(from top: left to right) Mt. Banahaw de Lucban, Tayabas Capitol, Quezon boundary arch in Tiaong, Alibijaban Island, Cagbalete Island and Malagonlong Bridge
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Nicknames:
Cocolandia (Kaniyugan / Lupain ng Niyog)[1][2] Food Basket of Calabarzon (Buslo ng Pagkain ng Calabarzon)[3]
Motto(s):
Walang Tamad sa Quezon![4] Pilipinas, Quezon Naman! Healing Quezon
Quezon,[a] officially the Province of Quezon (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Quezon), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzonregion on Luzon. Kalilayan was the first known name of the province upon its creation in 1591. Around the middle of the 18th century, it was renamed Tayabas.[11] In 1946, in recognition of the second president of the Philippines, Manuel L. Quezon, the name of Tayabas Province was changed to Quezon.[12][13]Lucena, the provincial capital, the seat of the provincial government, and the most populous city of the province, is governed independently from the province as a highly urbanized city. To distinguish the province from Quezon City, it is sometimes called Quezon Province, a variation of the province's official name.
A major tourism draw to the province is Mount Banahaw. The mountain is surrounded by spiritual mysticism with many Anitist adherents, Christian cults, and Christian organizations staying on the mountain. The mountain was also one of the most sacred sites for pre-colonial Tagalog people before the arrival of the Spanish. Numerous pilgrims visit the mountain especially during Holy Week.
^Pena, Romeo Palustre. "Walang Tamad Sa Quezon: Kaalamang Bayan sa Niyog Mula Sa Bugtong at Salawikain Bilang Patunay na Hindi Tamad Ang Mga Pilipino". ATAGAN - Alternatibong Tahanan ng mga Akda at GAwang Nasaliksik. [Tayabas (Quezon) Studies Center]. 2020-11-28
^"List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
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