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  2. List of Philippine city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Name origin Alaminos: Pangasinan: Juan Alaminos y Vivar, Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines. Angeles: none: a contraction of its original Spanish name El Pueblo de los Ángeles which means "The Town of Angels." Antipolo: Rizal: Hispanicized form of the Tagalog phrase ang tipolo which means "the breadfruit", the tree that grew ...

  3. Las Piñas - Wikipedia

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    Las Piñas was formerly called "Las Pilas" due to its separation from Parañaque due to tribal conflicts. On the other hand, Manuel Buzeta recorded the date at 1797. [ 9 ] Felix Timbang was the first gobernadorcillo in 1762, while Mariano Ortiz was the first municipal president of the town of Las Piñas.

  4. List of Metro Manila placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Las Piñas: Filipino for "red earth," in reference to its old industry of tisa or brick production. [48] Putatan: Muntinlupa: From putat, a local variety of flowering plants in the Lecythidaceae family that was common in the lakeside village. [49] Quiapo: Manila: Spanish rendering of the old Tagalog name kiyapo, a type of water cabbage common ...

  5. Names of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The present name of the Philippines was bestowed by the Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos [1] [2] or one of his captains Bernardo de la Torre [3] [4] in 1543, during an expedition intended to establish greater Spanish control at the western end of the division of the world established between Spain and Portugal by the treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza.

  6. List of renamed streets in Metro Manila - Wikipedia

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    Old name New name Crossing to city/municipality Agham Road/BIR Road Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue: Quezon City: Albay Street (San Francisco Del Monte) Bodino Street

  7. List of oldest buildings and structures in Metro Manila

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    Las Piñas Church: Las Piñas: 1819 [14] Established as a pueblo, 1762. Separated from the parish of Parañaque, 1775. P. Diego Cera de la Virgen del Carmen appointed first resident parish priest, December 26, 1795. The stone church was erected, 1797–1819. He created the bamboo organ from 902 bamboo tubes and 129 tin cans, 1816–1824 ...

  8. History of English - Wikipedia

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    See English language word origins and List of English words of French origin. Although English is a Germanic language, it has a deep connection to Romance languages. The roots of this connection trace back to the Conquest of England by the Normans in 1066.

  9. History of Manila - Wikipedia

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    The earliest recorded History of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, dates back to the year 900 AD, as documented in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription.By the thirteenth century, the city consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter near the mouth of the Pasig River, which bisects the city into the north and south.