Location: Lallo Church facade, Lallo, Cagayan (Region II)
Category: Sites/Events
Type: Site
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker date: 1939
Installed by: Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
Marker text:
LALLOC–NUEVA SEGOVIA
THE TOWN OF LALLOC, NAMED NUEVA SEGOVIA BY JUAN PABLO CARRION IN 1581, WAS VISITED BY JUAN SALCEDO IN 1572 AND BY LUIS PEREZ DASMARIÑAS IN 1592. LALLOC WAS THE SEAT OF THE DIOCESE OF NUEVA SEGOVIA, CREATED BY POPE CLEMENT VIII ON AUGUST 15, 1595, AND CONTINUED TO BE SO UP TO 1755, WHEN IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO VIGAN. IT WAS THE CAPITAL OF CAGAYAN UP TO 1839, WHEN THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT WAS MOVED TO TUGUEGARAO.
