Alfonso, Cavite

Infobox Philippine municipality
infoboxtitle = Municipality of Alfonso
sealfile = Ph_seal_cavite_alfonso.png locatormapfile = Ph_locator_cavite_alfonso.png caption = Map of Cavite showing the location of Alfonso.
region = CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
province = Cavite
districts = 3rd District of Cavite
barangays = 32
class = 3rd class; urban
mayor = Virgilio Varias
areakm2 = 72.60
pop2000 = 47,973
popden2000 = 661

Alfonso is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 47,973 people in an area of 70.0 square kilometers.

Geography

Alfonso is an upland town situated at the southwestern portion of the Cavite province. It is 74 kilometers from Manila via Tagaytay City. Magallanes bounds it on the west, Batangas province on the south, Mendez and Tagaytay City on the east, General Aguinaldo on the northwest and Indang on the northeast.

Brief History

Alfonso was totally forested until the 17th century when a few pocket settlements sprouted. The town was originally part of barrio Lumampong in the pueblo of Indang. In the course of time, the pocket settlements grew into sitios and later on into barrios. The town became a separate district municipality from Indang on May 16, 1859 through the efforts of the community leaders Bonifacio Aveo and Felix del Mundo. The new town was called Alas-as for a period of seventeen years. The name Alas-as refers to the name of a tree used for the construction of houses and bears sweet fruit. It was, eventually, named after King Alfonso XII of Spain, son of Isabel II. Alfonso was initially composed of the barrios of Taywanak, Pajo, Esperanza, Marahan, Matagbak, Sinaliw and Kaytitinga. Don Narciso Mojica was the capitan municipal of Alfonso at the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution. A few days after the Cry of Balintawak, on August 31, 1896, General Mariano Trias ordered the liquidation of all Spaniards in the municipality. In the bloody battle that followed, the leaders of the revolutionists were General Hipolito Rint, Captain Eriberto Cetro (Kapitan Berto) and Predencio Rolle (Tandang Doro).

Barangays

Alfonso is politically subdivided into 32 barangays.

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]