Ilocos (province)

Ilocos
Province of the Philippines
1571–1818

Location of the historical province of Ilocos.
CapitalVigan
Historical eraColonial Period
• Established
1571
• Disestablished
2 February 1818
Succeeded by
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
Today part of · 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] In 1818, the province was disestablshed when it was split into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur through a royal decree[2] due to rapid population growth.[3]

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