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The town got its name from an
incident in the past where a very big snake got stranded in
the mouth of a river near the poblacion and blockaded sea
transport facilities at that time. People then started to
refer to the place and the incident as "binalabagan",
and later pronounced the word as "Binalbagan".
Around the 18th and 19th
century, the town which was covered with thick forest and
swamps was inhabited by Negritoes. When the first immigrants
from Panay came, Negritoes who chose to stay behind learned
the modern ways of cultivation and farming. So woodlands
were cleared while sugar and rice fields were developed.
Inhabitants of the town
increased through the years and immigrants acquired vast
tracts of land through bartering pieces of clothes with the
natives.The Spaniards arrived in the town between 1850 to
1877. During this period, sugarcane were grown in small
areas and sugar called "muscovado" was crudely milled. When
Negrenses revolted against Spain, no fighting occurred in
the town as there was little Spanish influence and
improvement. |
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Municipality
Of Binalbagan
