San Isidro (Ilocano: Ili ti San Isidro; Kapampangan: Balen ning San Isidro) is a second class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2010 Philippine census, it has a population of 47,800 people.[3]
The town is bounded by Gapan City to the east, the municipalities of San Leonardo and Jaen to the north, San Antonio to the west, Cabiao to the south-west, San Miguel, Bulacan, to the southeast and Candaba, Pampanga, to the south.
San Isidro became the capital of the Philippines while Emilio Aguinaldo was trying to escape from the Americans.
Barangays
San Isidro is divided into 9 barangays.[2]
- Alua
- Calaba
- Malapit
- Mangga
- Poblacion
- Pulo
- San Roque
- Sto. Cristo
- Tabon
- Barangka
History
San Isidro was the capital of Nueva Ecija from 1852 to 1912.[4] In 1896, the first cry against the Spanish colonial government was made. 2,000 revolutionaries under General Mariano Llanera sieged San Isidro.[5]
In March 29, 1899, General Emilio Aguinaldo declared San Isidro as the capital of the Philippines[4] after the revolutionary capital Malolos, Bulacan was captured by the Americans, this, however, was short lived. It was also in San Isidro that General Frederick Funston planned the capture of Aguinaldo to end the Philippine-American War.
San Isidro Central School
The Wright Institute, established in 1903 in San Isidro, was the first high school established outside Manila during the American period.[5]
The town was occupied by Japanese troops in 1942, during the second world war. The combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth ground forces liberated San Isidro and defeated the Japanese forces in 1945 during the end of the war.
Demographics
| Population census of San Isidro |
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1990 | 34,349 | — |
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| 1995 | 36,283 | +1.03% |
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| 2000 | 40,984 | +2.65% |
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| 2007 | 44,687 | +1.20% |
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| 2010 | 47,800 | +2.48% |
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| Source: National Statistics Office[3] |
Images
| San Isidro Labrador Church |
| M.R.P.F. Paulino Escalada 1836 bells |
| Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology |
| The Crispulo Sideco (also known as Kapitang Pulong) house was built in the 19th century. Built in the Floral period in the Philippine colonial architecture, ogee arches, filigreed wooden panels, grilles wrought in curlicues and floral and foliate designs abound in the house as basic structural elements or as ornaments. |
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