Batangas in the American Colonial Era 1902-1942

This page contains links to articles about Batangas during the American colonial era.

DEMOGRAPHICS, ETHNICITY AND GEOGRAPHY

• A 1930 Batangas Road Trip Guide 
• How the Population of Batangas’ Towns and Cities Has Grown from the 1903 to the 2015 Census
• Brief Descriptions of the Towns of Batangas in 1902
• Photos of “Typical” Batangas Tagalogs in 1904 according to an Expo Board Publication

DISASTERS AND RELIEF

• First-Hand Narrative of the Violent 1911 Taal Volcano Eruption which Killed More than a Thousand People
• The Deadly 1902 Cholera Epidemic in the Philippines, with Special Interest on Its Consequences in Batangas

ECONOMICS

• Agricultural and Other Products of Batangas in 1916 and the Top Producing Towns
• The Economic Roles Women in Batangas Played in 1916
• The Hard Luck and Suffering in San Juan and Balayan after the End of the Philippine-American War in 1902
• The Immediate Economic Benefits of Batangas Train Service in 1910 
• When President Manuel L. Quezon Praised Batangas for Its Self-Sufficiency 

EDUCATION

• American-Sponsored Batangueño Students in the United States in 1917
• Batangas Students Make History as the 1st School Ordered Closed in the American Colonial Era
• Particulars of the First Provincial High School in Batangas Province 
• STCAA: Tracing the Athletic Association’s Humble Roots and Batangas’ Early Participation 

GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS

• Acts of the Philippine Commission in 1902 Concerning Batangas
• Alvarez v Villaviray: the Controversial 1934 Nasugbu Municipal President’s Election
• Galicano Apacible’s Heartfelt Letter “To the American People” in 1900
• Olgado vs Catigbac: Resolving the Conflict for the Presidency of Lipa in 1910
• The 1907 Philippine Assembly and the First Legislative Districts of Batangas under American Rule 
• The Tennis-like Mayoralty Election in Lipa, Batangas in 1937
• When the Municipal Council of Lipa Objected to the Town Becoming a City 

INFRASTRUCTURES

• Particulars of the Now-Defunct Nasugbu ‘Landing' or Airfield, Pre-WWII and onwards
• Public Works Projects Undertaken by the US Colonial Government in Batangas in 1915
• The Building of the Calamba-Batangas Road in 1900
  
• The State of Philippine Railroads in 1902 and American Attempts to Improve It, Including New Lines in Batangas

LAW AND ORDER

• A Tale of Love, Lust and Sex in 1903 Tanauan, Lipa and San Juan, Batangas
• The 1908 Killing in Ibaan of a Traveling Peddler and his 12-Year Old Son
• The Prevalence of Bandits in Batangas in 1905 and American Moves to Suppress Them

PERSONAL NARRATIVES

• 1903 Batangas Seen through the Eyes of an American Colonial Officer’s Wife
• Excerpts from Letters of a Murdered American Schoolteacher Describing her Stay in Batangas in 1905

PHOTOGRAPHIC

• Classic Photos of Bauan, Taal and Tanauan taken in the Early 1900s
• Historical Landing Fields or Airstrips in Batangas
• Historic Pictures Taken in Batangas during the American Colonial Era
• Pictures of Taal Volcano Taken before the Destructive 1911 Eruption
• US Terrain Intelligence Pre-WWII Photos of Batangas

MISCELLANEOUS

• BLTBCo: Why it was known as BTCo in Batangas and LTB in Manila
• The State of Batangas in 1901 as Reported to the 2nd US Philippine Commission