Bulacan, Bulacan
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The name “BULACAN” is derived from the Tagalog word “BULAK,” which translates into "cotton" in English. The Spaniards named the town after "bulak" for when they first arrived, there was an abundance of cotton plants growing in the region. The town is one of the oldest in the country, the Augustinians founded the town in 1574 and dedicated it under the patronage of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. Records tell us that Father Agustin del Alburqueque, OSA is the first priest and founder of the town of Bulakan.
By the year 1591, the town of Bulakan had 1,200 tributer or 4,800 persons, one Augustinian convent and one Alcalde Mayor who had jurisdiction over the town of Malolos.
Bulacan was the capital of the Bulacan province before it was moved to Malolos shortly after the America occupation.
In the heart of the town stands the centuries old adobe church of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción infront of it, stand the Municapal Hall and the park dedicated to Gregorio del Pilar.
Bulacan is a municipality within the province of Bulacan in the Philippines. It is famous for being the birthplace of Marcelo H. del Pilar, a Filipino nationalist, who had published the Filipino propaganda paper La Solidaridad. The town is also the birthplace of his cousin, Gregorio del Pilar, a Filipino revolutionary general, and Soc Rodrigo, a former Philippine senator.