San Luis, Aurora
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| Coordinates: 15°43′N 121°31′E / 15.72°N 121.52°ECoordinates: 15°43′N 121°31′E / 15.72°N 121.52°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) |
| Province | Aurora |
| District | Lone District |
| Established | 1962 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Annabelle Tangson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 623.86 km2 (240.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 27,352 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 15,906 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 3201 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Income class | 2nd class |
| PSGC | 037708000 |
| Website | www |
San Luis, officially the Municipality of San Luis (Filipino: Bayan ng San Luis; Ilocano: Ili ti San Luis), is a municipality in the province of Aurora in the Central Luzon (Region III) of the Philippines. The population was 27,352 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 15,906 registered voters.
Between 1818 and 1902, the Province of Aurora, then a district of "El Principe", Nueva Ecija consisted only of Baler and Casiguran. The four (4) other existing municipalities were just mission villages like the San Jose de Casecnan (now Maria Aurora), Dipaculao, Dilasag and Ditale. While what is now the municipality of San Luis was a barrio of Baler adjacent to the old barrios of Real, Bacong, Ditumabo and Zarah. It was named after the patron Saint "San Luis Rey de Francia".
In the Philippine Revolution of 1898, the five barrios became the hot beds of insurgency. The situation was aggravated when the insurrectos attacked the cazadores living in those areas. Since then, these places became famous and significant spots in the northern part of the then Tayabas province.
On 9 December 1941, the locality suffered heavy casualties when the Japanese Imperial forces bombarded it. This caused the people to flee their homes and settle in nearby mountains of Dibalo and Dicaloyungan. From there, they organized and formed a guerilla group called "205th Squadron" which later became instrumental in liberating the province against the Japanese invading forces by the local Filipino soldiers and the recognized guerrillas in 1945.
On 1945, local Filipino troops of the 3rd, 5th, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th and 57th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 5th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was liberated in San Luis, Tayabas (now, Aurora) and helping recognized guerrilla groups of the 205th Squadron Guerrillas to defeat and fight against the Japanese Imperial forces and ended in World War II during the Northern Tayabas Campaign.
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