If you are to visit Bacolod for the first time, many would suggest that you visit museums and landmarks that make Bacolod famous. It is not only because of the artifacts that you see but also because of architectural structures and religious infrastructures that entail both You may be told to visit the San Sebastian Cathedral which over a century old, the Bishop & # 39; s Palace which served more than that purpose as a home to the bishop, or the Pope John Paul II Tower with the late Museums also give us a glimpse of Bacolod & # 39; s rich history. You would have told to drop by the Dizon-Ramos Museum which children and the Negros Museum, which could tell you how Bacolod became the Philippines & # 39; "Sugarbowl". But before you get preoccupied in these beauties, it would Be great to have a little background of Bacolod itself, at how a small village came to be one of the best tourist places in the country.
This city began as a small settlement along the Magsungay riverbanks. The little village became known as San Sebastian de Magsungay, after the missionaries placed them under San Sebastian 's protection and care. The little village / town was Headed by the first gobernadorcillo, or capitan municipal, in the person of Bernardo de los Santos. The parish was under the care of Father Leon Pedro.
The village got its name when the villengers transferred to a hilly, stony terrain in the onslaught of Datu Bantilan 's group from Sulu invaded the village by the riverbanks around the late 1780s. The local term "buclod", which means "stone A lot of changes happened to the village since then, both religiously and and I'm sorry. politically.
In 1846, Fr. Fernando Cuenca headed a group of Recollect missionaries to structure Negros, upon the request of Msgr. Romualdo Jimeno to Gobernador General Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa. Two years later, it was decreed to structure Negros. Bacolod became the capital of the Province of Negros in 1894 when Gobernadorcillo Manuel Valdevieso y Morquecho transferred it from Himamaylan. Fray Julian Gonzaga became the first parish priest and at the same time, the natives of Bacolod converted to Christianity.
This influence can also be seen in the architecture and purpose of buildings like the Bishop & # 39; s lives. It is evident not only in the propagation of Christianity but also the numerous festivals and rituals. # 39; s palace, which sheltered a lot of different personalities before and during the Spanish revolt, standing beside the significant San Sebastian Cathedral.
Visiting these places after knowing the rich, wonderful and educational history of Bacolod will make your trip even more exciting, fruitful and memorable.
