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 Municipality
Of La Castellana |
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The town used to be known as "Lapak",
and was then under the jurisdiction of Marayo, now
Pontevedra. How Lapak was formed into a village was not
definitely known, but the old belief was that early people
of Marayo have cut their way inland through dense forests to
search for their subsistence, realizing that life in their
coastal settlement was hard.
In the latter part of the 18th century, "muscovado" sugar
mills known as "De Agua" were constructed. The huge water
wheel in Hda. Grande and the rusty iron ruler between the
hill of Canticbel and the eastern bank of Camansi River were
indications of the existence of these mills.
Sugarcane planting was then encouraged during the period,
and immigrants upon hearing of the rich potentials of the
area came in and settled down.
The place became progressive and on January 5, 1918, La
Castellana was inaugurated as a town. |
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