Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Town History
Originally, Alimodian was just an arrabal of Oton, formerly the capital city of Iloilo. The Alimodianon used to go to Oton, yet just to practice their faith as Roman Catholic and to transact official business with the Spanish authorities. Oton is quite a distance, so thinking of the burden, Agustin Magatnon, who was then the chieftain of the village gathered several leaders to map out plans for the establishment of a community. That was in November 0f 1753.
The legend of Alimodian has 4 versions. Out of these four, it was not actually proven which version is the real legend. One such story is the Ali Mudin version. It is about Magtanong, his wife Si Kanugon and their son Ali Mudin. The story goes like this. There was once a mother and daughter named Kalipayan and Si Kanugon. Si Kanugon was so lovely that Agustin Magtanong could not resist not having in love with her. However, Kalipayan was against Agustin Magtanong who was claimed to be a worthless man who possess nothing but a parcel of small land which he was tilling for livelihood. The rejection of Kalipayan for Magtanong's proposal made him more insistent to get Si Kanugon by hook or by crook. On the other hand, Si Kanugon was not a problem. She was in love with Magtanong too, so that her mother's intervention with her affair with Magtanong made her grieve so much that she decided to put an end to her life. Meanwhile, Magtanong decided to kidnap the woman he loved most. So, together with other forty villagers, he went to Si Kanugon's place just to catch her on the act of taking poison concocted from wild fruits. Later they went to elope with other forty villagers and their respective families south bound. The vilage was called Ubudan.
Later on, the tribe grew fast, they decided to establish a town on the plains about 3 kilometers South of Ubudan. They named the town Ali Mudin after Magtanong's corruption of the original name to what is now the Municipality of Alimodian.
Another version is about the love and passion of Grom, Himaya and Madalig. There was also the common "Halin Kamo Dyan" version. Once upon a time, the group of Spaniards went to the place, which is now the present site of Alimodian. The saw several men climbing the coconut tree. The visitors asked the natives of the names of the place but they could not understand what the new comers were asking about. Fearing that some of the coconits might hit the Spaniards, one man atop the tree shout "Halin Kamo Dyan" (Get away from there). The strangers thought the men were telling them the name of the place and the words sounded like "Ali Mo Dyan", the tree being tall. So, they called the place "Ali Mo Dyan" believing that it was the actual name of the place.
The last legend is quite unpopular, declaring that the name was after Cabudian Creek running along the sothern outskirts of the poblacion. Cabudian Creek is now called Alimodian Creek.
The legend of Alimodian has 4 versions. Out of these four, it was not actually proven which version is the real legend. One such story is the Ali Mudin version. It is about Magtanong, his wife Si Kanugon and their son Ali Mudin. The story goes like this. There was once a mother and daughter named Kalipayan and Si Kanugon. Si Kanugon was so lovely that Agustin Magtanong could not resist not having in love with her. However, Kalipayan was against Agustin Magtanong who was claimed to be a worthless man who possess nothing but a parcel of small land which he was tilling for livelihood. The rejection of Kalipayan for Magtanong's proposal made him more insistent to get Si Kanugon by hook or by crook. On the other hand, Si Kanugon was not a problem. She was in love with Magtanong too, so that her mother's intervention with her affair with Magtanong made her grieve so much that she decided to put an end to her life. Meanwhile, Magtanong decided to kidnap the woman he loved most. So, together with other forty villagers, he went to Si Kanugon's place just to catch her on the act of taking poison concocted from wild fruits. Later they went to elope with other forty villagers and their respective families south bound. The vilage was called Ubudan.
Later on, the tribe grew fast, they decided to establish a town on the plains about 3 kilometers South of Ubudan. They named the town Ali Mudin after Magtanong's corruption of the original name to what is now the Municipality of Alimodian.
Another version is about the love and passion of Grom, Himaya and Madalig. There was also the common "Halin Kamo Dyan" version. Once upon a time, the group of Spaniards went to the place, which is now the present site of Alimodian. The saw several men climbing the coconut tree. The visitors asked the natives of the names of the place but they could not understand what the new comers were asking about. Fearing that some of the coconits might hit the Spaniards, one man atop the tree shout "Halin Kamo Dyan" (Get away from there). The strangers thought the men were telling them the name of the place and the words sounded like "Ali Mo Dyan", the tree being tall. So, they called the place "Ali Mo Dyan" believing that it was the actual name of the place.
The last legend is quite unpopular, declaring that the name was after Cabudian Creek running along the sothern outskirts of the poblacion. Cabudian Creek is now called Alimodian Creek.
Friday, August 10, 2007
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