Lorchas is a large sailboat plying between the port of Iloilo and sugar loading points in

Negros during milling seasons in the late 19th century.

-malalaking sasakyang pandagat nakaraniwang makikita sa daungan ng Iloilo at
Negros na nagkakarga ng mga asukal noong katapusan ng ikalabinsyam na siglo.

Libreria La Panayana was the first bookstore in western Visayas that was put up in Iloilo
in 1877.
- Pinakaunang aklatan sa Kanlurang Visayas na itinayo dito sa Iloilo noong 1877.

Enriqueta is the first printing press in Iloilo.

- kaunaunahang printing press sa Iloilo

Lemery is the town in Iloilo that was named after fireflies.

- Bayan sa Iloilo na pinangalan sa Alitaptap

Pura Villanueva Kalaw the Leader of the woman suffrage movement in the Philippines
- Ilonggang namuno sa pakikipaglaban na mabigyan ng Karapatang bomoto ng
mga kababaihan sa Pilipinas.

Iloilo Mission Hospital was the first hospital to put up by the Americans in the
Philippines.
Unang ospital na ipinatayo ng mga Amerikanos a Pilipinas.

Jaro Cathedral / Jaro Metropolitan Cathedral is known as the first and only cathedral in
Panay that was built in 1865 that features all male saints.
-pinakauna at kaisa-isang katedral sa Panay na ipinatayo noong 1865 at nagkaroon
ng mga lalaking santos.

Akeanon is the primary dialect of Aklanon.

 -pangunahing lengwahe ng mga Aklanon.

Padre Juan de Alba was the priest sent by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi to convert
inhabitants of Aklanon to Christianity.
- Paring pinadala ni Miguel Lopez de Legaspi upang binyagan ang mga katutubong
Aklanon.

Isla de los Pintados is the name given by Miguel Lopez de Legaspi when he went to
Panay Island and saw natives with tattoos on their skin.
- pinangalan ni Miguel Lopez de Legaspi sa Isla ng Panay nang makita nya ang mga
katutubo na may pinta sa katawan.

Capiz – the second settlement of Spaniards in the Philippines

- ikalawang pamamalagi ng mga Espanyol sa bansa.

Himal-us is the original name of Guimaras Island.

- orihinal na pangalan ng Isla ng Guimaras.

Irong-irong or Ilong-Ilong is the former name of Iloilo and it was organized by Datu
Paiburong with Ogtong as its capital.

Antique known as the oldest province of the Philippines and was created by the Datu
Sumakwel during Spanish regime.

The ancient Malays took daily bath on rivers, brooks and springs. They use raw coconut
juice as hair conditioner and clean their bodies from dirt by rubbing a piece of stone
called Lugod.

University of San Agustin is the oldest University in Western Visayas.

Bando is the Spanish system of announcing publicly the new ordinance and other
important official announcement.

Manila Daily Bulletin is the newspaper cited Iloilo City as “the metropolis of the
Visayan Islands, second city importance in the archipelago and greatest market for
sugar in this part of the world in 1900-1930.
- Pahayagang nagpatanyag sa Ilioilo na pinakamalaking mag-angkat ng asukal sa
buong mundo noong 1900 – 1930.

Jaro Evangelical Church is the first Baptist church established in Iloilo City.
Kauna=unahang simbahan ng Baptist na itinatag sa Iloilo.

The Ruins is the name of the popular mansion at Bacolod City owned by the Ledesma
family which is visited of most of the tourists.
- pinakatanyag na mansion sa lungsod ng Bacolod na pagmamay-ari ng angkan ng
mga Ledesma at madalas bisitahin ng mga turista.

Ogtong is the former name of Oton.

- dating pangalan ng Oton.

Maria Cristina is the Queen Regent of Spain that raised the status of the Iloilo into the
Royal City (Queen’s City) of the South.
- Pansamantalang reyna ng Espanya na nagpakilala sa Iloilo bilang Royal City
(Queen’s City) of the South.

Makato is a town in Aklan that was once named after US President William Howard
Taft.
- Bayan sa Aklan na nakuha ang pangalan sa pangulo ng Amerika na si William
Howard Taft.
Hoja Volante is the first commercial newspaper in Iloilo.
- kauna-unahang komersyal na pahayagan sa Iloilo

Montinola Highway was the first concrete highway in the Philippines outside Manila.
- kauna-unahang sementadong lansangan sa Pilipinas sa labas ng Manila.

Chinese are the ones introduced sugar-making to the ilonggos before the Spanish
came.
- sila ang ang nagpakilala ng industriya ng asukal sa mga Ilonggo bago dumating
ang mga Espanyol.

Justice Delfin Jaranilla is the Ilonggo who was part of the International Wars Tribunal
that conducted the trial of high Japanese was criminals in Tokyo in 1945.
- Ilonggong nagging bahagi ng Pandaigdigang Digmaang Hukuman sa Tokyo na
nagsagawa ng paglilitis ng mga opisyal ng Hapong nasangkot sa Digmaan noong 1945.

General Leandro Fullon was the first Governor of Antique Province.

- kauna-unahang Gbernador ng lalawigan ng Antique

Emily Relucio Lopez was the first Governor of Guimaras that was appointed by
President Fidel V. Ramos when it was proclaimed as a regular and full-pledged province
on May 22, 1992.
- ay ang pinakaunang Gobernador sa Guimaras na itinalaga ni Pangulong Fidel V.
Ramos noong ito ay nagging likas na probinsya noong ika-22 ng Mayo 1992.

Datu Paiburong was the Bornean Datu that lead the natives of Iloilo.
20, 223.2 sq.km. is the total land area of Region 6 Western Visayas.

General Martin Delgado is the first governor of the province of Iloilo.

- Kauna-unahang gobernadora sa kungsod ng Iloilo.

The Panay Guerilla Movement is the first resistance group in the Philippines ,
continued fighting the Japanese Imperial Army even before the American Liberation of
Panay on July 4, 1946.
- Kauna-unahang grupo ng mga Pilipino na nakipaglaban sa mga Hapones bago pa
man dumating ang mga Amerikano noong ika-4 ng Hulyo 1946.

Maragtas Legend tells the Story about the Iloilo way back in the 13th century.
- alamant na nagsasalaysay ng kwento ng Iloilo noong ika-13 siglo.

Manduriao district in Iloilo City where comb-making industry begin.

-distrito sa lungsod ng Iloilo kung saan nagsimula ang industriya ng paggawa ng
suklay.

Jaro district in the City of Iloilo is known as the “Religious Capital’ of Western Visayas.
- district ng lungsod ng Iloilo ang tinaguriang “Relihiyosong Kabisera” ng
kanlurang Visayas.

Pan-ay is where you can find the largest bell in Asia.

- matatagpuan ang pinakamalakaing kampana sa buong Asya.

Iloilo City is the regional capital of Western Visayas.

- capital ng rehiyong western Visayas
General Juan Anacleto Araneta was one of the leaders of the Negros Revolution,
the event that took place on November 5, 1898 known as “Cinco de Noviembre.”

Graciano Lopez Jaena was born on December 18, 1856 in Iloilo. He was a
journalist, great revolutionary hero and orator. He is also known as the founder of
the fortnightly newspaper, La Solidaridad.

Teresa Ferraris Magbanua was born on October 13, 1868 in Pototan, Iloilo.
Dubbed as the “Visayan Joan of Arc”, Nanay Isa was a school teacher and became
a military leader. She’s the first woman in Panay to fight in the Philippine
Revolution and earned the distinction of being the only woman to lead combat
troops in the Visayas against Spanish and American forces.

Adriano Dayot Hernandez was born on September 8, 1870 in Dingle, Iloilo. He was
a Filipino revolutionary and military strategist during the Philippine Revolution and
Philippine-American War.

Quintin Salas was born October 31, 1870 in Dumangas, Iloilo. He was a
revolutionary leader is among the last Visayan revolutionist to surrender to the
Americans.

Molo Church ay Neoclassical na simbahang may disenyong Gothic sa Kanlurang Bisayas

na binisita ni Dr. Jose Rizal bago bumalik sa Maynila galing Dapitan.

Barcelona, Espanya ang lugar kung saan namatay si Graciano Lopez-Jaena.

Patrocinio Gamboa 33 years old woman of Jaro (a masculine name of) decided to do
the risky task of transporting the flag bravely from courier in Iloilo City. Acquiring the
flag replica sent by Emilio Aguinaldo was difficult because it has to pass the guardia
civil ( Spanish Army)

Legend of the Ten Bornean Datus - An epic refers to the ten chieftains who allegedly ventured to the Island of Panay
boarding a boat called balangay (or barangay) to evade the tyrannical ruler of Borneo.

MANIWANTIWAN, wife of Marikudo.

PULPULAN, Marikudo's father.
DATU PUTI, head of the Brunei datus who landed in Panay
DATU SUMAKWEL, head of the Confederation of Madyaas.
DATU PAIBURONG, head of the settlement of Irong-irong (now Iloilo).
MARIKUDO, king of the Sinugbohan tribe of Negritos in Talisayan (now San Joaquin), Prov. of Iloilo.
PABULANAN, Datu Paiburong's wife.
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/philamer/akm8935.0001.001/22/22?view=text&size=100

The Liberation of Panay - Also known as the Victory Day, is a special non-working holiday pursuant to Presidential
Proclamation No. 430 entitled “An Act Declaring March 18 of every year as Victory Day in the Islands of Panay and
Romblon including the cities of Iloilo and Roxas” issued by then-President Corazon Aquino in 1989.

https://www.iloilotoday.com/march-18-liberation-of-panay-holiday/

Brigadier General Macario Peralta Jr. - the founder and overall commander of the Sixth Military District of the
Philippine Army or the “Free Panay Guerilla Forces” from 1942-1945.
https://www.facebook.com/filipinasheritagelibrary/posts/brigadier-general-macario-peralta-jr-was-the-founder-and-overall-commander-of-th/10155250320946567/

http://rodhall.filipinaslibrary.org.ph/

Jaro Belfry - it was first built by the Augustinian friars in 1744 as a bell and watchtower but underwent
several restorations after it was damaged by an earthquake in 1787 and 1868.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1189582

Jaro - Its original name was Salog or Saro, It was also referred to as “Ilaya” or “mountain/dry land” It had been one of the richer
areas of Iloilo City even during the Spanish colonial period (1521-1898) and probably the richest town of the entire colony.
https://kimmabaquiao.wordpress.com/jaro-district/

Arevalo- Established on 1581 by Gobernador Ronquillo de Peñalosa as “La Villa Rica de Arevalo”, named after his
hometown Arévalo, Spain, it is one of the first places in the Philippine archipelago to be named in Spanish. It became the capital of the
settlement in the province on 1582.

https://kimmabaquiao.wordpress.com/arevalo-district/
JUAN A. ARANETA - He was Capitan Municipal of Bago, Negros Occidental. He imprisoned in January 1897 for
suspicion of supporting the insurrection against Spain. On November 5, 1898, he raised the Philippine flag and
proclaimed the Republic of Negros. However, realizing the destruction of Iloilo by U.S. forces now fighting Filipinos,
he accepted American sovereignty.
RAMON AVANCENA - during the revolution, he formed a committee whose main objective was to drive the
Spaniards out of Panay and the neighboring islands. He also organized a provincial revolutionary government in Sta.
Barbara, Iloilo.

FRANCISCO DEL CASTILLO - After recruiting a substantial number of members for Katipunan, Del
Castillo was elected general of the revolutionary forces of Aklan. On March 17, 1897, he led his men to
Kalibo. The Spanish officials and guardia civiles, who were barricaded inside the house of the town mayor,
fired at Del Castillo's group. Del Castillo was fatally wounded and died that same day.

DOMINGO T. FRANCO – he was born from Mambusao, Capiz and he followed Rizal's order to keep in his
care the papers of La Liga Filipina, a group that wanted changes in the government. When the revolution
erupted, he was arrested and jailed in Fort Santiago and together with 12 other compatriots, he was shot in
Bagumbayan

LEANDRO FULLON - He joined the Katipunan in 1896 under Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. He appointed
commander general in the Panay expedition. He led the troops that fought courageously against the
Americans in Sambag and Tacas, near Jaro, Iloilo. In 1901, he appointed provincial governor and became
a census supervisor for the Visayas in 1903.

CANDIDO IBAN - He joined the Katipunan and donated his lottery winnings for the setting up of a printing
press, where Katipunan's Kalayaan, kartilla and forms were printed. He returned to Capiz to organize a
Katipunan branch. On his way to Kalibo, he was arrested and jailed by the Spaniards.

NAZARIA LAGOS - She allowed the use of her house as a secret meeting place of the revolutionary
leaders of Iloilo. Her family's hacienda at Angaro was also used as a food and supply depot of the rebels.
She sewed the Philippine flag that was raised in the Dueñas town square on June 12, 1899, the first
anniversary of the proclamation of independence.

PASCUAL MAGBANUA - He staged guerrilla attacks against the Americans during the Filipino-American
war and strengthened the defense line from Balantang to Jibaoan in Iloilo.

TERESA MAGBANUA - She led a large group of men in the Battle of Barrio Yoting, Capiz in early
December 1898. She outfought the Spanish troops at the Battle of Sapong Hills near Sara.

QUINTIN SALAS - On October 28, 1898, he raised the cry for freedom in Dumangas, and liberated the
Iloilo towns of Barotac Nuevo, Pototan, Passi, and Banate. He confiscated enemy arms, ammunition, and
documents, then set the prisoners free.

PANTALEON VILLEGAS - He was a member of the Katipunan. He was more popularly known as Leon
Kilat. He led a revolutionary group in Panay and Negros Islands.

https://www.msc.edu.ph/centennial/hero/wv/page7.html

Gonzalo Ronquillo – he was appointed