Lian, Batangas (Poblacion): Historical Data Part I
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PART I
Full transcription of the so-called “Historical Data” for the barrio the Municipality of Lian, Batangas, the original scanned documents at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections not having OCR or optical character recognition properties. This transcription has been edited for grammar, spelling and punctuation where possible. The original pagination is provided for citation purposes.
[Attached Letter.]
Bureau of Public Schools
DIVISION OF BATANGAS
Batangas
The Director
Bureau of Public Schools
Manila
S i r:
I have the honor to submit herewith the historical data gathered in the municipalities of Tanauan, Lian, and Calatagan of this Division.
Very respectfully,
(For the Div. Supt. of Schools)
ANGEL R. HORNILLA
Asst. Div. Supt. of Schools
[Cover page.]
BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DIVISION OF BATANGAS
DISTRICT OF LIAN
Lian Elementary School
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HISTORY AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THE TOWN OF LIAN,
BATANGAS AND ITS SIX (6) BARRIOS
2. Binubusan
3. Kapito
4. Maraluhatan
5. Prenza
6. Puting Kahoy
7. San Diego
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2. Appendix to Executive Order No. 486
3. B.P.S. General Memorandum No. 34, s. 1952
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Prepared, Compiled, and Arranged by a Committee of
Principals and Treasurers during the School Year
1952-1953
2. Mr. T. V. Dahoyag, Asso. Chairman
3. Mr. F. J. Jonson, Member
4. Mr. B. L. Bonuan, Member
5. Mr. Ben Lejano, Member
6. Mr. G. Laparan, Member
7. Mr. G. Hernandez, Consultant and Adviser
[Table of Contents.]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. |
Letter of Transmittal Foreword of the District Supervisor History and Cultural Life of the Town (Poblacion) History and Cultural Life of the Barrio Binubusan History and Cultural Life of the Barrio Kapito History and Cultural Life of the Barrio Malaruhatan History and Cultural Life of the Barrio Prenza History and Cultural Life of the Barrio Puting Kahoy History and Cultural Life of the Barrio San Diego Names and Signatures of the Chairmen and Members of the Committee who prepared and submitted the report. |
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[Attached letter.]
>BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DIVISION OF BATANGAS
DISTRICT OF LIAN
Lian Elementary School
June 28, 1953
The Director of Public Libraries
Manila, Philippines
(Through official channels)
Sir:
In compliance with the requirements of Executive Order No. 486 of His Excellency, the President of the Philippines, and its Appendix, I have the honor to submit and forward herewith the original copy of the manuscript on historical data and record on [the] cultural life of the town of Lian, Batangas and its six (6) existing barrios. The new history, data, information, and materials on the life and culture of the people of this municipality were gathered and collected, compiled and arranged by a local committee of teachers from this municipality during the school year 1952-1953 to comply with the provisions of General Memorandum No. 34, s. of 1952 of the Director of Public Schools.
Very respectfully,
DAMASO FIGUEROA
Principal
(Chairman of the Local Committee)
Noted:
GAUCENCIO HERNANDEZ District Supervisor | GREGORIO LARDIZABAL Division Superintendent of Schools |
[Foreword.]
F O R E W O R D
The customs, traditions, and mores of a group of people are best depicted in the history and folkways of the place where that group of people lives. It is for this reason that the historical data of the municipality of Lian, together with all its barrios and sitios, have been collected and compiled. It is believed that in so doing, the desirable customs, traditions, and mores of the people of the said municipality will be preserved on to posterity. If in this compilation, some undesirable customs, traditions, and mores have been incorporated, they have been done so for cultural motives. They have been incorporated for us, the living, to remember and appreciate – not to do. The embodiment of the cultural value of knowledge is manifest thereby.
I wish to express my deep sense of appreciation to the local committee of Lian teachers, headed by their principal, Mr. Damaso Figueroa, for the untiring efforts that they exerted to make a reality this historical compilation of Lian.
If this compilation will contribute a step forward in the intellectual advancement of the people of Lian, then the efforts of the local committee of teachers that made this history a reality will not have been in vain.
June 30, 1953
Sgd.:
GAUDENCIO HERNANDEZ
District Supervisor
District of Lian
Division of Batangas
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HISTORY AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THE TOWN
Part One – History
Bordering the China Sea in western Batangas, with ardent agitation [verdant vegetation?] in hilly terrain with an area of 8,769 hectares, is the town of Lian.
Founded in 1760 by the Chinese traders, there are no written records of the names of its settlers. That the early founders of the town were Chinese is furnished by its old residents who obtained information from their forefathers. This is further supported by the fact that some of the family names of the residents are of Chinese derivation. The Chinese came here to trade. Some of them made a permanent settlement in this town and established themselves as retailers. They enjoyed ease and comfort in the town.
Records are wanting how this town had its first name, who named it and how it acquired its present name. Known information from the old residents had it that the first name of this towns was Lia, the name of the head of the first group of Chinese traders who settled here. There is no significance that may be attached to the former name of this town.
With the coming of the Spaniards to the Philippines, they planted the Christian religion in this town. They found the early settlers to be Chinese. When the Chinese was asked what the name of this town was, they answered Lia, but the Spaniards undertook [understood] it to be Lian, its present name. Because the religion of the Chinese was inimical to the religion of the Spaniards, the latter drove the Chinese away. From a small barrio of Nasugbu since this establishment up to the early part of the twentieth century, from the sheer determination of the natives to own a piece of land and to be free, the natives defied the foreign tyrants and asserted their defiance in bloody encounters with the foreigners, and from this determination of the natives now stands the present town of LIAN with its residents living in peace and democracy.
That the present official name of the town is LIAN, which is governed by elected officials.
Names of persons who hold leading official positions in the community with the rates of their tenure: With the exception of the public documents kept after the liberation of the town, there are no available records showing the names of persons who had held leading official positions in the community during the past. However, the following persons are given as obtained from Mr. Francisco Lejano, an old resident of the town who had been a “Kapitan” during the Spanish regime and the first Municipal President when the town was separated from Nasugbu:
Leading Officials During the Spanish Time
2. Guardiano Malinay
3. Eusebio Malinay