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<font size="5">San Carlos City, <br>Province of [[Negros_Occidental_Province%2C_Philippines| Negros Occidental]], [[Philippines|<font color=orange>'''Philippines'''</font>]]</font><br> | <font size="5">San Carlos City, <br>Province of [[Negros_Occidental_Province%2C_Philippines| Negros Occidental]], [[Philippines|<font color=orange>'''Philippines'''</font>]]</font><br> | ||
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San Carlos City | The City of San Carlos is strategically located at the northeast part of Negros Island, 123 23’ 65” longitude and 10 25’15” latitude, bounded on the north by the municipality of Calatrava, on the west by the municipality of Don Salvador Benedicto and the City of Bago, on the South by the municipality of Vallehermoso (Negros Oriental) and the City of Kanla-on, and the East by Tañon Strait. The City has a total land area of 45,150.000 hectares or 451.50 square kilometers. | ||
==Location of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ==Location of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ||
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==History of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ==History of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ||
The | :Article from San Carlos LGU verbatim: | ||
San Carlos City was formerly named Nabingkalan, in honor of a beautiful daughter of a chieftain Negrito settlement in the area. The settlement was later bought by Carlos Apurado from Badian, Cebu who, with the help of fellow pioneers, developed the settlement into a thriving Christian Village. | |||
In 1856, Señor Don Emilio Saravia, the first political military governor of Negros Island during the Spanish era, renamed the place and established it as a “pueblo”. | |||
San Carlos prospered through the years, however, the village lost its “pueblo” category, and in 1890, when Negros Island was divided into Occidental Negros and Oriental Negros, San Carlos was recorded as an “arrabal” or barrio of Calatrava (Hilub-an). | |||
San Carlos acquired its status as a town in late 1898 when Gen Juan Araneta of the Revolutionary Philippine republic officially proclaimed it as a municipality. This was confirmed by the American Military Administration in 1901. | |||
In May 1942, the Japanese army occupied the town and encountered a defiant Municipal Mayor, Eugenio Antonio Sr., who refused to surrender and collaborate with them. He railed the renegade soldiers along with loyal civilians and organized them as a guerilla unit. Thus, San Carlos became the hotbed of resistance activities against the Japanese imperial forces by the first Combat team, 7th MD (Negros) Guerilla forces, under Major Uldarico Baclagon. | |||
San Carlos became a city on July 1, 1960 with the passage of Republic act No. 2643. | |||
Another historical milestone in the file of the city is the cabinet meeting of Pres. Fidel V. Ramos in the last August 27,1996 making the San Carlos the first component city to be made the venue of a Presidential cabinet meeting. | |||
==People of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ==People of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ||
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==Natural Resources of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ==Natural Resources of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ||
There are eight (8) major rivers in the City. These are the Talave, Palampas, Ando-on, Gigalman, Ma-init, Katingal-an, Sta. Cruz and Buluangan Rivers. The Talave and Palampas rivers and their tributaries emanate from the western slopes of the forest reserve area and drain to Tañon Strait. The Sta. Cruz and Buluangan rivers originate from the western slope of Mt. Kanla-on and also drain towards Tañon Strait. Flood prone areas usually line the riverbanks. | |||
The city which comprises 18 barangays, it prides itself of a fine natural harbor that is protected by the beautiful island of Refugio. To the local residents it is popularly known as Sipaway and is frequented by local and foreign tourists alike who wants to go swimming and scuba diving. San Carlos is a strategic business hub wherein accessibility from Bacolod City is 144.5 kilometers (coastal road) and 82 kilometers (mountain road) away and 167 kilometers from Dumaguete City and 15 nautical miles across Tañon Strait as gateway to Toledo City of Cebu island. Plying these routes, bus company of Ceres Liners, Inc.; seacraft companies of Lite Ferries and Aznars' fastcrafts and Melrivic, respectively. | |||
The city proper is centered around the market area, while the main business sector is nested along V. Gustilo, Locsin and S. Carmona Streets. It is in these areas that commercial and business structures abound--banks, restaurants, department and convenience stores. At the city's outskirts notable subdivisions, townhomes and recreation centers proliferated as a result of the continuing construction of infrastructure by the local government. With these intensified developments, the city will soon be an ideal businessman's place. | |||
==Tourists Attractions of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ==Tourists Attractions of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ||
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==Festivals, Fiestas and Traditions of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ==Festivals, Fiestas and Traditions of San Carlos City, Negros Occidental, Philippines== | ||
Pintaflores Festival – 3 day of celebration of arts & culture festival added by competitions and exhibitions. Culminated by Street dancing and Ritual Competition from various contingents of the city they’re all painted with flowers on their bodies, and dancing with the rhythmic beats. Held annually on Nov. 3-5 in time with the celebration of Negros Day and the feast of St. Charles Borromeo, patron saint of the city. | |||
:'''The Legend of Pintaflores''' | |||
:by: Joe Recalex C. Alingasa, Jr. | |||
In the early times of the Pre-Hispanic Era there was once an astute and beautiful princess who fled together with her tribe to a lush and green coastal valley at the northeastern part of Buglas (Negros). As she reaches her new abode after a few months she was afflicted with a strange illness which is incurable during her time. So worried of the princess's predicament, the tribesmen seek the aid of a babaylan (native priestess) who reckoned that the absence of flowers makes Princess Nabingka deeply saddened and eventually got sick. | |||
To appease the babaylan all men, women and children of the tribe planted flowers but these didn't grow due to the humid atmosphere and the scorching heat of the sun. Anxious of the health of the princess, as the ultimate recourse, the babaylan finally summoned all tribespeople to tattoo their bodies with flower or floral accents in lieu of the usual tribal patterns. Amazingly, before the naked eyes of the babaylan and tribespeople, Princess Nabingka recuperated and gained back her youthful prowess and glee. As a gesture of thanksgiving the entire tribe threw a feast while they dance in magnanimity and this time with their bodies tattooed with flower designs. | |||
Upon the arrival of some Spanish conquestadores to the place they discovered this tribe with the unique ritual which they refer to as "Pintados de Flores" or people with flower tattoos. In the advent of early civilization the place became a thriving Christian village and was popularly called Nabingkalan in honor of Princess Nabingka while the dance drama was later on dubbed as Pintaflores. | |||
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