TABLAS ISLAND | ROMBLON | CALATRAVA | PART 1

Calatrava, once a barrio in the town of San Agustin (then called Badajoz) in Tablas Island. During pre-Spanish period, the place was called "Andagao", named after a medicinal plant growing in abundance everywhere in the locality especially in places along the shore. Around 1810, the first settlers in Andagao migrated from Banton and Romblon islands, as well as in central parts of Tablas Island, in search of lands more suitable for agriculture. The Simaranhons, Sibalenhons and Bantoanons were the first settlers of the municipality and joined later by migrants from Odiongan of which, like them, spoke Asi. Today, this group of people made up the great portion of its residents, while the northern barangays of Linao, Pangulo and Talisay have significant Romblomanon residents. Onhan settlers originally from central Tablas decided to settle in the southern barangay of Balogo. Around 1838, Andagao was organized into a fundacion (settlement) attached to visita (village) of Odiongan under the pueblo of Banton by the Spanish colonial authorities. The following year, a Spanish friar named Padre Jose Aznar from the parish of Banton visited the place and planned the construction of its first Roman Catholic church made of wood and limestone. Eleuterio Asuncion, the barrio's cabeza de barangay spearheaded its construction. After the church was completed, Andagao immediately progressed and developed. In 1850, people started using family names beginning with letter "F" as decreed by Spanish Governor-General Narciso Claveria issued on 21 November 1848.[6] In 1853, after the creation of the District of Romblon, 17 new towns were created which included Andagao. This was Calatrava’s first proclamation as a municipality. However, when the District of Romblon was elevated into a full-pledge province a total of 15 towns were abolished, including Andagao. On 11 January 1868, Romblon became a fully pledged province and Andagao reverted to its former status as a visita and it was annexed to the town of Guintiguian (renamed Badajoz on August 28, 1868, now San Agustin). On 14 June 1881, Andagao was renamed Calatrava during the term of the controversial military governor of Romblon, Don Jose Fernandez de Terran (1880–1883), after the Military Order of Calatrava, which was founded by the Cistercian monk St. Raymond of Fitero and tasked to defend the castle of Calatrava and other crucial towns and cities in the Andalucian region from invasions and attacks from the Moors. Other Video See below Link: -TABLAS ISLAND | ROMBLON | LAPUS LAPUS BEACH | CALATRAVA | PART 2    • TABLAS ISLAND | ROMBLON | LAPUS LAPUS BEAC...      • TABLAS ISLAND | ROMBLON | LAPUS LAPUS BEAC...   -TABLAS ISLAND | ROMBLON | GUINDAWAHAN ISLAND | CALATRAVA | PART 3    • TABLAS ISLAND | ROMBLON | GUINDAWAHAN ISLA...      • TABLAS ISLAND | ROMBLON | GUINDAWAHAN ISLA...   Song: MBB, Jonas Schmidt - Moving On (feat. Tara Louise) (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link:    • MBB, Jonas Schmidt - Moving On (feat. Tara...   #TablasRomblon #CalatravaRomblon #Mytimadz