Carigara - Makabenta, Eduardo T.; Javines, Francisco O. 1917-.; Fama, Socorro G.; Pascual, Lilian I.; Makabenta, Yen. (Carigara, Leyte Talayan Village, Quezon City Carigara 400, 1995)
Table of Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. -- Introduction / Y. Makabenta. Chapter One. Carigara Today: Land and Location-Public Buildings and Landmarks-Municipal Government-Basic Services-Population-Education-Festivals, Cultural Activities -- Focus 1. Carigara's Educational System -- 2. Lent in Carigara at the Turn of the Century -- Chapter Two. In the Beginning: Under the Spanish Crown - From Revolution to American Occupation - The Japanese Interlude-Liberation -- Chapter Three. Evangelization: The Augustinian Presence - The Jesuits Arrive- Reorganizing the Missions-Conditions in the Missions-The Muslim Raids-The Bangkaw Revolt- Christianity Marches ON- The Expulsion of the Jesuits - The Holy Cross Parish: The Church, The Priests, the Parishioners Americans Introduce Protestantism. Focus 1. Antonio Sedeño S.J. -- 2. Bangkaw -- Chapter Four. Politics and Government: Colonial Government Under Spain - The Encyclopedia System from Encomienda to Provincial Capital- From Revolution to American Colonial Government - The Japanese Interlude - From Liberation to Independence-The Barangays of Carigara -- Chapter Five. Learning and Literacy -- The Spanish Period- The American Period -- The Liberation Period -- Focus Schooling in the Late 1890s -- Chapter Six. A Literary Heritage -- Pre-Hispanic Tradition-Literary Flowering-A Binisaya Poet-Javines and Others -- Focus 1. The Poems of Eduardo A. Makabenta -- 2. The Poems of Francisco O. Javines -- Chapter Seven. The Municipal Economy -- Economic History-Commercial Decline-Carigara Bounces Back-Rice -Coconut- Cacao- Crafts and Others -- In Memoriam -- Chronology of Events. -- Appendices: Carigara 400, Inc. Board of Trustees and Officers -- Charter Members of Carigara 400, Inc. -- A Document Concerning The Designation of Carigara as The Capital of The Province of Leyte During The Spanish Regime -- Daguhan 0 Panadlihan (Proverbs) -- Tigi-Tigo (Riddles). -- Notes. Index.
Keywords: Carigara (Leyte) -- History