HISTORY OF LA PAZ
This barrio is popularly called Lino, which is derived from the clear water that the place had at that time. Lino is shortened term for "malino".
Lino was established jointly by Natalio Bondoc and Fernando Tayag and their wives, Candelaria and Elena Paras. Natalio Bondoc and his wife Candelaria who were too religious, donated a piece of land and built a chapel on it. They procured the first Patron Saint, dela Paz. During the time of Apung Cande there was nightly prayers and sharing of rice and other food stuffs to the poor and indigents twice a month.
Because of the industriousness and thriftiness of the couple, Santiago Munoz (matua) and Cornelia Gomez, well known as Conding, they became one of the hacenderos of Lino. Later their land was sold to Don Amado Santos with a little parcel left.
In the death of Natalio Bondoc and his wife Candelaria Paras and the failure of their sons, Florencio, Jose, Vicente and Gregorio as landlords, their land was sold to Capitan Tomas Dizon. The chapel of the barrio was transferred to the other end of the barrio. When Fernando Tayag and Elena Paras died, their children inherited the property. Mercedes, one of the daughters bought another Patron Saint, much bigger than the first. The Tayag's left the barrio when their land was confiscated by Isidro Santos. The patron saint came under the care of the Munoz family until World war II.
During the Spanish regime there was a vernacular school under Maestro Antonio Mano or Apung Antu. In 1909 another vernacular school was conducted by Maestro Gregorio Tolentino. In 1913-1914, an English school was opened in the chapel by Nemencio Poangca.
During the Spanish regime the officials of the barrio were "Cabeza", "Aguacil Mayor" and "Aguacil Segundo". The known cabeza were Santiago Munoz and Feliciano Torres.
In 1888 there was a "bantayan" which served as a watching place for the peace and order in the barrio.
In 1896-1897 there was a small old man named Juan Culantro, who was the chief of the Katipuneros formed secretly in the barrio. The members were Feliciano Torres, Gregorio Mallari, Froilan Pineda, Maximo Manabat and others.
During the Japanese regime, an American fighter plane crashed in Lino, the pilot was brought to the house of Rufina Munoz. The barrio people took him to her house so he can be fed properly. His name was Morris Nellon.
Although a small barrio, Lino has three sugar cane mills. Their rollers were made of stones and later changed them to iron rollers with the exception of that the Munoz family which was entirely replaced by a"caldera", run by steam. In 1914, Eulalio Munoz moved his caldera to Balutu, Concepcion, Tarlac.
La Paz remained as a barrio of Magalang but few families and houses.
This barrio is popularly called Lino, which is derived from the clear water that the place had at that time. Lino is shortened term for "malino".
Lino was established jointly by Natalio Bondoc and Fernando Tayag and their wives, Candelaria and Elena Paras. Natalio Bondoc and his wife Candelaria who were too religious, donated a piece of land and built a chapel on it. They procured the first Patron Saint, dela Paz. During the time of Apung Cande there was nightly prayers and sharing of rice and other food stuffs to the poor and indigents twice a month.
Because of the industriousness and thriftiness of the couple, Santiago Munoz (matua) and Cornelia Gomez, well known as Conding, they became one of the hacenderos of Lino. Later their land was sold to Don Amado Santos with a little parcel left.
In the death of Natalio Bondoc and his wife Candelaria Paras and the failure of their sons, Florencio, Jose, Vicente and Gregorio as landlords, their land was sold to Capitan Tomas Dizon. The chapel of the barrio was transferred to the other end of the barrio. When Fernando Tayag and Elena Paras died, their children inherited the property. Mercedes, one of the daughters bought another Patron Saint, much bigger than the first. The Tayag's left the barrio when their land was confiscated by Isidro Santos. The patron saint came under the care of the Munoz family until World war II.
During the Spanish regime there was a vernacular school under Maestro Antonio Mano or Apung Antu. In 1909 another vernacular school was conducted by Maestro Gregorio Tolentino. In 1913-1914, an English school was opened in the chapel by Nemencio Poangca.
During the Spanish regime the officials of the barrio were "Cabeza", "Aguacil Mayor" and "Aguacil Segundo". The known cabeza were Santiago Munoz and Feliciano Torres.
In 1888 there was a "bantayan" which served as a watching place for the peace and order in the barrio.
In 1896-1897 there was a small old man named Juan Culantro, who was the chief of the Katipuneros formed secretly in the barrio. The members were Feliciano Torres, Gregorio Mallari, Froilan Pineda, Maximo Manabat and others.
During the Japanese regime, an American fighter plane crashed in Lino, the pilot was brought to the house of Rufina Munoz. The barrio people took him to her house so he can be fed properly. His name was Morris Nellon.
Although a small barrio, Lino has three sugar cane mills. Their rollers were made of stones and later changed them to iron rollers with the exception of that the Munoz family which was entirely replaced by a"caldera", run by steam. In 1914, Eulalio Munoz moved his caldera to Balutu, Concepcion, Tarlac.
La Paz remained as a barrio of Magalang but few families and houses.