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1796
Don Angel Pantaleon de Miranda,
Capitan (town mayor) of San Fernando
in the previous year, leads the clearing
of Culiat, a barrio of San Fernando, to
pave the way for his hacienda. The following
year, however, he is appointed to
a high-ranking position in the military,
leaving his wife, Doña Rosalia de Jesus,
who is staying alone in their farmhouse
in barrio Saguin, near Culiat, to continue
leading the clearing.
1811
Now retired, Don Angel ends clearing activities
in Culiat and puts up his first
house “on the northwest corner of the
intersection of Sapang Balen creek and
the road to Porac” (present Robin Theatre).
He will later donate this area to
the Church for the town’s camposantong
matua (old cemetery).
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TIMELINE
OF ANGELES HISTORY
THE PARISH PRIEST OF SAN FERNANDO ONCE SWORE THAT
BARRIO CULIAT WOULD NEVER BECOME A TOWN UNTIL
“TULING LA DING TAGAC, MUTI LA DING SABLANG AUAC!”
1812
Don Angel builds the first chapel of Culiat
(where the present Chowking Restaurant
is located), despite opposition from the
parish priest of San Fernando, Fray Jose
Pometa, OSA. Culiat is now composed of
four barrios: Santo Rosario (in honor of
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary whose image
was carried in procession during the clearing
activities), Cutcut, Pampang and
Pulung Anunas.
1813
The Archbishop of Manila, Juan Antonio de
Zulaibar, arrives to personally inaugurate
the new parish of Culiat. It will be served
by secular priests until the first Augustinian
parish priest, Fray Vicente Andres,
OSA, is appointed 40 years later.
Thus, Culiat parish is established ahead of
Culiat town:
However, the Culiat parishioners complain
to Don Angel that the San Fernando-born
priest assigned to Culiat publicly humiliates
them during his homilies; after the
Founder talks to him, the priest leaves in
a huff. Don Angel requests the Archbishop
of Manila for an immediate replacement;
the Archbishop instructs vicar forane Padre
Pedro David, also parish priest of
Porac, to say Mass in Culiat on Sundays
Ed Sibug