Conventional Long Name: | Ilocos |
Common Name: | Ilocos |
Nation: | Philippines |
Status Text: | Province of the Philippines |
Era: | Colonial Period |
Year Start: | 1571 |
Year End: | 1818 |
Date End: | February 2 |
S1: | Ilocos Norte |
Flag S1: | Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg |
S2: | Ilocos Sur |
Flag S2: | Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg |
Image Map Caption: | Location of the historical province of Ilocos. |
Capital: | Vigan |
Today: | Abra Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur La Union |
Ilocos was a province in northern Luzon, Philippines that comprised the present-day provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, parts of La Union, and Abra.[1] On February 2, 1818, the province was split into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur by the promulgation of a royal decree[2] due to rapid population growth.[3]