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PANGASINAN
HOTELS & RESORTS
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Pangasinan
was officially conquered and colonized by D.Martin de Goite
in 1571. It has always been known in historical accounts
as Pangasinan meaning "where salt is made". Governor General
Ronquillo de Peñalosa formally created Pangasinan as a province
in 1850, making the province as one of the earliest political
and administrative units in the Philippines.
Its territorial jurisdiction at that time included the present
province of Zambales and parts of La Union and Tarlac. Lingayen
was designated and remains up to the present as the provincial
capital. Binalatongan, now San Carlos City was the largest
town both in size and population. Dagupan,then a sitio of
Lingayen was converted into a regular town in 1590. It was
the converging place of supporters of the rebellion led
by Andres Malong in 1660.
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