Vigan CityHood - Vigan as a Municipality then and Vigan as a City Now

According to its past history, Vigan was a significant land during the pre-colonial period in the Philippines. Many Chinese traders and merchants sail in the South China Sea and Mestizo River in order to arrived at Isla de Bigan to gain more profit. From there, they meet the Filipino traders and exchange goods such as honeycomb, gold, mountain products and exotic goods. On the other hand, most Chinese merchants stayed in Vigan for many years and it resulted in the diversity bloodline of the Biguenos through marriage. In the year 1572, King Philip Il of Spain command the Spanish soldiers to reach the shores of Vigan during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines. Afterward the exploration and voyage of Spanish soldiers in the Northern Luzon has been thriving. At the same year Vigan was captured and founded. For this reason, conquistador Juan de Salcedo establish Villa Fernandina de Vigan to dignified the late Prince Ferdinand who died at the age of four and is the son of Ki...