

Source: https://tuguegaraocity.gov.ph/city-profile/

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Church in Town: 𝐒𝐭. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥

Saint Peter Metropolitan Cathedral, commonly known as Tuguegarao Cathedral, is an 18th-century Baroque Roman Catholic church located along Rizal Street, Barangay Centro 10, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines. The church, originally built by Dominican friars, is the seat of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao and is considered one of the largest churches in the Cagayan Valley. A historical marker bearing a brief history of the church was installed in 1982 by the National Historical Institute, the precursor of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

Tuguegarao was founded as a mission on May 9, 1604, by Dominican friars. Tomas Villa was assigned as its first vicar. Villa erected a temporary parochial structure made of light materials with Saint Peter and Saint Paul as patron saints. The current church is attributed to Antonio Lobato, who initiated the construction in 1761 and was completed in 1768. The reason why it is called "Cathedral" is because of the chair of the archbishop. The church sustained heavy damage during World War II and was subsequently rebuilt by Bishop Constance Jurgens.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuguegarao_Cathedral

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲

Tuguegarao became the capital of Cagayan province in 1839 when the provincial seat of power was relocated from Lal-lo. The decline of Lal-lo became the transformation of Tuguegarao into the most important town in Cagayan. Tuguegarao was occupied by American troops on December 12, 1899.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐨: