MUNICIPALITY OF CAINTA, Historical Data of

Ka Inta - "Ka" is a word of respect to the old and "Inta" was the nickname of Vicenta. When the Spaniards first came to this place and they asked for the name of the town, the natives thought that they were looking for a rich woman who could supply them with food, so they said, "Ka Inta." They brought the Spaniards to the rich woman's house, who was Vicenta, and also served the Spaniards delivious foods. From that time on, they named this town "Ka Inta" or Cainta.

When Salcedo reached this town, he found that this town was already ruled by a datu named Datu Maitan.

1. Kapitan Torio, Kapitan Gusting, and Kapitan Fausto - 1882.
2. Kapitan Tilano Sta. Ana, Kapitan Goyo Pagkatipunan, and Kapitan Baldomero Perez - 1890.
3. Baldomero Perez, Exequiel Ampil (Military), Atilano Sta. Ana (Independent Republic), Jose Sta. Ana. Pablo Javier, Julian Buenviaje, Jesus Ampil, Julian Buenviaje, Emilio Cruz, Odon Ambrosio (Japanese time), Dominador Cruz (Japanese time), Sofronio Francisco (Liberation), Francisco Felix (Present)

During the Spanish-American War, the biggest and most beautiful church of Cainta was destroyed.

a. During the Spanish time:

One hundred Filipino revolutionary forces fought against the Spaniards in the mountains. They only had bolos but they were able to drive the civil guards away. Later, they received seven rifles from Andres Bonifacio and hid in Pila-Pila, a nearby plain of the town.

b. World War II:

In Upaw, an American aviator dropped when his plane was burned. The natives took care of him, but unfortunately, he died. This place was also the meeting place of the guerrillas.

"Libis" was a part of the town where the inhabitants were killed by the Japanese.

c. After World War II:

The Huks, who were the enemies of the government, invanded Hardie's Dairy Farm, owned by an American, in March 1951. The Huks, who were asking for a big sum of money, were not given [the money], so they killed the couple together with the helpers.

1. It is a common practice that when a family is eating and one of them is going somewhere, the rest have to turn the plates so that he will not meet with an accident.

2. A young man should not visit his loved one on a Friday for it is an unlucky day.

3. When the eyes of the dead are open, it means that he died hungry.

1. The people still believe in bad spirits. They suspect five families in this town to be witches who can make their enemies sick if they so desire.

It is a common belief that a couple who is fond of eating twin bananas, twin mangoes, etc. will beget twins in the family.

Kundiman is very popular. The people are fond of dancing the pandango [fandango].

The games are similar to those of the barrio.

1. What is it that has no feet but can reach any place?
2. It is here but you can't see it.
3. I am afraid of one but brave to face two.
4. There are two friends but they always bite each other.

1. One who does not suffer will not succeed.

2. Better to slip with the feet than with the tongue.

3. He who washes his hands often shows that he has dirty hands.

4. The moutn expresses the contents of the hear.

5. One can close the river but not the mouth of man.

By the position of the time, one can tell time.

The crowing of the cocks at night means that it is ten o'clock, while in the morning, it is four o'clock.

The rising of the morning star is four o'clock.

During the time when scarcity of food was felt everywhere, people in the town of Cainta used to spread blankets on the field to gather "amor seco" seeds. They used to pound these seeds and cooked them for food. When the people were seriously suffering from hunger, a woman who brought sacks of palay appeared in the market place. Her sacks of palay were given to the people free of charge. After everybody got his share, the mysterious woman disappeared. It is said that she was the patron of the town, "Nuestra Señora de la Paz."

1. Pablo Javier
2. Jose Javier - Song - "Matulog ka na Bunso"
3. Eladio Vasquez - Tula - "Cainta"
4. Cirilo Raymundo