Lucena
Capital of Quezon and a key commercial hub in Calabarzon.
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It became an independent municipality on June 1, 1882, and was granted cityhood through Republic Act No. 3271 on June 17, 1961.[1][2]
Geography and history
Lucena falls under Type III of the Corona climatic classification, with no pronounced wet and dry seasons.[3] Captain Juan de Salcedo's initial exploration of the area, then referred to as Kalilayan, took place during the 1570s.[4] The founding of the town called Tayabas was carried out by Franciscan missionaries Juan de Plasencia and Diego de Oropesa in the period between 1580 and 1583.[4] A royal decree issued on November 3, 1879, gave official sanction to the name "Lucena," chosen to honor Friar Mariano Granja, a native of Lucena, Córdoba, Spain.[1]
The barrio's advancement was overseen by Granja, and it attained Parish status in 1881.[1] August 20, 1961, marked the formal inauguration of Lucena as a city and the swearing-in of its initial set of city officials.[2] Lucena's official designation as a highly urbanized city came into effect on July 1, 1991.[5] A majority of the population uses a unique variant of Tayabas Tagalog, which is referred to locally as Lucenahin speech.[6]
What the cited sources add
The Act states that the City of Lucena shall remain the capital of the Province of Quezon.[7] The provincial auditor of Quezon acts as city auditor ex officio, receiving an additional salary from city funds.[7] The division superintendent of schools for Quezon acts as superintendent of city schools ex officio.[7] The Act notes that the city continues as part of the first representative district of Quezon unless otherwise provided by law.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "Lucena" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "About Lucena City – Lucena City" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lucena" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "An Act Creating the City of Lucena", The Lawphil Project, June 17, 1961; "Official Week in Review: August 20 – August 26, 1961 | GOVPH", Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lucena" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Corporal-Lodangco, "Defining Philippine Climate Zones Using Surface and High-Resolution Satellite Data", Procedia Computer Science, 2017, p. 324–332 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lucena" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "History of Quezon Province", Provincial Government of Quezon; Ramos, "Quezon province's impressive historical and cultural heritage", Balita.ph, July 18, 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lucena" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, "INDICATIVE FY 2027 NATIONAL TAX ALLOTMENT (NTA) SHARES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs) AND GUIDELINES ON THE PREPARATION OF THE FY 2027 ANNUAL BUDGETS OF LGUs" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Lucena" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Obciana, ""WORDS AND EXAMPLES OF LUCENAHIN"", Site Title, 2017-10-09 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "An Act Creating the City of Lucena", The Lawphil Project, June 17, 1961. facts only, no text reused. lawphil.net
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- Wikipedia: Lucena (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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