Cabra is a barangay in the Philippines that covers the island of the same name. The island is the north-westernmost of the

Lubang Group of Islands Lubang Island is the largest island in the Lubang Group of Islands, an archipelago which lies to the northwest of the northern end of Mindoro in the Philippines. The Lubang Islands are about southwest of Manila. There are seven islands in the gro ...

in the Verde Island Passage southwest of the country's main island of Luzon and northwest of the island of Mindoro. The barangay is administered as part of the municipality of Lubang, Occidental Mindoro.

Geography

With a length of about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) and about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) at its widest, the island has a flat terrain with the highest elevation at 60.96 metres (around 200 feet). A particular rock islet near one beach is considered by locals as a symbol of the island given its shape as a ''cabra'' (Spanish for “goat”). The

Cabra Island Lighthouse The Cabra Island Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse built on Cabra Island, the north-westernmost of the Lubang group of islands in Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. International vessels entering the Philippines from South China Sea were welcome ...

complex is located on Cabra Island.

Formation

Cabra Island may have formed from a gigantic coral reef.

History

The community in Cabra was established by the

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in 1885, the year they started building the Cabra Island

Lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...

. It was named ''Cabra'' (Spanish for “goat”) after the Spaniards saw herds of goats when they landed."Cabra Island"
Lubang Island. Retrieved on 2011-11-01. From 1966 to 1972, a handful of schoolgirls on the island reported experiencing visions of the

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. The purported apparitions, unofficially known by the title of Our Lady of Cabra Island, eventually inspired the 1982 Ishmael Bernal drama film '' Himala'', starring

Nora Aunor Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (born May 21, 1953), professionally known as Nora Aunor (), is a Filipino actress, recording artist, and film producer. Aunor has also appeared in several stage plays, television shows and concerts. She is known as Ph ...

Cabra Island Lighthouse

The

complex is situated about 656 yards (600 m.) from the west end of the island.U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, "United States Coast Pilot, Philippine Islands Part 1", p.158. Washington Government Printing Office, 1919. Construction on the lighthouse began on May 3, 1885, and it was first lit on March 1, 1889.Noche, Manuel M., "Lonely Sentinels of the Sea, The Spanish Lighthouses in the Philippines", p.55. U.S.T. Publishing House, 2005. The lighthouse is closed to visitors due to its dilapidated state.

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References

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} Noche, Manuel M., "Lonely Sentinels of the Sea, The Spanish Lighthouses in the Philippines", p.55. U.S.T. Publishing House, 2005. {{cite web , last=Boniol , first=Leti , title=Laid-back in Lubang , website= Philippine Daily Inquirer , date=May 8, 2014 , url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/600501/laid-back-in-lubang , accessdate=May 11, 2017 Islands of Occidental Mindoro Barangays of Occidental Mindoro

Geography

Formation

History

Cabra Island Lighthouse

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