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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.
Las Piñas: none: Spanish for "The Pineapples"; the city's old name however is "Las Peñas" meaning "The Rocks". [22] Legazpi: Albay: Miguel López de Legazpi, the first Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines. Ligao: Albay: from ticao, a Bicolano word for a tree with poisonous leaves. Lipa: Batangas: from lipa, a Philippine linden tree ...
Old Tagalog word which means "a bowl plate" or "round and flat" in reference to the shape of the territory similar to a winnower. [23] [33] Malate: Manila: Spanish rendering of the Tagalog word maalat meaning salty. Malaya: Quezon City: Filipino word which means "free." [2] Malibay: Pasay: Old Tagalog word for "a place teeming with herds of ...
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.
Parols illuminate the St. Joseph Parish Church in Las Piñas during Simbang Gabi. Like in other parts of Southeast Asia, paper lanterns were introduced to the Philippines before the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. [6] The word paról is the modern Filipino spelling of the original Spanish name farol, meaning "lantern". [7]
Lanuza, Surigao del Sur (Spanish surname of unknown origin.) Larena, Siquijor (Spanish surname. Named after Filipino politician Demetrio Larena.) Las Navas, Northern Samar ("the plains") Las Nieves, Agusan del Norte ("the snows"; from Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, Spanish for "Our Lady of the Snows.") Laurel, Batangas (Spanish surname.
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