Historia de Bais City

  Don Luis Suero Burgos Sr.—frequently referred to in archival and family accounts as Don Luis Suero de Burgos —was an influential Spanish lawyer, businessman, and prominent hacendero (sugar planter) whose life and enterprise helped shape the economic and socio-political landscape of Negros Oriental during the late 19th century. Based in Bais, the historic center of the province’s sugar boom, Don Luis was among the pioneering landowners who established expansive haciendas before the advent of modern mills like the Central Azucarera de Bais. Producing high-grade muscovado sugar for export through regional ports, his agricultural ventures established sugar as the economic backbone of Negros Oriental and elevated his family into the upper echelon of colonial landed aristocracy. Don Luis Suero Burgos Sr Beyond his economic pursuits, Don Luis was anchored at the heart of an intricate network of elite Spanish and Spanish-Filipino dynasties. He married Doña Tomasa Gomez, a Spanish hace...

Spanish Oct 1895  

Josefina Villacampa-Rubio-Larena, was the legal wife of Don Demetrio Larena y Sandes and one of the first Filipina friend of Laura Crooke-Hibbard, the wife of Dr. David Sutherland-Hibbard, the founding missionary of Silliman University.Rubio- Larena donated her property to erect the U.C.C.P. Bais Church, one of the first Protestant churches outside Dumaguete.   Josefina Villacampa-Rubio played an essential role during the historic march of General Diego de la Viña from Hacienda Bagawines in Vallehermoso down to Dumaguete in November 1898. As de la Viña’s army ( Ejercito Filipino ) made its way south through the coastal towns of Oriental Negros, women organized crucial logistical and humanitarian support for the marching forces. Josefina Villacampa-Rubio stood out as a key organizer, serving as the fiscal of the group of women supporting the Negros Revolution .    Humanitarian Aid: She and her fellow women patriot-volunteers set up relief points along the route, providing med...