Batangas in the Hispanic Era 1570-1898

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

16^th Century Batangas (arranged chronologically)

• The 1570 First Spanish Expeditionary Excursion into Batangas
• Martin de Goite Brings Peace to Warring Natives from Balayan and Nearby Tulayan
• Bonbon in Present Day Batangas the First Colonial Estate in Luzon Rewarded to de Goite
• Glimpses of Bonbon (Early Batangas) at the Dawn of the Spanish Colonial Era
• The Founding of Pueblos or Towns by the Agustinians in 16th Century Batangas
• Deaths of the Early Spanish Conquistadores of Luzon and Batangas
• When Islam was a Widely-Practised Religion in Luzon, Including Batangas
• The Chiefs of Balayan and Their Role in the 16th Century Spanish Invasion of Borneo
• Miguel de Loarca’s 16th Century “Census” of Batangas
• Spanish-Style Corruption Arrives in 16th Century Philippines, Including Batangas
• Gabriel de Ribera, Mariscal de Bombon, Batangas’ Representative to the Royal Audiencia
• Provincia de Bombon y Balayan, as 16th Century Batangas was Known
• Spanish Governance and Christian Instruction in Batangas in 1591

Manuel Sastron's Late 19^th Century Batangas, c. 1895

• 19th Century Ibaan as Described by a Spanish Historian
• 19th Century San Jose, Batangas as Described by a Spanish Historian
• 19th Century Talisay, Batangas as Described by a Spanish Historian
• 19th Century Tanauan, Batangas as Described by a Spanish Historian
• Balayan, Batangas in the 19th Century according to a Spanish Historian
• Bauan, Batangas in the 19th Century as Described by a Spanish Historian
• Calatagan, Batangas in the 19th Century, as Described by a Spanish Historian
• Cuenca, Batangas in the 19th Century, as Described by a Spanish Historian
• Lemery, Batangas in the 19th Century as Described by a Spanish Historian
• Lian and San Luis, Batangas in the 19th Century as Described by a Spanish Historian
• Nasugbu, Batangas in the 19th Century as Described by a Spanish Historian
• Rosario, Batangas in the 19th Century, as Described by a Spanish Historian
• San Juan de Bocboc, Batangas in the 19th Century as Described by a Spanish Historian
• Santo Tomas, Batangas in the 19th Century as Described by a Spanish Historian
• Taal, Batangas in the 19th Century, as Described by a Spanish Historian
• Taysan, Batangas in the 19th Century as Described by a Spanish Historian
• The Glory of 19th Century Villa de Lipa as Described by a Spanish Historian
• The Town of Lobo in the 19th Century as Described by a Spanish Historian

The British Interlude, 1762-1764

• British Troops Chase after Treasures in 18th Century Batangas
• Movements of British Troops in the towns of Lipa and Batangas in 1763

The Philippine Revolution in Batangas, 1896-1898

• The Roundup of Katipunan Sympathizers and Two Other Stories set in Batangas Town in the Late 19th Century
• The Katipunan’s Attacks on Lian and Talisay, Batangas in 1896 as Narrated by Artemio Ricarte
• The Philippine Revolution in Batangas during the Tenure of Govenor-General Ramon Blanco

Other Hispanic Era Articles

• A Glimpse at Life in Batangas Early in the 1600s
• Brigido Morada, the Batangueño Intellectual Sent Into Exile by the Spanish Colonial Government
  
• Cuatro Santos: the Four Barrios Disputed by Lipa and Tiaong during the Spanish Era 
• Francisco Matienza and the Tagalog Revolts in Balayan and Taal in 1745
• Know the Population of 22 Batangas Towns in 1877
• Late 19th Century Taal as Described by the UK-Born Priest Rev. J.E. Tenison-Woods 
• Narciso Claveria’s 1849 Decree and the Surnames of the People of Lipa 
• Reports on Taal, Bauan, Batangas, San Jose, Lipa, Ibaan and Tanauan from an 1845 Augustinian Document
• The 1749 Eruption of Taal Volcano which Forced 2 Pueblos to Become One as Tanauan
• The Augustinians and their Role in the Founding of Taal, Batangas, Tanauan, Bauan and Lipa
• The Arrival of Cacao in the Philippines and the Thief from Lipa who helped Propagate It
• The Barely Documented 1885 Taal Volcano Eruption 
• The Galleon Trade, Their Filipino Crews and the Earliest Filipino Community in the United States
• The Legendary Tulisan Romang Gabi, the “Robin Hood” of Spanish-era Batangas 
• The Power of the Clergy in Late 19th Century Batangas as Told by a Citizen of Lipa, Batangas 
• The Practice of Sending Convicted Criminals as Soldiers to Spanish Colonial Philippines
• The Rise and Fall of Lipa’s 19th Century “Aristocracy” according to TM Kalaw 
• The Story Behind the Sinking of the Galleon San Diego off Nasugbu's Fortune Island
• Thomas Cavendish: the 16th Century English Pirate who Prowled Philippine Waters
• When “Fishes were cooked in the Lake” – the 1716 Taal Volcano Eruption
• When the Town of Bauan was founded along the Shores of Taal Lake
• Why the Capital of Batangas Moved from Taal to Batangas in 1754