From Binmaley, I rode a tricylce to San Carlos City. I passed by several rice fields and palaisdaan.
San Carlos City is a huge city like Urdaneta. It was past lunch when I arrived here. I visited the St. Dominic Guzman Parish Church (built in 1587) and roam around the Poblacion or town proper. They have Jollibee, Magic Mall San Carlos, CSI City Mall San Carlos, among others.
Good thing the San Carlos City Hall is nearby so I was able to visit it. There’s a park between the San Carlos Church and Municipal Hall dedicated to Eugenio Padlan Perez. I tried to locate the market, but I can’t find it nearby.
It’s getting late in the afternoon and decided to finish my 2 days trip to Pangasinan by visiting my last destination – Malasiqui, Pangasinan.
Here are some information about San Carlos City from the Pangasinan Provincial Website:
San Carlos City was once known as Binalatongan. From the time of its founding up to the middle of the 19th century, it was considered as the biggest and most populous town of Pangasinan composing a whole third of the Province. It is recorded in history as a bastion of freedom fighters, with famous uprisings against Spaniards led by Andres Malong (1660) and Juan dela Cruz Palaris (1762). These heroic acts prompted the Spanish colonizers to change the name of the town to San Carlos in honor of King Carlos III of Spain.
San Carlos became a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 4487 signed on June 19, 1965.
MAYOR: JULIER C. RESUELLO
VICE MAYOR: JOSERES C. RESUELLO
LAND AREA: 17,087 hectares
POPULATION: 164,061
NO. OF BARANGAYS: 86
CLASSIFICATION: 3rd class city
FIESTA: Mango Bamboo Festival (April)
MAJOR CROPS: rice, corn, root crops, vegetables, fruit trees
MAJOR INDUSTRIES: handicraft, pottery making, mango culture, livestock trading
PRIME PRODUCTS: tomato paste, cassava cake, bamboo, rug, furnitures, native cakes
TOURIST ATTRACTION: St. Dominic Guzman Parish (1587)
You may also visit the San Carlos City website here.
San Carlos City Plaza in front of the St Dominic Guzman Church
CSI Mall, San Carlos City
Speaker Eugenio P. Perez Sr Memorial Building, San Carlos City, Pangasinan
St. Dominic Guzman Parish (1587), San Carlos City, Pangasinan
A lot of churches in Pangasinan are adored with statues of saints. Dagupan Church has this feature as well as Manaoag Church, Bolinao Church and Binmaley Church.
Bust of Eugenio P. Perez Sr
CSI Mall San Carlos City, Pangasinan
San Carlos City Municipal Hall, Pangasinan
San Carlos City Marker
Jollibee at the Magic Mall, San Carlos City
An old house in San Carlos City, Pangasinan
San Carlos City is a crossroad between several towns of Pangasinan. There’s a jeepney terminal that would take you to Malasiqui, Urbiztondo among other destinations.
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