MARIAN COLLEGE OF BALIUAG, INC.

Senior High School Department

Municipality
Of
Baliwag
 MARIAN COLLEGE OF BALIUAG, INC.
Senior High School Department

History

Fr. Joaquín Martínez de Zúñiga, OSA, a friar, in his "1803 Historia de las Islas Filipinas"[7] wrote

that the Convent or Parochial house of San Agustin, in Baliuag, is the best in the whole

Archipelago and that no edifice in Manila can be compared to it in symmetry and beauty amid its

towering belfry, having been a viewing point of the town's panorama.

The frayle further stated that the Convent was a repository of priceless parish records which

dated to the founding of Baliuag as a pueblo or parrochia by the OSA or Augustinians in 1733.

But the first convent was erected at Barangay Santa Barbara, Baliuag before the Parokya was

formally established at the now Plaza Naning, Poblacion.

Facts about baliuag

Baliuag was founded in 1732 by Augustinian friars and was incorporated by the Spanish

Governor-General on May 26, 1733. The town was a part of Quingua (now Plaridel) before.

Through the years of Spanish domination, Baliuag was predominantly agricultural. People

had to depend on rice farming for main source of livelihood. Orchards and tumanas yielded fruits

and vegetables, which were sold in the public market. Commerce and industry also played

important contributions to the economy of the people.

Baliuag is the major commerce, transportation, entertainment and educational center of

Northern Bulacan. With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the municipality is now part

of Manila's built up area which reaches San Ildefonso in its northernmost part.

Geography

Strategically located in the northern part of Bulacan with specific coordinates of 14o 57′ N 120

53′ E/ 14.950o N 120.883o E, Baliwag is an ideal place among opportunity seekers for both

agricultural and industrial endeavors.

MARIAN COLLEGE OF BALIUAG, INC.
Senior High School Department
MARIAN COLLEGE OF BALIUAG, INC.
Senior High School Department