Luisiana, Laguna

History

During the 1600’s, there was a vast land area in Laguna, known as Terreno de Nasunog or Lupain ng Nasunog in Tagalog. In 1678, when the mayor of Laguna was Don Antonio Nieto, Terreno de Nasunog was divided into three parts: Nasunog de Lucban, Nasunog de Cavinti, and Nasunog de Majayjay.

Nasunog de Majayjay later became the town of Luisiana. It was only on April 3, 1854 that ecclesiastical independence was granted to Nasunog by the Governor-General (The Marques de Novaliches) with the corresponding approval from the Archbishop of Manila, having Don Marcos Bartolome as its first interim parish priest. Because of the role of Don Luis Bernardo and his wife Doña Ana, the town was named LUIS Y ANA, and later named LUISAIANA.

In 1948, Visita de Luisiana became civil independent from Majayjay, but still without absolute independence for it remained under the spiritual jurisdiction of Majayjay.

In 1903, the towns of Cavinti and Luisiana were combined, Pedro Villanueva of Cavinti was elected mayor and it was during his term that the Aglipay Church was founded in April, 1904. However, on November 12, 1907 under the leadership of Don Blas Oracion, through the Civil Commission, Cavinti and Luisiana became independent towns.