San Rafael, Bulacan
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| Coordinates: 14°57′N 120°58′E / 14.95°N 120.97°ECoordinates: 14°57′N 120°58′E / 14.95°N 120.97°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Central Luzon (Region III) | |
| Province | Bulacan | |
| District | 3rd District | |
| Founded | 1758 | |
| Barangays | 34 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Cipriano "Goto" Dungao Violago Jr. | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 152.43 km2 (58.85 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 94,655 | |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | |
| • Poverty rate |
 7.3% |
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| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3008 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)44 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| Electricity | Manila Electric Company | |
| • Consumption | 34.82 million kWh (2003) | |
| Website | www |
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San Rafael is a first class urban municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 94,655 people.
The San Juan de Dios Church still stands as the silent witness of the bloody battles that the Filipino insurgents fought during the Philippine Revolution of 1896. This church was used as military barracks for almost three days, after the insurgents had destroyed all papers and documents they found in the convents. When the Spanish Cazadores learned of these rebellious activities, they entered the church and fought the insurgents. The combatants fought heavily inside the church to a point that blood was spilled all over the church floor. The patio in front of the church was littered by dead bodies of Filipino insurgents. The gobernadorcillo ordered people to dig a common grave near the church for the bodies of the insurgents.
The Americans succeeded the Spaniards with their policy of benevolent assimilation. Schools were established as a potent factor for pacification. In 1903, schools were opened in San Rafael. The municipal building was used as a school house. Since then, with the supervision of the American administrators, San Rafael has enjoyed the education and the progress which was denied to them during the three–century rule of the Spaniards.
In 1899, the Americans incorporated the town to Baliwag when Baliwag was intended to be the Provincial Capital of Bulacan. However, due to a number of petitions of the people of San Rafael, especially when the plan to make Baliwag the capital of Bulacan did not materialize, the Americans where convinced to separate San Rafael as an independent town from Baliwag. Mr. Julian V. Valte was appointed to be the first Presidente Municipal of San Rafael, and Mr. Emilio Reyes was the last.
In the year 1924 and 1927, with the help of some influential men, the Spaniards were able to get the signatures of the land owners of San Rafael and San Ildefonso to an agreement purporting to show their willingness to donate their lands to the Hospital of San Juan de Dios.
Thus the town of San Rafael and San Ildefonso became properties of the hospital and started to be called Hacienda de Buenavista until 1944, when it got back its original name.
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