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Magdalena, Laguna
Magdalena, officially the Municipality of Magdalena (Tagalog: Bayan ng Magdalena), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 28,131 people.
Magdalena was formerly a barrio of Majayjay. A petition from the residents of the barrio for the creation of a new town was presented on September 15, 1819. It was proclaimed a new town by Governor General Don Mariano Fernández de Folgueras on January 18, 1820, and was originally named "Magdalena de Ambling". The town’s name is derived from its patron saint, Maria Magdalena, and the barrio of Ambling, where it was first established. Its first teniente alcalde or capitán—the highest political authority at the time—was Don Mauricio San Mateo.
A makeshift school was established in 1820, fulfilling one of the key requirements for the area’s recognition as a town. A municipal hall was also built, along with a small chapel, which later gave way to a larger church constructed in 1829. Built from stone and brick and funded through local contributions, the church was completed in 1861.
Further development followed with the construction of a concrete municipal hall and a church convent, which began in 1871 and was completed in 1884.
The revolt against the Spaniards in this area started on November 13, 1896, when the male residents joined the revolutionaries from the province to form a bigger force. It was during one of the encounters that Emilio Jacinto was wounded and sought refuge at the church. Emilio Aguinaldo then proclaimed the first Philippine Republic and the Spaniards finally surrendered on September 1, 1898, and celebrations followed.
The arrival of the Americans, at the turn of the century, witnessed the evacuation of the townsfolk to the mountains for fear of being killed, later returned to the Poblacion seeing that the foreigners were well-intentioned.
The Americans enforced a new system of government. Election of government officials was conducted regularly. The first elected President Municipal was Don Victor Crisostomo. It was during this time that rebels, called tulisan, formed a force to oppose foreign rule and robbed the residents. On June 15, 1929, electricity was introduced in the municipality.
In 1945, Filipino troops of the 4th, 42nd, 43rd, 45th and 46th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 4th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary liberated Magdalena. The Japanese surrendered to the Filipino soldiers and guerrillas on May 25, 1945.
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Magdalena, Laguna
Magdalena, officially the Municipality of Magdalena (Tagalog: Bayan ng Magdalena), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 28,131 people.
Magdalena was formerly a barrio of Majayjay. A petition from the residents of the barrio for the creation of a new town was presented on September 15, 1819. It was proclaimed a new town by Governor General Don Mariano Fernández de Folgueras on January 18, 1820, and was originally named "Magdalena de Ambling". The town’s name is derived from its patron saint, Maria Magdalena, and the barrio of Ambling, where it was first established. Its first teniente alcalde or capitán—the highest political authority at the time—was Don Mauricio San Mateo.
A makeshift school was established in 1820, fulfilling one of the key requirements for the area’s recognition as a town. A municipal hall was also built, along with a small chapel, which later gave way to a larger church constructed in 1829. Built from stone and brick and funded through local contributions, the church was completed in 1861.
Further development followed with the construction of a concrete municipal hall and a church convent, which began in 1871 and was completed in 1884.
The revolt against the Spaniards in this area started on November 13, 1896, when the male residents joined the revolutionaries from the province to form a bigger force. It was during one of the encounters that Emilio Jacinto was wounded and sought refuge at the church. Emilio Aguinaldo then proclaimed the first Philippine Republic and the Spaniards finally surrendered on September 1, 1898, and celebrations followed.
The arrival of the Americans, at the turn of the century, witnessed the evacuation of the townsfolk to the mountains for fear of being killed, later returned to the Poblacion seeing that the foreigners were well-intentioned.
The Americans enforced a new system of government. Election of government officials was conducted regularly. The first elected President Municipal was Don Victor Crisostomo. It was during this time that rebels, called tulisan, formed a force to oppose foreign rule and robbed the residents. On June 15, 1929, electricity was introduced in the municipality.
In 1945, Filipino troops of the 4th, 42nd, 43rd, 45th and 46th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 4th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary liberated Magdalena. The Japanese surrendered to the Filipino soldiers and guerrillas on May 25, 1945.