HISTORY OF BULACAN

The history of the province from the Spanish occupation has been replete with events
worthy of recollection. As early as the time of the coming of Legaspi to conquer Manila
with two of his subordinate officers, Martin de Goiti and Juan Salcedo, the Bulakeos
thru their seafaring brothers from Hagonoy showed their instinctive love of country
by helping Raja Soliman, King of Manila, fight the Battle of the Bangkusay Channel.
The history began when a small settlement of fishermen lived along the coast of
Manila Bay before the coming of the Spaniards. Later on, these settlers became
farmers after moving inwards as they discovered that the land in the interior part was
fertile and very much drained by the network of rivers and streams. These settlers
grew and flourished into large and prosperous settlement now known as the province of
Bulacan.
It is believed that flowers bloomed in the region when the Spaniards came. Because of
these sprawling green orchards, vegetables and profusely flowering plants, as well as
the beautiful women, this lovely land had come to be called Bulacan as sort of
shortened term for "bulak-lakan" and/or a derivative of the word "bulak" (kapok)
which abound in the province even before the Spaniards came.
The signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato in 1897 was a brilliant chapter in the history
of Bulacan. However, the crowning glory among the series of historical events in the
province was the establishment of the Capital of the First Philippine Republic in
Malolos. The Malolos Church and the Barasoain Church will be both remembered as the
executive headquarters of President Aguinaldo and as the Legislative, from September
10, 1898 to March 29, 1899. It was also in Malolos that the famous and historical
document, the Malolos Constitution, was drafted and ratified.

Bulacan is also the cradle of noble heroes, of great men and women. The early people
of Bulacan, being descendants of a freedom-loving race, had also risen in revolt like
their brothers in other parts of the country. Bulacan was one of the eight provinces,
which rallied behind the Katipunan's call for an all-out insurrection against the Spanish
tyranny in the late 19th century. It produced the Great Propagandist Marcelo H. del
Pilar, the youthful General Gregorio del Pilar, the Propagandist Mariano Ponce, the
Tecson, Valenzuela, Torres, Estrella, Viola, Sandico, the famous "Women of Malolos,"
and Maestro Eusebio Roque (Maestrong Sebio), among many others. The Bulakeos
take fierce pride in their history and tradition and they live by these glories. By these
glories, they are quick to display leadership and seek fullest commitment to national
goals.

Bulacan is also home to many of the country's greatest artists, with a good number
elevated as National Artists: the legendary poets Francisco "Baltazar" Balagtas and
Jose Corazon de Jesus, also known as "Huseng Batute"; the musicians Nicanor
Abelardo, Francisco Santiago, Francisco Buencamino, Col. Antonio Buenaventura
(National Artist in Music, 1988), Ernani Cuenco (National Artist in Music, 2000) and
Alfredo Buenaventura; Queen of Zarsuela, Atang dela Rama (National Artist in
Theater and Music, 1987); internationally acclaimed pianist, Cecil Buencamino Licad;
the nationalist sculptor, Guillermo Tolentino (National Artist in Sculpture, 1976); the
foremost exponent of Philippine Folk Dance, Francisca Aquino (National Artist in
Dance, 1973; Philippine film greats, LVN matriarch, Doa Sisang de Leon, movie
director, Gerardo de Leon (National Artist in Film, 1982), and movie actor Danilo
Montes, among many others.

Bulakan
Bulakan
Lokasyon
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Pamahalaan
Rehiyon

Rehiyon ng Gitnang
Luzon
(Rehiyon III)

Lalawigan

Bulakan

Lungsod

Munisipalidad

22

Barangay

569
Pisikal na Katangian

Saklaw

2,625.0 km
(Ika-29 pinakamaliit)

Populasyon
Kabuuan (2000)

2,234,088
(Ika-4 pinakamalaki)

Densidad

852/km
(Ika-5 pinakamababa)

Ang Bulakan ay matatagpuan sa gitnang bahagi ng Luzon. Ito rin ang tinatawag na
Lupain ng mga Bayani. Dito nanirahan ang mga tanyag na bayani tulad nina
Francisco Baltazar, Marcelo H. Del Pilar at Gregorio del Pilar. Ito ay kilala din sa
naggagandahang babae, mauunlad na kooperatiba, maliliit na industriya, sa
paggawa ng alahas, damit, gamit na mula sa balat ng hayop. Kilala din ang
lalawigan sa maririkit na resort at sinaunang simbahan.

Heograpiya
Ang Bulakan ay nasa timog-kanlurang bahagi ng Gitnang Luzon. Ito ay nasa
hanggahan ng Nueva Ecija mula hilaga, ng Aurora at Quezon sa silangan, ng
Pampanga sa kanluran at \Kalakhang Maynila]] at Look Maynila mula sa timog.
Binubuo ng 2,625.0 kilometro kuwadrado ang buong lalawigan ng Bulakan. Humigit
kumulang 14 na porsiyento nang buong sukat ng Luzon ang sinasaklaw ng Bulakan.
Ito ay mayroong 21 munisipalidad, tatlong lungsod at 569 barangay. Ang Lungsod
Malolos ang kabesera ng naturang lalawigan.

Pinagmulan
Natuklasan ng mga mangingisda sa lugar na ito bago pa dumating ang mga Kastila
sa bansa. Sila ay nanggaling mula sa baybayin ng Maynila at lumipat kung saan
mataba ang lupa at napapaligiran ng ilog at batis. Lumaki ang bilang ng naninirahan
dito at ngayon ay kilala na bilang lalawigan ng Bulakan.
Pinaniniwalaang mula sa ugat na salitang "bulak" (kapok) o tinipil na salitang
"bulaklak" . Ang "Bulakan" ay maaaring tumutukoy noon sa pook na may maraming
tanim na bulak o bulaklak.
Ang paglagda sa kasunduan sa Biyak-na-Bato ay mahalagang bahagi ng
kasaysayan ng Bulakan. Ang lalawigang ito ay isa sa mga lalawigang nag-alsa sa
mga Kastila. Ang Simabahan ng Malolos at Simabahan ng Barasoain ay naging
punong himpilan ng Pangulong Emilio Aguinaldo at ng kanyang batasan.

Pambansang Alagad ng Sining Mula sa Bulakan

Francisco Baltazar
Jose Corazon de Jesus (Huseng Batute)
Antonio Buenaentura
Ernani Cuenco
Atang dela Rama
Guillermo Tolentino
Francisca Aquino
Gerardo de Leon

Wika
Ang wika na kalimitang ginagamit sa Bulakan ay Tagalog. Ang iba pang wikang
ginagamit ay ang Waray, Ilokano, Bikolano at Kapampangan.

Industriya
Ang lalawigan ng Bulakan ay unti-unting nakikilala sa mga industriyang tulad ng
paggawa ng alahas, paputok, damit, sitsaron at iba pa.

Sanggunian
Bulakan Bulakan (hinango noong 6 Nobyembre 2007).
Bulakan bulakan.gov (hinango noong 6 Nobyembre 2007).

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