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In which year was Iloilo City founded by the Spanish?

  • 1566

  • 1592

  • 1625

  • 1650

Answer

Iloilo City was founded in 1566 when the Spanish established a colony area between the towns of Ogtong (present-day Oton) and La Villa Rica de Arevalo (present-day city district). It was the second Spanish colonial center in the Philippine Islands after Cebu.
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