BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
The town of Calivo, now Kalibo, will celebrate its 447th
foundation day on November 3. Kalibo, a first-class municipality, is the capital town of the
province of Aklan.
November 3, 1571 was declared as Kalibo’s foundation day by virtue of
Municipal Ordinance No. 2005-049 on October 6, 2005 and instituted the
celebration of Kalibo Day every November 3.
Kalibo mayor William Lachica leads the meaningful celebration and
activities lined up for the foundation day including cultural show of Kalibo
Districts I and II, agri-trade fair ‘Tienda sa Kalibo’, employees’ sportsfest,
kasalan ng bayan, Buntis Congress, Obra Karatola Insigida Kalibo (OKI Kalibo) and
business forum.
Quoting the research output of Professor John Barrios, it was known that
Kalibo started its system of government as an encomienda given to Antonio
Flores on November 3, 1571.
“It appeared in the notarized Spanish document dated June 2, 1576 that
November 3, 1571 was the first written date relating to the Spanish colonial
administration in Aclan/Calivo under the encomienda system instituted by the
first Governor and Captain - General Miguel Lopez de Legazpi,” Barrios said in
his research output entitled “Calivo: The Founding of a Town.”
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