Ilocos (province) explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Reyes . Pedrito . Pictorial History of the Philippines . 1953 . Capitol Publishing House . 484 . 20 January 2022 . en.
  2. Book: Castello . Lea T. . This is the Philippines! . 1977 . 30 . 20 January 2022.
  3. Book: Office . Philippines Census . Census of the Philippine Islands Taken Under the Direction of the Philippine Legislature in the Year 1918 . 1920 . Bureau of printing . 160 . 20 January 2022 . en.