Alicia, Isabela
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Alicia is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 57,178 people in 11,413 households.
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[edit] Barangays
Alicia is politically subdivided into 34 barangays.
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[edit] History
Alicia used to be the old town of Angadanan[1] until the new Angadanan was relocated in 1776 to its current location near the Angadanan Creek. Alicia is known for its old Castilian architectural church as tourists destination. Passing by Angadanan town on February 12, 1805, Fr. Manuel Mora, OP wrote that “Angadanan has a convent of bricks, though not totally finished. Its church is timber, wood and bamboo. The number of inhabitants is 791.” Fr. Tomas Calderon (OP) started building the present church that was inaugurated in 1849 and dedicated to the Nuestra Senora de Atocha, more popularly known as Our Lady of Atocha. The old Angadanan was renamed in 1949 in honor of then President Elpidio Quirino’s wife: Dona Alicia Syquia Quirino.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ Things to Do and see in Isabela. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ Isabela History. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
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