About Alfonso

You probably don't know much about Alfonso, Cavite. For all these years, people associate Cavite to more popular municipalities such as Bacoor, Dasmarinas, Tagaytay or Kawit. Alfonso is a first-class municipality in Cavite and it is home to some of the most beautiful houses, gardens and farms. Its idyllic location and cold temperature (as it sits beside the upscale Tagaytay which has an elevation of over 2,000 feet) makes Alfonso a preferred retirement spot and a destination for a quick getaway from the convoluted city of Manila.

I took note of this helpful historical note from Wikipedia that concisely defines the origin of the magnificent Alfonso:

Alfonso was totally forested until the 17th century when a few pocket settlements sprouted. The town was originally part of Barrio Lumampong in the town of Indang. In the course of time, the pocket settlements grew into sitios and later on into barrios. The town became a separate district municipality from Indang on 16 May 1859 through the efforts of the community leaders Bonifacio Aveo and Felix del Mundo. The new town was called Alas-as for a period of seventeen years. The name refers to the name of a tree used for the construction of houses and bears sweet fruit. It was, eventually, named after King Alfonso XII of Spain, son of Isabella II. Alfonso was initially composed of the barrios of Taywanak, Pajo, Esperanza, Marahan, Matagbak, Sinaliw and Kaytitinga. Don Narciso Mojica was the capitan municipal of Alfonso at the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution. A few days after the Cry of Balintawak, on 31 August 1896, General Mariano Trias ordered the liquidation of all Spaniards in the municipality. In the bloody battle that followed, the leaders of the revolutionists were General Hipolito Rint, Captain Eriberto Cetro (Kapitan Berto) and Predencio Rolle (Tandang Doro) [Source: Wikipedia]

Alfonso is an upland, with temperature getting as low as 25-26 degrees during -ber months. It is not as cold as the relatively higher Baguio, but it has a charm of its own. It is a conducive area for farming and gardening and a major supplier of many of organic goods all around the country.