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==Location of Mercedes== | |||
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==History of Mercedes== | ==History of Mercedes== | ||
In the middle of eighteenth (18th) century the Spanish Jesuit Missionary transferred its Catholic Mission to PASO CAÑA (Bamboo Pass). This name was attributed to the abundance of bamboo trees that grew along the river banks and in many other places in the area. Paso caña was the name of the place until the first Chapel was constructed by the first Jesuit Missionary Priest in Eighteen Sixty Seven (1867) who change the name to LAS MERCEDES in honor of the Patron Saint of Mercedarian who inspired the redemption and recovery of many Christian captives in the hands of the Moors during the reign of Don Jaime de Aragon, the king of Spain. | |||
From then on, the place was named Las Mercedes until the enactment of the COMMONWEALTH ACT No. 39 series of 1937 were it became one of the ninety eight (98) barangays of the City of Zamboanga as Barangay MERCEDES. | |||
==Local Government Unit LGU of Barangay Mercedes== | ==Local Government Unit LGU of Barangay Mercedes== | ||
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==Public Utilities of Mercedes== | ==Public Utilities of Mercedes== | ||
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== | ==Businesses in Mercedes== | ||