San Jose de Buenavista, officially the Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista, ( krj, Banwa kang San Jose de Buenavista; hil, Banwa sang San Jose de Buenavista; tl, Bayan ng San Jose de Buenavista), is a 1st class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and capital of the
province
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of
Antique
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,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 65,140 people, making it the most populous municipality in the province of Antique. It is often referred to by locals as simply San Jose.
The municipality also hosted the
2017 Palarong Pambansa.
History
![Landing Fields - Philippines - Panay Island - NARA - 68161410](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Landing_Fields_-_Philippines_-_Panay_Island_-_NARA_-_68161410.jpg)
The Spaniards arrived in Antique in 1581. With them came Augustinian friars who Christianized the inhabitants. There was no place called San Jose de Buenavista at that time. Its original name was Tubigon being still a part of the municipality of Hamtic. In 1733, it was renamed San José and in 1790 it acquired its municipality through land grants issued by Governor General Félix Berenguer de Marquina. Later, it became a parish with its first parish priest, Father Manuel Ibáñez. Some two hundred years ago, the site now occupied by San José de Buenavista was a dense jungle and a favorite landing place for pirates to raid the area. In 1802, by popular demand, San José de Buenavista became the capital of the province of Antique and Agustín Sumandi was appointed as its first Gobernadorcillo, a sort of local governor during the Spanish colonial era.
On November 24, 1898, San Jose de Buenavista was captured by Philippine Revolutionary Expeditionary Forces led by Gen. Leandro Fullon from Cavite during the
Battle of Antique after a 2-day struggle. The rest of the Antique province under Spanish authority surrenders to the revolutionary forces.
In 1954, by the virtue of Executive Order No. 3 of the President of the Philippines, the southern portion of San Jose de Buenavista was formed into an independent municipality under the name of Hamtic. The boundary was described to be "From a point on the south bank of the mouth of Malandog River running northeasterly in a straight imaginary line to a point on the northeast side of the San Jose-Hamtic provincial road ten meters west of the intersection of this northeast side of said road with the northwest side of the Sibalom-Piapi-Malandog provincial road; thence following approximately the same direction in an imaginary line that is parallel to, and ten meters distant from the said Sibalom-Piapi-Malandog provincial road until it touches the present boundary between San Jose and Sibalom."
The
Evelio B. Javier Airport
Evelio B. Javier Airport (Kinaray-a: ''Hurugpaan kang Evelio B. Javier'', Hiligaynon: ''Hulugpaan sang Evelio B. Javier'', Filipino: ''Paliparang Evelio B. Javier'') , also known as San Jose Airport, and officially as Antique Airport is the onl ...
, the only airport serving commercial flights in the province of Antique, is located in San Jose.
Geography
San Jose de Buenavista is from
Iloilo City
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, from
Kalibo
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, and from
Roxas City
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.
According to the
Philippine Statistics Authority
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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Antique.
Climate
Barangays
San Jose de Buenavista is politically subdivided into 28
barangay
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s.
Demographics
![Cathedral of San Jose de Antique](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Cathedral_of_San_Jose_de_Antique.jpg)
In the 2020 census, San Jose de Buenavista had a population of 65,140. The population density was .
Language
Kinaray-a
The Karay-a language ( krj, label=none, Kinaray-a, krj, label=none, Binisayâ nga Kinaray-a or krj, label=none, Hinaraya; en, Harayan) is an Austronesian regional language in the Philippines spoken by the Karay-a people, mainly in Antique, Il ...
is the spoken language of the municipality. Kinaray-a came from the word "iraya", which refers to a group of people residing in the mountain areas of the province.
Hiligaynon is spoken as a second language of the municipality.
Religion
San Jose is the
see
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*** "See", song by The Rascals, on the album ''See''
** "See" (Tycho song), song by Tycho
* Television
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of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose de Antique (Lat: ''Dioecesis Sancti Iosephi de Antiquonia'') is a diocese of the Roman Rite of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church whose cathedral is in the city of San Jose de Buenavista, Antique in the ...
.
Economy
Government
Tourism
Since 1971, San Jose de Buenavista celebrates the
Binirayan Festival during the final week of December. This festival involves a theatrical presentation commemorating founding of the first Malayan settlement or barangay in the country. San Jose celebrates its religious fiesta on May 1 to honor its patron saint,
Saint Joseph the Worker
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.
Evelio Javier Freedom Park is located in front of the Antique Provincial Capitol building in San Jose de Buenavista. It is named for the late Governor
Evelio Javier
Evelio Bellaflor Javier (October 31, 1942 – February 11, 1986) was a Filipino politician. He served as governor of the province of Antique and was an opponent of the dictatorship of President Ferdinand Marcos. His assassination on February 11, ...
, who was shot by an unknown assassin on February 11, 1986. A marker in the park denotes the exact place of his death.
Old and new buildings dot the town: the Old Capitol Building; Evelio B. Javier Memorabilia (New Capitol); ADF Handicrafts; Azurin Mansion and Piedra's Restaurant; La Granja and Binirayan Hills; and the San Pedro Old Church.
Notable personalities
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Jerry Navarro Elizalde
Jeremias "Jerry" Elizalde Navarro (22 May 1924 – 10 June 1999) was a Filipino artist.
Early life and education
As a young artist, Navarro was very passionate in creating new ways of art. He experimented with different kinds of art media su ...
- Philippine National Artist for Visual Arts - Painting
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John Iremil Teodoro
John Iremil Teodoro (*November 14, 1973 in Maybato Norte, San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines) is a Filipino writer, creative writing and literature teacher, literary critic, translator, and cultural scholar. He is also considered to ...
- Filipino writer, university professor and freelance journalist. He is also a multi-awarded poet and playwright, one of the country's leading pioneers in gay literature and the most published author in Kinaray-a to date.
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Alex C. Delos Santos
Alex C. Delos Santos born on September 24, 1967, in San Jose, Antique is a Karay-a writer.
He began theater work since he was a student. He founded Students Theater Arts Guild (STAGE) in college. He trained with the Philippine Educational T ...
- a Karay-a writer and theater artist based in San Jose, Antique, the Philippines. His research and writing interests are in culture and arts and gay literature.
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Richard Yee
Richard Yee is a Filipino former professional basketball player. He last played for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball leag ...
- Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association.
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Alberto A. Villavert
Alberto Arcega Villavert (25 April 1903 – 1 March 1984) was a Filipino politician who led the Province of Antique between 1937 and 1946 both as an appointed and elected Governor. He was first elected as presidente municipal (town mayor) of Ant ...
- Filipino Politician who led the Philippine Province of Antique between 1937 and 1946 both as an appointed and elected Governor.
*Sunshine Teodoro
[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4441931/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm ] - Filipina Actress known for her work on Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011), Feng Shui 2 (2014), Social Virus (2014) and Oro(2016)
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Marian Capadocia
Marian Jade Saldajeno Capadocia (born September 17, 1995) is a tennis player from the Philippines.
Junior career
She began playing tennis at the age of 8 and started her professional career at the age of 15. Born in Manila, she reached her high ...
- Tennis player
*
Jose Romeo Lazo
Jose Romeo Orquejo Lazo is a Filipino Catholic clergyman who is the thirteenth ordinary of the Archdiocese of Jaro, and the sixth to have the title of archbishop. He was born on January 23, 1949, in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique to Juan P. L ...
- Archbishop of Jaro
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code*
{{Philippine Provincial Capitals
Municipalities of Antique (province)
Provincial capitals of the Philippines