[ No Comments ] Posted on 08.28.08 under Heritage, Tigbauan, Iloilo
Tigbauan, Iloilo history and heritage. 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 Tigbauan De Figueroa was born of Portuguese parents in North Africa. Eventually he made his [...]
[ 7 Comments ] Posted on 08.26.08 under Heritage, Tigbauan, Iloilo
Tigbauan history, architecture, heritage. In the larger Philippine cities history has mostly been obliterated, but places like Tigbauan still retain a distinct and important historic integrity.
[ 2 Comments ] Posted on 08.22.08 under Heritage, Tigbauan, Iloilo
Tigbauan history and heritage. While the Augustinian order was assigned general responsibility for Panay and Tigbauan in the 16th century, Rodriguez de Figueroa requested Jesuit, not Augustinian missionaries to minister to the residents of his extensive land holdings in Panay. His holdings were an “encomienda”, a grant from the Spanish crown. De Figueroa had the [...]