Former Names Of Some Iloilo, Western Visayas Towns and Places

Old Oton Church 

Iloilo Province 

Ajuy - Ajui, Pili
Banate - Bobog / Calumpang
Barotac Nuevo - Mulatac
Calinog - Binocsucan
Carles - Punta Bulakawe, Badiang
Concepcion - Bacjawan
Dingle - Baong
Dueñas - Laglag / Sumandig
Dumangas - Araut, Halawod
Estancia - Daan Banwa, Lanubo
Janiuay - Matag-ub
Leganes - Guihaman, Valencia
Lemery - Lamenaria, Lameri
Leon - Camando
Mina - Montogawe
New Lucena - Himanban
Oton - Ogtong
Passi - Pasig, Sibucao 
Pototan - Naslo, Kapututan
San Enrique - Bontoc 
San Joaquin - Sinugbuhan, Siuaraga
San Miguel - Angoy
Santa Barbara - Catmon
Tigbauan - Katigbawan
Tubungan - Tin-an

Zarraga - Canipaan



Iloilo City

Arevalo - La Villa Rica de Arevalo
City Proper (specifically Fort San Pedro Area + Veterans’ Village, Ramon Muzones Drive, Plaza Libertad and San Jose Parish Church ) - La Punta
Jaro - Salog / Sarug

Lapaz - Ilawod

Mandurriao - Buaya
Molo - Parian

Plaza Libertad - Plaza Alfonso XII
Burgos St. - Calle del Recreo 
Gen. Hughes St. - Calle Nueva de Aguilar
Sto. Rosario St. - Calle del Rosario
Calle San Rafael

Western Visayas 

Buenavista, Guimaras - Tabuk

Guimaras - Ymal-us / Himal-us

Jordan, Guimaras - Nagaba

Negros Occidental and Oriental - Buglas

Addendum:

1. Ilawod

- used to refer to present-day La Paz and Lapuz

2. Ilaya

- used to refer to present-day Jaro

3. Daan-banua

- also referred to the old poblacion of Lambunao

4. Montogawe (mountain with a face)

- "Mantugani" is the old name of Mina based from Nereo Cajilig Luján.

5. Tin-an

- Old name of Tubungan according to their LGU

6. Jimanban

- Old name of New Lucena according to their LGU

7. La Punta

- Believed to be the old name of City Proper

8. La Villa Rica de Arevalo

- Present-day Arevalo proper, Villa Baybay now refers to present-day Sto. Niño Sur and Calaparan.

9. Valencia

- also the old name of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras.

Valencia found in Iloilo was renamed to Leganes, a small borough within Madrid, to address the influx of immigrants who were eyeing to acquire the "V" surname.

10. Guimaraes

- The first capital of Portugal and it is believed to be the toponym of Guimaras Island.

Other Notable Filipinos

Melecio Figueroa 

Lope K. Santos

Melecio Figueroa -  engraver from Arevalo, Iloilo. First Filipino designer of Philippine coins.

Flavio Zaragoza Cano - poet from Cabatuan, Iloilo. Known as the "Prince of Visayan Poets," he was one of the three greatest Filipino poet in Spanish along with Fernando Maria Guerrero and Cecilio Apostol

Fernando Maramag - first Filipino poet in English to win awards and fame

Clemencia Joven - first short story writer in English

Zoilo M. Galang - first Filipino novelist in English

Carlos P. Romulo - first Filipino to win honors in English journalism

Marcelo de Gracia Concepcion - first Filipino poet in English to win recognition in American literary circles

Lope K. Santos - author of the first Tagalog novel "Banaag at Sikat"

Claro Caluya - prince of Iloko poet

Mena Crisologo - greatest Iloko dramatist

Leona Florentino - greatest Iloko poetess

Leon C. Pichay - Iloko Poet Laureate

Angel Magahum - greatest Visayan dramatist




Source:

Municipality of Cabatuan, Iloilo Official Website,http://www.reocities.com/cabatuan_iloilo/Heroes/flavio.htm


Photo Source:

La Villa Rica de Arevalo: Heritage and Greatness, http://www.mysmartschools.ph/web/LaVillaRicadeArevalo/greatpeop.htm

Rizal Provincial Government Official Website,  http://rizalprovince.ph/thegovernors.html