CAVITE TOWNS AND CITIES ONLD NAMES - Philippine History

 * Alfonso       --------------------------- Lumabong

* Amadeo      --------------------------- Masilao/Masilaw
* Bacoor        --------------------------- Gargano, Bacood,Bacor& Vakol
* Carmona     ---------------------------  Latag
* Cavite City  --------------------------- Tangway, Cavite Nuevo, Cavite el Puerto & Cavite la Punta/ Kawite la Punta (literally means 'Cavite's end' / 'Cavite's endmost part'.)
                                                      The name came from 'hook's tip/endmost point like shape (Tagalog : dulo ng kawit or dulo ng pangkawit) of the place as seen in the map.

* Dasmarinas -------------------------- Tampus & Perez Dasmarinas

* Gen.Trias     ------------------------- San Francisco de Malabon & Malabon Grande & Hacienda & Las Estancias

* Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo ------------ Bailen

* GMA (General Mariano Alvarez)-----------Carmona Resettlement Project; (formerly combined Brgys. of San Jose & San Gabriel of Carmona Town)

* Indang        --------------------------- Indan

* Kawit          --------------------------- Cavite el Viejo / Cauite el Viejo/Kawite el Viejo/Kawit el Viejo (literally means "Old Cavite"; it is referred as "Magdalo" by revolutionaries during Philippine Revolution.Magdalo is also the political party name of Gen.Emilio Aguinaldo.

* Magallanes -------------------------- Panitan

* Maragondon------------------------- Madagundong, 
                                                     Marigundong /Marigundon

* Mendez-(Nunez) ------------------ Gahitan


* Naic             ------------------------ Canayic & Ca-naic & Kanaig, Nayc,Naik & Nuestra Adorada Immaculada Concepción.

* Noveleta      ------------------------Tierra Alta & Nobeleta/ it is referred as "Magdiwang" by the revolutionaries during Philippine Revolution.Magdiwang is also the political party name of Supreme Leader & Tagalog Republic President Gat Andres Bonifacio...Gregoria deJesus, the wife of the Supremo is niece of General Mariano Alvarez, who hails from Noveleta.

* Rosario---------------Tejeros & Marseilla de Salinas

* Silang-----------------Silanganan

* Tanza-----------------Sta.Cruz de Malabon & Malabon el Chico

* Tagaytay-------------Sula / Sala

* Ternate---------------Galala & Barra de Maragondon

* Trece Martires----------(from Tanza town's former 13 baranggays created as new City in honor of 13 Filipino martyrs linked to revolution who were executed by Spaniards).

Below are the present and former names of Trece Martires Baranggays:
PRESENT NAME ----------- OLD NAME 
Aguado ------------------------- Fiscal Mundo
Cabezas ------------------------ Palawit
Cabuco ------------------------- Kanggahan
Conchu ------------------------- Lagundian
De Ocampo ------------------- Quintana I
Gregorio ------------------------ Aliang
Hugo Perez -------------------- Lukbanan
Inocencio ---------------------- Bagong Pook
Lallana -------------------------- Panukang Gubat
Lapidario ----------------------- Bayog
Luciano (Poblacion) --------- Bitangan
Osorio --------------------------- Project
San Agustin (Poblacion) ---- Quintana II

+Imus---------------same name Imus from deep Tagalog word Imus that means-"Lupain sa pagitan ng mga nagsa'salubongan' mga ilog (Imus river and Julian River)....It is formally referred as Hacienda de San Juan Bautista de Imus Recoletos in some historical documents...Other theoretical and folk legend origin of its name are infimus (lowland), centimos (centavos),& limos (alms).

Related:
Origin of names of the Provinces in the Philippines

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