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| Pasalamat,
held every Sunday nearest the first of May
or Labor Day, is a harvest thanksgiving celebration
by the people of La Carlota City. The festival
is based on an age-old practice of offering
thanksgiving to the god of agricutlure living
inside Kanlaon Volcano. The celebration features
an Ecumenical Thanksgiving mass, games, sportsfests,
agro-industrial fair, and streetdancing competition
with “tribes” dressed in indigenous
materials and swaying to the beat of Sambita.
The celebration is capped with the selection
of Ginoong Pasalamat and Pasalamat Queen.
La Carlota City is 42 kilometers southeast
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| HISTORY |
| La Carlota was once
a thriving settlement known as Mangcas,
the name of a brave and noble warrior
of Negrito inhabitants who lived in
a quiet and idyllic place along the
portion of Canman-ug Creek. Because
he was kind and reverred by his people,
Mangcas’ name was also given to
their children, and soon after, with
so many Mangcas around, the settlement
was known as such by the natives.
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| The paradise life of
the natives came to an end with the
arrival of the Spaniards. Though skilled
hunters with their spears and blow darts
and bows and arrows, their weapons were
no match against the invader who were
armed with what were then modern weapons.
The inhabitants were thus driven to
the hills, their pride dented. But some
remained in their homes and quickly
assimilated into the new life.
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| A number of years later,
kindness returned to the place in the
person of Carlota, wife of Spanish official
Capitan Enrique, who showed compassion
to the natives, cared for the sick and
the poor and generall filled the vacuum
left by the warrior Mangcas |
| The settlement started
as a barrio of San Enrique under Carlota’s
husband and got its full status as a
town during the last part of the Spanish
era. To perpetuate her deeds, the natives
named the pueblo after her. During that
time, the Spaniards were used to preceding
proper nouns with the appropriate article
"La" so the place has been
known as "La Carlota".
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| On June 19, 1965 by
virtue of Republic Act No. 4585, the
town of La Carlota was converted into
a city.
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La Carlota City is
bounded in the north by the municipality
of San Enrique, in the west by the town
of Pontevedra, and in the south by the
town of La Castellana.
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| NATURAL
SCENERY |
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| Guintubdan Campsite
in Barangay Ara-al, La Carlota
City is a small village located
some 750 meters above sea level
at the western foot of Mount Kanlaon.
Rich sugar planters have their
resthouses built in this area.
Near the campsite is the Guintubdan
Visitors Reception Center and
Gardens, and cascading falls amid
lush valleys.The place is also
an ideal jump-off point for the
trek up to the summit. |
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| SIGHTS
AND ATTRACTION |
| CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF PEACE |
| Church of Our Lady of Peace in La
Carlota City this century-old church
is a living witness to the religous
life of the people of La Carlota during
the Spanish era. Has the distinction
of being one of the early few churches
of Romanesque architecture in the province.
Features of this fortress church which
was built in 1876-77 include the lavish
use of red Silay bricks and coral stones
from nearby Guimaras Island. |
| MUSCOVADO MILL RUINS |
The Muscovado Sugar Mill in Hacienda
Canman-ug, La Carlota City was constructed
in 1910, it was powered by an A &
W Smith Co. steam engine manufactured
in 1883 in the United States of America.
The mill was constructed before the
establishment of Central Azucarera de
La Carlota.
Today, these Muscovado Mill chimney's
found in many old Hacienda stands as
lonely sentimentals to the ever changing
economic landscape.
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| BALAY DAKU |
The ancestral house of Don Teodolfo
M. Infante in Hacienda Guadalupe, La
Carlota City was constructed in 1929.
Don Teodolfo personally designed and
drew the intricate designs and woodwork.
Balay Daku when finished was considered
as one of the most beautiful Hacienda
House and was place for Grand parties.
Today, Hda. Guadalupe is a diversified
farm , producing rice, livestock,
and is into organic fertilizer manufacturing.
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| HOW
TO GET THERE |
La
Carlota City is approximately a one-hour drive
from Bacolod by private car and a little more
than an hour in public utility jeeps and buses
via the main highway. The place can also be
reached via the interior barangays of Bago
City in about 40 to 50 minutes.
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| Useful
Contacts |
Tourism
Assistance Desk
City Planning & Dev't. Office
Agora Market
Tel.No. (034) 46002-453
City Mayor's Office
Tel.Nos. (034) 4602-830/459
Fax.No. (034) 4602-830
| source of information:
www.negros.occ.gov/la carlota |
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