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Sunday, September 27, 2020

CAVITE TOWNS & CITIES OLD NAME




Alfonso            -           Lumabong

Bacoor             -           Gargano & Bacood

Carmona          -           Latag

Cavite City       -           Cavite el Puerto & Cavite la Punta/ Kawite la Punta (literally means 'Cavite's end' / 'Cavite's endmost part'.The name came from 'hook's like shape enpoint (Tagalog : dulo ng kawit, or dulo ng pangkawit) of the place as seen in the map.

Dasmarinas      -           Tampus & Perez Dasmarinas

Gen.Trias         -           San Francisco de Malabon & Malabon Grande & Hacienda & Las Estancias

Gen.Aguinaldo -           Bailen

GMA (General Mariano Alvarez)-         Carmona Resettlement Project; (formerly combined Bggys.of San Jose & San Gabriel of Carmona Town)

Indang             -           Indan

Kawit                -           Cavite el Viejo / Cauite el Viejo/Kawite el Viejo(literally means "Old Cavite"; it is referred as "Magdalo" by revolutionaries during Philippine Revolution.Magdalo is also the political party name of Gen.Emilio Aguinaldo.

Magallanes       -           Panitan

Maragondon    -           Madagundong & Marigundong

Mendez-(Nunez)-        Gahitan

Naic                 -           Canayic & Ca-naic & Kanaig & Nuestra Adorada Immaculada Concepción.

Noveleta          -           Tierra Alta & Nobeleta/ it is referred as "Magdiwang" by the revolutionaries during Philippine Revolution.Magdiwang is also the political party name of Supreme Leader & Tagalog Republic President Gat Andres Bonifacio.

Rosario            -           Tejeros & Marseilla de Salinas

Silang               -           Silanganan

Tanza               -           Sta.Cruz de Malabon & Malabon el Chico

Tagaytay          -           Sula

Ternate            -           Galala & Barra de Maragondon

Trece Martirez -           Quinta / Quintana - (from Tanza town's former 13 baranggays created as new City after 13 Filipino martyrs linked to revolution were executed by Spaniards)

+Amadeo         -           Masilaw...Amadeo derived its name from Spanish king Amadeo I, Amadeo is Spanish words means "Blessed by God / Loved by God ".

+Imus               -           same name Imus from deep Tagalog word Imus that means-"Lupain sa pagitan ng mga nagsa'salubongan' mga ilog....It is formally referred as Hacienda de San Juan Bautista de Imus Recoletos in some historical documents...Other theoretical and folk legend origin of its name are infimus (lowland), centimos (centavos),& limos (alms).

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