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San Isidro, Nueva Ecija Philippines
Brief History of San Isidro
San Isidro was the capital of Nueva Ecija from 1850 to 1917. In 1896, the
revolucionarios from Cabiao secretly marched to San Isidro to attack the Spanish
provincial government. Today the victory is known as the First Cry of Nueva
Ecija, and province is recognized as one of the first of the first eight
provinces that revolted against Spain.
In 1899, General Emilio Aguinaldo declared San Isidro as the capital of the
Philippines after the revolutionary capital of Malolos in Bulacan was captured
by the Americans. This, however, was short lived. It is also in San Isidro that
General Frederick Funston planned the capture of Aguinaldo to end the
Philippine-American War.
The Wright Institute, established in 1903 in San Isidro, was one of the first
high schools established outside Metro Manila during the American period.
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Historic Barrio Labi
Tabacalera of San Isidro.
Centuries-old brick walls of the Tabacalera in San Isidro remain as witness to the Novo Ecijanos’ 100-year oppression, from 1782 to 1882, when the province became the center of the tobacco monopoly in Central Luzon and was thus restricted from raising other crops.
The Grand Sedeco house in San Isidro, which General Emilio Aguinaldo frequented, marks this gallant town that has proven time and again to be cradle of Filipino heroes. It was here that General Frederick Funston planned the capture of Aguinaldo, first President of the Philippine republic, during the Philippine-American war.
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