My Philippine Life

Personal perspectives on retirement life in the Philippines

September 2, 2011
by GOIloilo
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Esteban Rodriguez de Figueroa and the Founding of Tigbauan, Iloilo

Esteban Rodriguez de Figueroa was a key figure in Tigbauan’s history, a Spanish “conquistador” who was awarded huge land holdings called encomiendas, for his services to the Spanish governors of the Philippines. One of these included what is now Tigbauan, Iloilo on Panay Island Continue reading

August 22, 2008
by GOIloilo
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The Jesuits in Tigbauan, Iloilo

The Jesuits in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Fr. Pedro Chirino founds the first school for boys in 1593 in what is now Tigbauan, Iloilo. Continue reading