Bautista : St. John the Baptist

Bautista formerly a barrio of Bayambang, was founded in 1900. Although it was a barrio it already had its own church before the revolution and got its name after Saint John the Baptist, its patron saint.

Of the founders we can mention names of the following: Ramon Reynaldo, Guillermo Agcaoile, Francisco Gonzales, Dionisio Galvan, Honorio Acosta, Teodoro Carungay, Felipe Ramos, Marciano Guzman, Antonino Galsim and Marcelino Villanueva.

The first president of the town appointed during the American Military Government was the late Don Ramon Reynaldo. The first president of the town by election was Don Honorio Acosta. The last mayor during the Commonwealth was Don Vicente Paningbatan and first elected mayor under the Republic was Mayor Don Juan C. Navarro. #