General Trias

About General Trias

General Trias, officially the City of General Trias (Filipino: Lungsod ng General Trias), is a component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 482,453 people.

During the earlier part of the Spanish colonial period, General Trias was often referred to as Las Estancias (the ranches), which was once a part of Cavite el Viejo, the present-day Kawit. It was also called Malabón Grande. The name Malabón is derived from Tagalog, meaning "having many silt deposits".

The first reference seems to be more probable because General Mariano Trías, a noted writer, adopted the nom de guerre "Labong Grande, on the other hand, was affixed to the appellation because at the time, the place was a vast wilderness covering Sitio Tejero, frequently called by the revolutionary as Salinas (present-day Rosario), Santa Cruz de Malabon or Malabon el Chico (present-day Tanza) and Tierra Alta (present-day Noveleta). When the town was made independent from Cavite el Viejo, it was finally called by its popular name San Francisco de Malabon, in honor of patron saint, Saint Francis of Assisi.

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