Municipal Government of Panay - Philippines

Panay is the place where the dawn of Christianity started. It is also the center of the first act of revolt against the Spaniards in the Province of Capiz. The first encounter between the Filipino revolutionaries and the Spanish forces happened in May1897 at Tadiao Bridge. Despite the inferiority in manpower and arms, the revolutionaries were able to repulse the advance of the Spanish forces by sheer ingenuity.