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Alcala Pangasinan
The town of Alcala is claimed to be originally one of the big sitios
of Bayambang, a town immediately on its west after Bautista.
It was then referred to as "Dangla" a vernacular term referring to a medicinal
shrub which was then growing luxuriantly thereat.
The early settlers and their leaders through their own initiative petitioned the
proper government authorities on April 1, 1873 or thereabout for the secession
of sitios Dangla (now San Vicente), Cupi, Namalutan, Bacud, Ba-ong, Maasin,
Bitulao, and Bugyao from Bayambang to constitute the nucleus of a new "pueblo".
The names of these sitios except Dangla are still in use.
On September 20, 1875 a Royal decree was issued approving the founding of the
new municipality of Alcala. It can be concluded without dispute, therefore, that
the town of Alcala was founded on this latter date. It can be assumed that the
then Spanish Governor of the province of Pangasinan was a native born of
Alcala, Spain which fact may have played a great role and a major factor
in considering the name of the new town as Alcala.
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In Word Record?
ALCALA, Pangasinan (5 May 2006) -- All roads led to Alcala Saturday as people came to witness this town’s attempt to enter its name in the world map by putting up the world’s longest grill and the world’s longest barbecue for the Guinness Book.
SOURCE: Philippine Information Agency
Video
Though it is still in the process of filing documents to be presented to Guinness Book, you can watch the video of the of the longest grill and longest barbecue by clicking here
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