Tourism Information On
Enrique B Magalona Saravia
The town was named Saravia after the first Spanish military governor of
Negros, Don Emilio Saravia (1856-1858). The original inhabitants of the
place were Negritoes who were gradually driven to the mountains by
settlers who came to make their permanent homes in choice lands in the
present poblacion. The first group of settlers in the town came from
Albuquerque, Bohol. They were led by Florentino Rubiato who became the
first “Cabeza de Barangay” of the place then called “Tukgawan”, located
between the rivers of Madalag Pequena and Madalag Grande.
The exact date of the creation of Saravia into a municipality is rather
controversial. A Spanish chronicler mentioned in his “Apuntos de la Isla
de Negros” that Saravia was created into a town in 1858. However, another
Spanish chronicler in his “Resena Historica de Negros” recorded Saravia’s
conversion into a municipality in 1880. It is however safe to assume that
Saravia became a municipality in 1889, when Recollect priest Fr. Pedro
Lago took over the administration of Saravia.
The first Capitan Municipal of the town was Santiago Reyes. He was
succeeded by Carlos Magalona, who with his brother Vicente, father of
ex-senator Enrique Magalona with whom the town was named after, alternated
over the position for the next 15 years.
House Bill 511 authorized by the late Congressman Armando Gustilo
changed the name of Saravia into E.B. Magalona on August 19, 1967.
Famous Landmarks
Man-made Rice Terraces in Sitio
Tabuan, Barangay San Isidro is an exact replica of the Banaue Rice
Terraces.
Battle of Guintabuan is a marker
built in memory of the heroes of “Guintabuan”, an event about the struggle
of the local revolutionaries who opposed American rule after the fall of
Spain. It was in Sitio Guintabuan where expeditionary fighters from Iloilo
met with the local forces to engage the American soldiers.
Century-old Mangrove in 42
hectares mangrove forest in Sitio Buyog, Bgry. Alicante is home of wild
ducks and birds.
Dabo Dabo Falls
and Bat Sanctuary in Brgy. Canlusong
is about 35 kilometers east of the town proper. Ideal for nature enthusiasts
and trekkers.
source:
http://www.negros-occ.gov.ph/nopg/ebmagalona.html
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