Remembering the Past

Do you know that Cavite is named as the Historical Capital of the Philippines? This came about when the colonizers saw a hook shaped land, which in Tagalog is called Kawit. They saw its value where to dock their bulky galleons that it eventually became the most important port linking the colony to the outside world.

Because of its strategic location, foreigners attacked Cavite in the quest to conquer Manila and the Philippines between the 16th and 17th centuries. But it was on the 18th century when the Filipinos finally staged a revolution against the Spaniards. Caviteños led by Gen Emilio Aguinaldo raided several Spanish Headquarters leading to the Philippine Independence Day on June 12, 1898.

Having witnessed the country’s theater of blood, of mutinies and resistance, revolution and war during the Spanish regime there is no doubt that the province was the cradle of Philippine Revolution and definitely the home of the brave.