Ilocos (province)
| Ilocos | |||||||||
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| Province of the Philippines | |||||||||
| 1571–1818 | |||||||||
 Location of the historical province of Ilocos. | |||||||||
| Capital | Vigan | ||||||||
| Historical era | Colonial Period | ||||||||
• Established | 1571 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 2 February 1818 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | · Abra · Ilocos Norte · Ilocos Sur · La Union | ||||||||
Ilocos was a province in northern Luzon, Philippines that comprised the present-day provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, parts of La Union, and Abra.[1] On February 2, 1818, the province was split into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur by the promulgation of a royal decree[2] due to rapid population growth.[3]
See also
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- Ilocos Region
References
- ^ Reyes, Pedrito (1953). Pictorial History of the Philippines. Capitol Publishing House. p. 484. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Castello, Lea T. (1977). This is the Philippines!. p. 30. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Office, Philippines Census (1920). Census of the Philippine Islands Taken Under the Direction of the Philippine Legislature in the Year 1918. Bureau of printing. p. 160. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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- Quirino (1966–1971)1
- Romblon (1907–1917)1
- Siquijor (1907–1971)1
- * All sub-provinces were temporarily abolished during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945).
- 1 Converted to full-fledged province.
- 2 Dissolved and divided between neighboring (sub-)provinces.
- 3 Became the only sub-province left comprising Mountain Province in 1966, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province.
- 4 Became the only sub-province left comprising Agusan in 1914, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province.
- 5 Delimited to the downtown area of present-day Isabela City in 1973; dissolved in 1975.
- 6 Legazpi City from 1948 to 1954 consisted of the present-day territories of Legazpi City and Daraga; this city was dissolved in 1954 into its two former constituent municipalities. Legazpi became a city on its own in 1959.
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