The Municipality of General Trias (Filipino: Bayan ng General Trias) formerly San Francisco de Malabon,

is a first class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a
population of 243,322 people in a land area of 81.46 square kilometres.
History
General Trias used to be called by many names. During the earlier Spanish era, it was often referred to
as Las Estancias (the ranches), which was once a part of Cavite el Viejo, the present-day Kawit. It was
also called Malabon Grande. The name Malabon was speculated to have been derived from either the
local term "maraming labong," meaning plenty of bamboo shoots, a main ingredient of a popular local
delicacy; or "mayabong," referring to the trees and other plants once abundant in the place. At any rate,
the first reference seems to be more probable because General Mariano Tras, a noted writer, adopted
the nom de guerre "Labong," a word he often used in his writing and conversation. Grande, on the other
hand, was affixed to the appellation because at the time, the place was a vast wilderness covering Sitio
Tejero, frequently called by the revolutionary as Salinas (present-day Rosario), Sta. Cruz de Malabon or
Malabon el Chico (present-day Tanza) and Tierra Alta (present-day Noveleta). When the town was made
independent from Cavite el Viejo, it was finally called with its popular name San Francisco de Malabon,
in honor of patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1200).

First Cry of Cavite
The first uprising in Cavite known as the "First Cry of Cavite" occurred in San Francisco de Malabon
about ten oclock in the morning of August 31, 1896, when the town tribunal was attacked by Filipino
revolutionaries led by Mariano Tras, Diego Mojica and Nicolas Portilla in Pasong Kalabaw (now known
as Sta. Clara). The second incident followed at twelve noon at Tierra Alta and the third in Cavite el Viejo
between two and three oclock in the afternoon

Tejeros Convention
A chapter of the Katipunan known as Balangay Mapagtiis had already been in existence in the place for
sometime. The Sangguniang Bayang Magdiwang headed by General Mariano lvarez of Tierra Alta and
the Sangguniang Bayang Mapagtiis of San Francisco de Malabon later merged under the name
Magdiwang Council with General Alvarez as president. The Magdiwang Council hosted the Tejeros
Convention on March 22, 1897 in a friar estate house in Sitio Tejero wherein Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was
elected president and Mariano Tras, then lieutenant general, as vice-president in a Revolutionary
Government replacing the Katipunan.
On February 28, 1914, Legislative Act No. 2390 was passed, changing the town's name to Malabon.
Later, on February 24, 1920, another Legislative Act No. 2889 was approved,finally renaming the town
after one of its most famous son, General Mariano Tras y Closas.



Barangays
General Trias is politically subdivided into 33 barangays:

Alingaro
Bacao 1
Bacao 2
Gov. Ferrer Pob. (Barangay 1)
Sampalucan Pob. (Barangay 2)
Dulong Bayan Pob. (Barangay 3)
San Gabriel Pob. (Barangay 4)
Bagumbayan Pob. (Barangay 5)
Vibora Pob. (Barangay 6)
Arnaldo Pob. (Barangay 7)
1896 Pob. (Barangay 8)
Prinza Pob. (Barangay 9)
Corregidor Pob. (Barangay 10)
Biclatan
Buenavista 1
Buenavista 2
Buenavista 3
Javalera
Manggahan
F. Manalo (formerly Navarro)
Panungyanan
Pasong Camachile 1
San Francisco
Pasong Camachile 2
Pasong Kawayan 1
Pasong Kawayan 2
Pinagtipunan
San Juan 1
San Juan 2
Santa Clara
Santiago
Tapia
Tejero









Religion
A vast majority of General Trias residents are Roman Catholics. The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has a
significant presence in the municipality as well, especially in Barangay F. Manalo (named after the first
INC executive minister), where most residents are INC members. Other religious institutions which also
have a presence in the municipality includes, but are not limited to, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints (LDS Church), the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ang Dating Daan of Eliseo Soriano, and the
Evangelical Churches.

Economy
Industrialization has become the centerpiece of the municipality's development plans and programs.
Several major industrial estates, such as Gateway Business Park, a world class business community in
Javalera and the New Cavite Industrial City (NCIC) in Manggahan, have chosen General Trias to be their
home base. The Cavite Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) occupies about 0.60 square kilometres of land
belonging to General Trias. 110 factories operate in the CEPZ. There are still four industrial estates being
developed. One is the Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club and Residential Estate, which has an area of 7
square kilometres. The others are the Golden Gate Industrial Park (Phase I) in Buenavista II and Golden
Gate Industrial Park (Phase II) in Panungyanan while the rest are found at Barangay Manggahan,
Barangay San Francisco and along Governor's Drive.
The master plan for General Trias is to achieve an agro-industrial and residential balance. Current
developments include the construction of the General Trias Auditorium and Sports Complex at General
Trias Memorial Elementary School Grounds in Barangay San Juan I, cementing of roads from Barangay
Santiago to Governor's Drive and road widening of Barangay Tejero to San Juan II, the building of
General Trias Municipal Hall-Manggahan Annex and completion of a 2-storey Training Center Building at
Barangay Pinagtipunan.
Housing development is also on the upsurge with 45 subdivisions in the area like Maravilla, Bel Aldea,
Metrosouth, Tierra Nevada, Metropolis Greens, Eagle Ridge, Pasadena Heights I, Stanford City and
Governor Hills. General Trias will also have its biggest Real Estate development, The Lancaster New City
Cavite that is to develop on General Trias' 1200 Hectare land (and still expanding) that will give way to a
Bus terminal towards Metro Manila directly.
The 20,000 square metre public market in between Barangay Corregidor and Sampalucan is said to be
more or less worth Php 39,000,000.00. General Trias is considered one of the new frontiers of growth
and development in the CALABARZON area as attested by the giant industrial subdivisions located in the
town.
General Trias will soon be accessible with the C6 Expressway's construction connecting the North and
South of Luzon and the CALA (Cavite-Laguna) Expressway's development connecting CavitEx to SLEx. The
much awaited expansion of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 from Baclaran to Bacoor, Cavite will also provide
fast access from General Trias to the Prime Financial Center of the Philippines, Makati City.


Festival
General Trias celebrates their Valenciana Festival every year.[6] Valenciana is originally made in General
Trias[dubious discuss] and became part of their culture.

Education
The municipality is home to several educational institutions, most notably the Cavite campus of Lyceum
of the Philippines University,[7] and the General Trias campus of the Cavite State University, which was
established in 2012.
Also in General Trias are several private and public elementary and high schools, such as Diego Mojica
Memorial School, Saint Francis School, Fiat Lux Academe of Gen. Trias, Bethel Academy, Colegio De San
Francisco, Gov. Ferrer Memorial National High School, Academy of Saint John, San Francisco De
Malabon Parochial School, Centennial Academy of the Blessed Trinity and Gen. Artemio Ricarte
Memorial School.

Landmarks
General Trias Church
Tejeros Convention

Notable people
Diego Mojica Marker
Mariano Tras (1868-1914): considered the first de facto Vice President of the revolutionary government
established at the Tejeros Convention. The town was renamed in his honour after the Revolution.
Diego Mojica: the original high-ranking leader of the Katipunan chapter in San Francisco de Malabon.
Known as "Katibayan", he was president of the Sangguniang Balangay (Barangay Council) of Mapagtiis.
Banda San Francisco de Malabon: known for being the first marching band to play the National Anthem.
Banda San Francisco de Malabon is now known as Banda Matanda ("Old Band").







Rosario Noveleta

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Trece Martires City Dasmarias City
Amadeo Silang


Demographics
Population census of General Trias
Year Pop. % p.a.
1990 52,888
1995 66,837 +4.48%
2000 107,691 +10.77%
2007 218,387 +10.24%
2010 243,322 +4.01%
Source: National Statistics Office












Mariano Tras y Closas
(October 12, 1868 February 22, 1914) is considered to be the first de facto Philippine Vice President of
that revolutionary government established at the Tejeros Convention - an assembly of Philippine
revolutionary leaders that elected officials of the revolutionary movement against the colonial
government of Spain. When that assembly broke into factions, a truce known as the Pact of Biak-na-
Bato was signed by the group and also recognized the elected officials and Trias as the vice president of
Emilio Aguinaldo, who is also considered to be the first President of the Philippines. With the
promulgation of the Malolos Constitution by the Malolos Convention, the First Philippine Republic was
born. Under this Aguinaldo administration, Trias served in the cabinet as the Minister of War and
Finance. He was married to Mara Concepcin Ferrer with whom he had eight children. In his honor, the
town of San Francisco de Malabon was renamed after him by virtue of Act No. 2880. General Mariano
Trias was the de facto first Vice President of the Philippines when, in the Tejeros Convention presided by
Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguinaldo was elected President. A marker is found in the house where Andres
Bonifacio stayed in General Trias. This same house has hosted Emilio Aguinaldo, Manuel L Quezon,
Sergio Osmena, Manuel Roxas, and Elpidio Quirino.
The Tejeros Convention is also said to be where the Armed Forces of the Philippines was founded.
Several signages around town proclaim that, although there are no indications of such at the Tejeros
Convention hall itself. I can only conclude that indeed it was, because the Tejeros Convention was a
meeting of the generals.
Another famous son of this town is Diego Mojica who, together with Mariano Trias and Nocolas Portilla,
led the First Cry of Cavite.
Today the town is a first class municipality, the third largest town in the province of Cavite. It is host to a
modern Lyceum of the Philippines campus, and to several industrial estates : Gateway Business Park in
Javalera, the New Cavite Industrial Estate in Manggahan, and the Cavite Export Zone which is so huge
that the whole complex extends all the way to the next town of Rosario. Manufacturing facilities of big
brands have also set up, even outside of these zones. Purefoods Hormel. Magnolia. Royal Tern Ceramics
Philippines.
The Tejeros Convention
(alternate names include Tejeros Assembly and Tejeros Congress) was the meeting held between the
Magdiwang and Magdalo factions of the Katipunan at San Francisco de Malabon, Cavite on March 22,
1897. These are the first presidential and vice presidential elections in Philippine history, although only
the Katipuneros (members of the Katipunan) were able to take part, and not the general populace.
The convention was called to discuss the defense of Cavite against the Spaniards during the Philippine
Revolution. The contemporary Governor general, Camilo de Polavieja, had regained much of Cavite
itself. Instead, the convention became an election to decide the leaders of the revolutionary movement,
bypassing the Supreme Council.

Andrs Bonifacio, the contemporary Supremo (supreme leader) of the Katipunan presided over the
election. He secured the unanimous approval that the decision would not be questioned.
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