Amadeo, Cavite History

In the beginning, the town was a sitio of Silang, the first town of Cavite, which by then comprised onethird of the whole province. On June 12, 1872, Sitio Masilaw was made to a town by Gov. Gen. Rafael de Izquierdo. He named it Amadeo in honor of Prince Amadeo Fernando Maria of Savoy, the second son of King Victor Emmanuel II, who reigned Spain in 1871. The inauguration of the town (May 30) coincided with the birthday of the said Prince who was born on May 30, 1845 in Turin, Italy, as the second son of the King of Spain and Italy. It was given the Tagalog name Maypag-ibig (With Love) during the Philippine Revolution. Amadeo was recognized as a town for twenty-one years. In 1904, however, Amadeo was reverted as a district of Silang by virtue of Public Act No. 947 signed by the Philippine Commission on October 15, 1903, reducing the 23 municipalities of Cavite to eleven. Local leaders including Geronimo Bayot and Primo Villanueva, for the next thirteen years, continued to secure the separation of Amadeo from Silang. It was not until 1915 during the administration of Governor Antero S. Soriano, that Amadeo regained its independence. The appeal for autonomy by some provincial and municipal officials was granted on January 1, 1915 and since then Amadeo moved on its own as an independent town. In recognition in his presevering efforts in behalf of Amadeo, Geronimo Bayot was made the town's first municipal president under the American regime

The Municipality of Amadeo (Filipino: Bayan ng Amadeo) is a fourth class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is nicknamed the "Coffee Capital of the [4] Philippines". According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 33,457 people. Amadeo is best known for their Pahimis Festival, which showcases the town's coffee industry. It is usually held on the last weekend of February and its town fiesta is held on the last Sunday of April.

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Amadeo is politically subdivided into 26 barangays (12 urban, 14 rural). Banaybanay Bucal Dagatan Halang Loma Maitim I Maymangga Minantok Kanluran Pangil Barangay I (Pob.) Barangay X (Pob.) Barangay XI (Pob.) Barangay XII (Pob.) Barangay II (Pob.) Barangay III (Pob.) Barangay IV (Pob.) Barangay V (Pob.) Barangay VI (Pob.) Barangay VII (Pob.) Barangay VIII (Pob.) Barangay IX (Pob.) Salaban Talon Tamacan Buho Minantok Silangan
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The Municipality of Amadeo (Filipino: Bayan ng Amadeo) is a fourth class municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is nicknamed the "Coffee Capital of the Philippines". According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 31,705 people. 3400 hectares of land are planted with coffee and 4,080 metric tons are produced annually. Amadeo is best known for the Pahimis Festival, which showcases the town's coffee industry. It is usually held on the last weekend of February.