Maragondon


', officially the ', is a heritage town and a of the Philippines| in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people. The town is famous for its bamboo crafts, Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape which includes Mount Pico de Loro, and various ancestral houses and structures important to Philippine history and culture such as Maragondon Church and the execution site and trial house of national hero Andres Bonifacio.

Barangays

Maragondon is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.

History

The name Maragondon derives from the Tagalog word maragundong which means "having a rumbling or thunderous sound". This refers to the noise coming from the Kay Albaran river in the village of Capantayan. This was initially the place on which the town was to be built. However, due to the floods caused by the frequent overflowing of the river, the town was later relocated to its present site.
Incidentally, Maragondon has three foundation dates; namely, 1. ) 1611 when the Franciscan Fathers from Silang established their first visita or chapel; 2.) 1690, the Fundacion Ecclesiastica or founding of the regular parish by the Jesuits, dedicating it to Our Lady of the Assumption; 3.) 1727, the Fundacion Civil, when the original barrio of Maragondon was separated from Silang during the administration of the Recollects and converted into an independent municipality with Gregorio Silvestre as the first gobernadorcillo. Maragondon belonged to the corregimiento of Mariveles until 1754 when Spanish governor General Pedro Manuel de Arandia abolished the politico - military administration and restored Maragondon to Cavite Province.
In the second half of the 19th century the towns of Ternate, Magallanes, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, Alfonso, and Naic were mere barangays of Maragondon. Ternate was the first town to attain full independence on March 31, 1857, under an agreement signed by Tomas de Leon, Felix Nigosa, Pablo de Leon, Florencio Nino Franco and Juan Ramos in behalf of the people of Ternate.
Furthermore, Bailen and Alfonso seceded from Maragondon in 1858. Magallanes followed suit on July 15, 1879 under an agreement signed by Crisostomo Riel representing Maragondon, and by Isidro Bello and company representing Magallanes.

Local Officials

The following are the elected officials of the town elected last May 13, 2019 which serves until 2022:
PositionOfficial
MayorReynaldo A. Rillo
Vice MayorAlfredo A. Bersabe

Demographics

In the, the population of Maragondon was people, with a density of.

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