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 Municipality
Of Murcia |
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Founded in 1860 by Fr. Miguel
Alvarez, a Catholic priest belonging to the order of the
Recoletos of St. Augustine, Murcia is believed to have
gotten its name from a city or town in Spain. Like most
places, it was originally inhabited by Negritoes who
vanished from the scene and resettled elsewhere in the
province.
Several "Capitanes" succeeded one after the other in serving
as Chief Executive of the town during the Spanish regime.
During the Spanish era, Fr. Alvarez established a parochial
school in Murcia. The school for boys was headed by Maestro
Blas Gatuslao while the school for girls was taught Spanish
language and other subjects.
Erring or lazy pupils were disciplined by "palmitas" and
guava rods.
A week after the Japanese forces landed in Bacolod in 1941,
the town was occupied and their municipal building was used
as garrison. During their occupation, the civil government
was established in the mountains under Free Negros Governor
Alfredo Montelibano, Sr. The Japanese garrison in Murcia was
constantly attacked by guerillas until they were finally
driven out on April 21, 1945. |
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