Novaliches is a place that forms the northern areas of

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, and encompasses the whole area of North Caloocan.

Etymology

The name Novaliches came from the name of the small village of Novaliches in the town of

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, Spain. It was awarded to General

Manuel Pavía y Lacy Manuel Pavía y Lacy, 1st Marquess of Novaliches (6 July 1814 – 22 October 1896), was a Spanish marshal. Biography He was born at Granada on 6 July 1814, the son of Colonel Pavía, and after a few years at the Jesuit school in Valencia (city ...

, who served as a Governor-General of the Philippines. The child Queen Isabella II bestowed on him the title "Marquez of Novaliches" for defending her against her uncle

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Carlos María Isidro Benito de Borbón, who claimed the throne of Spain which resulted in the

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History

On February 2, 1854, General

was sent to

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to serve as the Governor-General of the Philippines. His task was to establish a penal colony where prisoners were given lands to develop in exchange for their freedom. The colony was given the name Hacienda Tala, and it eventually grew into a larger community. In the same year, the Alcalde Mayor (equivalient to present-day Governor) of Bulacan petitioned to the Spanish government to incorporate the haciendas of Malinta, Piedad, and Tala into a new town. The town was to be named "Novaliches" from the title "Marquis of Novaliches" of

, which was recently recalled to Spain. On September 22, 1855, Novaliches was created as a municipality of Bulacan. Three years later, it was transferred to the Province of Tondo (later renamed Manila in 1859) until 1901, when the town was transferred again to the newly created Rizal Province during the American regime. The US Government enacted a reorganization of local government units as part of economic reforms, and Novaliches was absorbed by the neighboring town of Caloocan on October 12, 1903, by virtue of Act No. 942 of the Philippine Commission. During World War II, Caloocan became part of the City of Greater Manila from 1942 to 1945. In July 1948, Republic Act No. 333 was signed, making

as the Capital City of the Philippines, replacing

. This necessitated the expansion of Quezon City northward, beyond the

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, and encompassing half of the former town. The other half, now known as North Caloocan, remains with Caloocan, which became a city in 1962. The division of Novaliches caused Caloocan to be divided into two parts. On February 23, 1998, President

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signed Republic Act No. 8535, which would make Novaliches into its own city. 15 barangays were to be taken out from

to form the proposed new city. However, it lost in the plebiscite held in the whole of Quezon City on October 23, 1999. At present, the part of Novaliches belonging to Quezon City is divided into two Congressional Districts, which represents it in the

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of the Congress of the Philippines.

Barangays

Education

The Main Campus of

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is located on San Bartolome, along Quirino Highway.

In popular culture

* On the debut album of Filipino rock band Rocksteddy entitled ''

Tsubtsatagilidakeyn ''Tsubtsatagilidakeyn'' is the debut album of the Filipino rock band, Rocksteddy. It has 11 tracks and was released under BMG Records Pilipinas on January 6, 2006. The name is a corruption of Filipino street words ''"Tsub"''(reverse) ''"Tsa"''(o ...

'', there is a song called "Super Nova" which pays homage to the district. The song was re-recorded in their 2017 ''Ang Album Na May Pinakamahabang Pamagat'' and was re-titled as "Supernovaliches (Re-Recorded)".

References

* {{Quezon City Quezon City Caloocan Populated places established in 1855