La Paz, Leyte
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Nickname(s): "The Heart Of Leyte" |
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| Motto: Dasig Lapaznon | |
 Map of Leyte with La Paz highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 10°53′N 124°57′E / 10.883°N 124.950°ECoordinates: 10°53′N 124°57′E / 10.883°N 124.950°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 2nd district of Leyte |
| Barangays | 35 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lesmes C. Lumen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.70 km2 (28.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 19,998 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6508 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Income class | 5th municipal income class |
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| Electorate | 12,442 voters as of 2016 |
Nickname(s): "The Heart Of Leyte"
La Paz is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 19,998 people.
The legend of La Paz, bordering on fiction and history, is an interesting one.
It is said that long ago, a fisherman from Samar named Capuyong came to Abuyog to market his catch. There he met and fell in love with Casinas and they were married according to pre-Spanish customs. After marriage, they left Abuyog to look for a place in which to live.
Coming to a river that is now called Gibuga, they followed its source until they reached a tributary that was named Cabadyangan River where they decided to stay. They had three children: Garcia, Gabic and Badol. Gabic left for Hindang, while Badol settled in Dagami. Garcia, the eldest, stayed home. He married a certain Agustina of Abuyog with whom he had 18 children.
Meanwhile, the Spaniards had settled in Abuyog. They found it difficult to convert Casinal and Capuyong to Christianity. The couple clung obstinately to their religion. Condemned to die for refusing to embrace the new religion, they were tied to a jar full of stones and flung off the coast of Dulag.
Only a few families, descendants of Capuyong and Casinas, inhabited Cabadyangan until 1876. Criminals from the neighboring town of Burauen found a perfect haven in the forests of Cabadyangan. Teniente Paulino (Pauk) Camasin of Burauen heard that the culprits hid in the forest of Cabadyangan and he decided to pursue them.
While he was there, he noticed the fertility of the soil and was attracted by the virgin forests of the region. When he returned to Burauen, he told the people there about the "land of promise" that he saw. The Burauen people were fascinated by the prospect of the new land that they decided to settle there. A sitio was born and among those who settled there was Capitan Estefanio de Paz of Dulag.
A chapel was built in the sitio before 1886. The chapel was called "rosaryohan." Spanish missionaries visited this place to teach the natives the doctrine. However, the people had to go to Dulag for the Holy Week and days of obligation in order to attend mass.
Teniente Pauk Camasin in the meantime had married Fermina, a descendant of Capulong and Casinas. They were childless for nine years. They prayed hard for a child and promised that they would secure an image for "rosaryohan" if their prayers were answered. Fermina dreamt of our Lady of Peace (Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje). In that dream, their prayers were answered. A few months later, a child was born to a very happy couple.
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