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A Brief History of Amadeo

The document provides a brief history of Amadeo, Philippines. It was originally called Masilaw and was a forest known for its bright red dapdap tree flowers. In 1872 it was made a town called Amadeo to honor Prince Amadeo Fernando Maria of Savoy. It lost town status in 1902 but local leaders campaigned for independence and it regained town status in 1915.

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A Brief History of Amadeo

The document provides a brief history of Amadeo, Philippines. It was originally called Masilaw and was a forest known for its bright red dapdap tree flowers. In 1872 it was made a town called Amadeo to honor Prince Amadeo Fernando Maria of Savoy. It lost town status in 1902 but local leaders campaigned for independence and it regained town status in 1915.

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A Brief History of Amadeo Amadeo was formerly called Masilaw, a Tagalog word meaning glaring.

It used to be a forest with abundant dapdap trees that bore bright red flowers after shedding of leaves. These flowers that crown the trees produce a dazzling glaring light. The locality was originally a barrio of Silang. It was made a town in 1872, and was called Amadeo in honor of Prince Amadeo Fernando Maria of Savoy. The inauguration of the town (May 30) coincided with the birthday of the said Prince who was born on May 30, 1845 in Turin, Italy, as the second son of the King of Spain and Italy. It was given the Tagalog name Maypag-ibig (With Love) during the Philippine Revolution. Amadeo was recognized as a town for twenty-one years. It was reverted as a district of Silang, however, in 1902. Local leaders including Geronimo Bayot and Primo Villanueva, for the next thirteen years, continued to secure the separation of Amadeo from Silang. It was not until 1915 during the administration of Governor ANtero S. Soriano, that Amadeo regained its independence. In recognition in his presevering efforts in behalf of Amadeo, Geronimo Bayot was made the town's first municipal president under the American regime. Source: The Phil Index, Millennium Edition Vol.I No.1 http://amadeo-cavite.webs.com/abriefhistory.htm

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