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Tarlac was originally a part of the provinces of Pangasinan and Pampanga. It was the last Central Luzon province to be organized under the Spanish administration in 1874.
During the Philippine Revolution of 1896, Tarlac was one of the first eight provinces to rise in arms against Spain. It became the new seat of the first Philippine Republic in March 1899 when Emilio Aguinaldo abandoned the former capital, Malolos, Bulacan. This lasted only for a month, as the seat was moved to Nueva Ecija in Aguinaldo's attempt to elude the pursuing Americans. On October 23, 1899, Gregorio Aglipay, military vicar general of the revolutionary forces, called the Filipino clergy to a conference in Paniqui. There, they drafted the constitution of the Philippine Independent Church. They called for the Filipinization of the clergy, which eventually led to a schism in the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Tarlac was captured by American forces in November 1899. A civil government was established in the province in 1901. During the World War II, Camp O'Donnell in Capas became the terminal point of the infamous "Bataan Death March", involving Filipino and American soldiers who surrendered in Bataan on April 9, 1942. The camp was so overcrowded that many allied prisoners who survived the grueling march died here of hunger and disease.
In the early 1950s, Tarlac was the hotbed of the Huks, a local communist movement. It was suppressed at first but had resurgence in 1965. Tarlac is the home province of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino and her husband, Benigno Aquino, whose assassination at the Manila International Airport in 1983 started the protest movement against the Marcos dictatorship, which culminated in the EDSA Revolution of 1986
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CAMILING CHURCH
Built in 1938, its covenant was the place of death of Gen. Pedro Pedroche and his man in the hand of Gen. Francisco Macabulos and his revolutionary troops upon the order of Gen. Antonio Luna on charges of the Rebellion.
LUBIGAN ECO-TOURISM PARK
Home to a natural system of assorted plants and dipterocarp trees, the eco-tourism is an ideal destination for campers, backpacker and nature lovers. Situated in the mountain of of Brgy. Lubigan in the Municipality of San Jose , the 278 hectare park is adjacent to the steamy Bueno Hot Spring of Capas and the refreshing Baag Waterfalls . Development of the are is in full swing as the Provincial Government endeavor to make this area an "Alternative Tourist Destination" in the region
TARLAC PROVINCIAL CAPITOL
An imposing historical landmark in the province is the seat of provincial government, the Capitol building was built in 1906. Giving more scenery to the place is the Maria Cristina Park fitting named after a Tarlaqueño beauty queen, Maria Cristina Galang, Miss Philippines 1952
CAPAS SHRINE
The Capas Death March Monument, along the highway 3 kilometer from the town proper of Tarlac, is a historical marker to that infamous event in world War II that passed this area and caused the death of nearly 30 000 Filipinos and American soldiers.
SAN SEBASTIAN CATHEDRAL
The site is Revolutionary Congress. The ruined Catholic Convent had once become the Highest Filipino seat of learning when the Literario Scientifico Universidad was transferred from Malolos, Bulacan to Tarlac on March 31, 1889.
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