Morong (district)

Morong
Distrito de Morong (Spanish)
San Mateo (1853-1857)
Former district of the Philippines
1853–1901

Location of the historical district of Morong
CapitalMorong
Antipolo (1898–1899)
Tanay (1899–1900)
Area 
• 1898
1,093 km2 (422 sq mi)
Historical eraColonial period
• Established
23 February 1853
• Disestablished
11 June 1901
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Tondo
Laguna
Rizal

Morong was an administrative division of the Philippines that existed as a politico-military district created out of parts of the provinces of Tondo and Laguna on February 23, 1853, by a decree of the Superior Gobierno, composing Morong, Pililla, Tanay, Baras, Binangonan, Jalajala, Angono and Cardona from Laguna; and Antipolo, Boso-Boso, Cainta and Taytay from Tondo.[1] The offices were housed at a building now known as Comandancia. Its first military governor was Francisco Turrentigue.[2]

  1. ^ "Journey to the Past". Rizal Provincial Government. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Pascual, Timoteo; Guillermo, Liwayway (1978). Morong's 400 Years. Manila: UST Press.