BY: VERNON LUIS REAL
Originally known as the "Village of
Kamaya" it was founded as a pueblo
by a Franciscan Friar in 1578 and
was made part of the Corregimiento
of Mariveles which includes the
towns of Bagac and Morong, the
island of Corregidor, and the town
of Maragondon in Cavite.
When Bataan was declered as another
province separate from pampanga
pursuant to superior decree on July
1754, Mariveles became a part of the
new province. It served as the
checking point for ships entering or
leaving Manila Bay.
When the Philippines fell to the
Americans at the turn of the 19th
century, Mariveles was placed under
American rule. They established the
country’s first quarantine station in the
old Spanish Leprosarium Hospital to
check all incoming and outgoing
shipments from any communicable and
deadly diseases from spreading.
LEGEND
LEGEND
BY:JOANNA MARIE REYES
There are many theories and myths
about the origin of the name
“Mariveles”, to wit:
According to the geographical
history, the word Mariveles is a
collaboration of the Tagalog words
“Maraming Dilis” which refers to the
abundant anchovies caught on the
seas surrounding the town.
“Maraming Dilis” was shortened to
Mara-dilis and eventually to
“Mariveles” through the passage of
time.
Another popular myth is about the
romantic story of a nun named Maria Veles
who had fallen in love with a man and
chose her love instead of her vocation to
God. She and her lover eloped and hid in
the mountain who, according to legend,
live happily till she met her death. In her
memory, her lover named the mountain
where she was buried as Mt. Maria Veles,
which later was shortened to Mariveles.
HISTORY
HISTORY