Valladolid

Formally established in 1860, the lovely town of Valladolid was previously known as Inabuyan in honor of the month of the same name when fair winds blow and light rains fall. The change of name came when one of the early Spanish settlers named the place after his own hometown in Spain, Valladolid. During this time, the new town became one of the most prosperous in Negros Occidental. Today, Valladolid is regarded as the Rice Granary of Negros Occidental, the summer fruit capital and a leading producer of Angel Wings Clam, locally known as Diwal.

POPULATION

170,981

AREA

34,672.1382 ha

BARANGAY

24

Religious Infrastructure

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Church

1851

Tangible Immovable

Restored

Public

None

The church was built in 1852. Local materials such as coral stones were used in its construction. The church is considered as the biggest in the island of Negros at that time. To me, the longest, church in the province. The parish priest, however, decided to build a wall that shortened the church and to fill the seats during mass. The original altar, at the back of that wall, is now a Prayer House. 

Nearby, is the meditation house. On the southern part of the church is the new “convento” where the parish priest lives but around it are the ruins of the old walls that were left untouched for century.

Government Infrastructure

Municipal Hall of Valladolid

Not Applicable

Tangible Immovable

Restored

Public

None

Served as the municipal govt building across the plaza of Vallladolid built after the word war 2