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Santiago, officially the Municipality of Santiago ( ilo, Ili ti Santiago; fil, Bayan ng Santiago), is a 4th class
As soon the Spaniards colonized the Philippines, Spain sent missionaries to spread Christianity, on of heir purposes in their colonization. Christianity was then spread throughout the Philipiines. The Spaniards organized group's called pueblos and divided these into sitios for easier proselytization and evangelization. From then on, the pueblo built tribunals for the Spanish government and churches and converts for the missionaries to live.
Because the Muslim were the champions of Islamic religion and because they considered war as an occupation and piracy as a hobby, they raided Christian pueblos along China Seacoast of the Philippines.
In June 1578, Spain started the Moro Wars in Jolo. This aggressive act marked the beginning of a long, bloody conflict between Spaniards and the Moros. In 1602, Spain sent punitive expeditions to Zamboanga, Cotabato and other places to curb the rising tide of Moro depredations. In were built along the seacoasts from Mindanao to Luzon. Armed galleys and frigates patrolled the sea-lanes. The Moros stopped the raids for a while.
The Moros renewed their piratical forays. In 1717, they sw
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the province
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of Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Sur; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur), is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital o ...
, Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,471 people.
Santiago Cove is dubbed as the "Boracay
Boracay (; often locally shortened to Bora) is a resort island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, located off the northwest coast of Panay. It has a total land area of , under the jurisdiction of three barangays in Malay, Akla ...
of Ilocos Sur" because of its white sands.
Etymology
The town got its name from Saint James which in Spanish means Santiago.History
As soon the Spaniards colonized the Philippines, Spain sent missionaries to spread Christianity, on of heir purposes in their colonization. Christianity was then spread throughout the Philipiines. The Spaniards organized group's called pueblos and divided these into sitios for easier proselytization and evangelization. From then on, the pueblo built tribunals for the Spanish government and churches and converts for the missionaries to live.
Because the Muslim were the champions of Islamic religion and because they considered war as an occupation and piracy as a hobby, they raided Christian pueblos along China Seacoast of the Philippines.
In June 1578, Spain started the Moro Wars in Jolo. This aggressive act marked the beginning of a long, bloody conflict between Spaniards and the Moros. In 1602, Spain sent punitive expeditions to Zamboanga, Cotabato and other places to curb the rising tide of Moro depredations. In were built along the seacoasts from Mindanao to Luzon. Armed galleys and frigates patrolled the sea-lanes. The Moros stopped the raids for a while.
The Moros renewed their piratical forays. In 1717, they sw