Concepcion Tarlac Philippines

Brief History of Concepcion Tarlac

Way backing 1860, Concepcion and Magalang were but one town under name of San Bartolome (now an abandoned town and a barangay of Concepcion) which was a military “COMMANDANCIA” of Pampanga under the Spanish Regime.

In 1863, a great flood devastated the whole settlement of San Bartolome and the people were forced to leave the place. A controversy arose among the people. Some desired to go north, while the rest wanted to go south. So it was agreed that they split into two groups. The first group, led by Don Pablo Luciano, then the Governadorcillo, went southward and organized their own settlement on the slope of Mount Arayat and christened it after him. Later on, it was renamed Magalang. The second group, led by the Yumuls, Castros, Dizons, Pinedas, Felicianos, Aquinos, Cortezes, Bermudezes and many others, went northward and selected Matondo (now Sto. Niño) then occupied by the Lindos and Amuraos, to be their new site. Most of the settlers were dissatisfied with the place which teemed with snakes. They move southward to a place where Concepcion now stands.

The settlers began cutting down trees and building huts and roads. After a few years of hardships, they named it Concepcion, in honor of their Patron Saint, IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, who is believed to be miraculous and to possess power over the numerous snakes that abound in the place.