San Isidro, Nueva Ecija

San Isidro is a 4th class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. The town is between Gapan City and Cabiao. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 40,984 people in 8,340 households.

History

San Isidro was the capital of Nueva Ecija from 1850 to 1917. In 1896, the revolucionarios from Cabiao secretly marched to San Isidro to attack the Spanish provincial government. Today the victory is known as the First Cry of Nueva Ecija, and province is recognized as one of the first of the eight provinces that revolted against Spain.

In 1899, General Emilio Aguinaldo declared San Isidro as the capital of the Philippines after the revolutionary capital of Malolos in Bulacan was captured by the Americans. This, however, was short lived. It is also in San Isidro that General Frederick Funston planned the capture of Aguinaldo to end the Philippine-American War.

The Wright Institute, established in 1903 in San Isidro, was one of the first high schools established outside Metro Manila during the American period.

Barangays

San Isidro is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.

* Alua
* Calaba
* Malapit
* Mangga
* Poblacion
* Pulo
* San Roque
* Sto. Cristo
* Tabon

External links

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