The Municipality of General Trias (Filipino: Bayan ng General Trias) formerly San

Francisco de Malabon, is a first class municipality in the province of Cavite,

Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 243,322 people in a
land area of 81.46 square kilometres.
History
General Trias used to be called by many names. During the earlier Spanish era, it
was often referred to as Las Estancias (the ranches), which was once a part of
Cavite el Viejo, the present-day Kawit. It was also called Malabon Grande. The name
Malabon was speculated to have been derived from either the local term "maraming
labong," meaning plenty of bamboo shoots, a main ingredient of a popular local
delicacy; or "mayabong," referring to the trees and other plants once abundant in
the place. At any rate, the first reference seems to be more probable because
General Mariano Tras, a noted writer, adopted the nom de guerre "Labong," a word
he often used in his writing and conversation. Grande, on the other hand, was
affixed to the appellation because at the time, the place was a vast wilderness
covering Sitio Tejero, frequently called by the revolutionary as Salinas (present-day
Rosario), Sta. Cruz de Malabon or Malabon el Chico (present-day Tanza) and Tierra
Alta (present-day Noveleta). When the town was made independent from Cavite el
Viejo, it was finally called with its popular name San Francisco de Malabon, in honor
of patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1200).

First Cry of Cavite

The first uprising in Cavite known as the "First Cry of Cavite" occurred in San
Francisco de Malabon about ten oclock in the morning of August 31, 1896, when
the town tribunal was attacked by Filipino revolutionaries led by Mariano Tras,
Diego Mojica and Nicolas Portilla in Pasong Kalabaw (now known as Sta. Clara). The
second incident followed at twelve noon at Tierra Alta and the third in Cavite el Viejo
between two and three oclock in the afternoon

Tejeros Convention
A chapter of the Katipunan known as Balangay Mapagtiis had already been in
existence in the place for sometime. The Sangguniang Bayang Magdiwang headed
by General Mariano lvarez of Tierra Alta and the Sangguniang Bayang Mapagtiis of
San Francisco de Malabon later merged under the name Magdiwang Council with
General Alvarez as president. The Magdiwang Council hosted the Tejeros Convention
on March 22, 1897 in a friar estate house in Sitio Tejero wherein Gen. Emilio
Aguinaldo was elected president and Mariano Tras, then lieutenant general, as vicepresident in a Revolutionary Government replacing the Katipunan.
On February 28, 1914, Legislative Act No. 2390 was passed, changing the town's
name to Malabon. Later, on February 24, 1920, another Legislative Act No. 2889

was approved,finally renaming the town after one of its most famous son, General
Mariano Tras y Closas.

Barangays
General Trias is politically subdivided into 33 barangays:

Alingaro

Javalera

Bacao 1

Manggahan

Bacao 2

F. Manalo (formerly Navarro)

Gov. Ferrer Pob. (Barangay 1)

Panungyanan

Sampalucan Pob. (Barangay 2)

Pasong Camachile 1

Dulong Bayan Pob. (Barangay 3)

San Francisco

San Gabriel Pob. (Barangay 4)

Pasong Camachile 2

Bagumbayan Pob. (Barangay 5)

Pasong Kawayan 1

Vibora Pob. (Barangay 6)

Pasong Kawayan 2

Arnaldo Pob. (Barangay 7)

Pinagtipunan

1896 Pob. (Barangay 8)

San Juan 1

Prinza Pob. (Barangay 9)

San Juan 2

Corregidor Pob. (Barangay 10)

Santa Clara

Biclatan

Santiago

Buenavista 1

Tapia

Buenavista 2

Tejero

Buenavista 3

Religion
A vast majority of General Trias residents are Roman Catholics. The Iglesia ni Cristo
(INC) has a significant presence in the municipality as well, especially in Barangay F.
Manalo (named after the first INC executive minister), where most residents are INC
members. Other religious institutions which also have a presence in the municipality
includes, but are not limited to, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS
Church), the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ang Dating Daan of Eliseo Soriano, and
the Evangelical Churches.

Economy
Industrialization has become the centerpiece of the municipality's development
plans and programs. Several major industrial estates, such as Gateway Business
Park, a world class business community in Javalera and the New Cavite Industrial
City (NCIC) in Manggahan, have chosen General Trias to be their home base. The
Cavite Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) occupies about 0.60 square kilometres of land
belonging to General Trias. 110 factories operate in the CEPZ. There are still four
industrial estates being developed. One is the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club
and Residential Estate, which has an area of 7 square kilometres. The others are the
Golden Gate Industrial Park (Phase I) in Buenavista II and Golden Gate Industrial
Park (Phase II) in Panungyanan while the rest are found at Barangay Manggahan,
Barangay San Francisco and along Governor's Drive.
The master plan for General Trias is to achieve an agro-industrial and residential
balance. Current developments include the construction of the General Trias
Auditorium and Sports Complex at General Trias Memorial Elementary School
Grounds in Barangay San Juan I, cementing of roads from Barangay Santiago to
Governor's Drive and road widening of Barangay Tejero to San Juan II, the building of
General Trias Municipal Hall-Manggahan Annex and completion of a 2-storey
Training Center Building at Barangay Pinagtipunan.

Housing development is also on the upsurge with 45 subdivisions in the area like
Maravilla, Bel Aldea, Metrosouth, Tierra Nevada, Metropolis Greens, Eagle Ridge,
Pasadena Heights I, Stanford City and Governor Hills. General Trias will also have its
biggest Real Estate development, The Lancaster New City Cavite that is to develop
on General Trias' 1200 Hectare land (and still expanding) that will give way to a Bus
terminal towards Metro Manila directly.
The 20,000 square metre public market in between Barangay Corregidor and
Sampalucan is said to be more or less worth Php 39,000,000.00. General Trias is
considered one of the new frontiers of growth and development in the CALABARZON
area as attested by the giant industrial subdivisions located in the town.
General Trias will soon be accessible with the C6 Expressway's construction
connecting the North and South of Luzon and the CALA (Cavite-Laguna)
Expressway's development connecting CavitEx to SLEx. The much awaited
expansion of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 from Baclaran to Bacoor, Cavite will also
provide fast access from General Trias to the Prime Financial Center of the
Philippines, Makati City.

Festival
General Trias celebrates their Valenciana Festival every year.[6] Valenciana is
originally made in General Trias[dubious discuss] and became part of their culture.

Education
The municipality is home to several educational institutions, most notably the
Cavite campus of Lyceum of the Philippines University,[7] and the General Trias
campus of the Cavite State University, which was established in 2012.
Also in General Trias are several private and public elementary and high schools,
such as Diego Mojica Memorial School, Saint Francis School, Fiat Lux Academe of
Gen. Trias, Bethel Academy, Colegio De San Francisco, Gov. Ferrer Memorial
National High School, Academy of Saint John, San Francisco De Malabon Parochial
School, Centennial Academy of the Blessed Trinity and Gen. Artemio Ricarte
Memorial School.

Landmarks
General Trias Church
Tejeros Convention

Notable people
Diego Mojica Marker
Mariano Tras (1868-1914): considered the first de facto Vice President of the
revolutionary government established at the Tejeros Convention. The town was
renamed in his honour after the Revolution.
Diego Mojica: the original high-ranking leader of the Katipunan chapter in San
Francisco de Malabon. Known as "Katibayan", he was president of the Sangguniang
Balangay (Barangay Council) of Mapagtiis.
Banda San Francisco de Malabon: known for being the first marching band to play
the National Anthem. Banda San Francisco de Malabon is now known as Banda
Matanda ("Old Band").

Rosario

Noveleta

Tanza

GENERAL TRIAS CAVITE

Trece Martires City

Amadeo

Demographics
Population census of General Trias
Year

Pop.

% p.a.

1990 52,888

1995 66,837

+4.48%

2000 107,691

+10.77%

2007 218,387

+10.24%

Imus

Dasmarias City
Silang

2010 243,322

+4.01%

Source: National Statistics Office

Mariano Tras y Closas

(October 12, 1868 February 22, 1914) is considered to be the first de facto
Philippine Vice President of that revolutionary government established at the Tejeros
Convention - an assembly of Philippine revolutionary leaders that elected officials of
the revolutionary movement against the colonial government of Spain. When that
assembly broke into factions, a truce known as the Pact of Biak-na-Bato was signed
by the group and also recognized the elected officials and Trias as the vice president
of Emilio Aguinaldo, who is also considered to be the first President of the
Philippines. With the promulgation of the Malolos Constitution by the Malolos
Convention, the First Philippine Republic was born. Under this Aguinaldo
administration, Trias served in the cabinet as the Minister of War and Finance. He
was married to Mara Concepcin Ferrer with whom he had eight children. In his
honor, the town of San Francisco de Malabon was renamed after him by virtue of Act
No. 2880. General Mariano Trias was the de facto first Vice President of the
Philippines when, in the Tejeros Convention presided by Andres Bonifacio, Emilio
Aguinaldo was elected President. A marker is found in the house where Andres
Bonifacio stayed in General Trias. This same house has hosted Emilio Aguinaldo,
Manuel L Quezon, Sergio Osmena, Manuel Roxas, and Elpidio Quirino.
The Tejeros Convention is also said to be where the Armed Forces of the Philippines
was founded. Several signages around town proclaim that, although there are no
indications of such at the Tejeros Convention hall itself. I can only conclude that
indeed it was, because the Tejeros Convention was a meeting of the generals.

Another famous son of this town is Diego Mojica who, together with Mariano Trias
and Nocolas Portilla, led the First Cry of Cavite.
Today the town is a first class municipality, the third largest town in the province of
Cavite. It is host to a modern Lyceum of the Philippines campus, and to several
industrial estates : Gateway Business Park in Javalera, the New Cavite Industrial
Estate in Manggahan, and the Cavite Export Zone which is so huge that the whole
complex extends all the way to the next town of Rosario. Manufacturing facilities of
big brands have also set up, even outside of these zones. Purefoods Hormel.
Magnolia. Royal Tern Ceramics Philippines.
The Tejeros Convention
(alternate names include Tejeros Assembly and Tejeros Congress) was the meeting
held between the Magdiwang and Magdalo factions of the Katipunan at San
Francisco de Malabon, Cavite on March 22, 1897. These are the first presidential and
vice presidential elections in Philippine history, although only the Katipuneros
(members of the Katipunan) were able to take part, and not the general populace.
The convention was called to discuss the defense of Cavite against the Spaniards
during the Philippine Revolution. The contemporary Governor general, Camilo de
Polavieja, had regained much of Cavite itself. Instead, the convention became an
election to decide the leaders of the revolutionary movement, bypassing the
Supreme Council.

Andrs Bonifacio, the contemporary Supremo (supreme leader) of the Katipunan

presided over the election. He secured the unanimous approval that the decision
would not be questioned.
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