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The Municipality of Alaminos, LagunaThe town of Alaminos was once a barangay (village) of Sampaloc (present-day San Pablo City). It was known as "La Trenchera" or The Trenches because the town is surrounded by mountains and canals. Following its establishment as an independent pueblo or town in 1873, it was renamed as Alaminos in honor of Governor General Juan de Alaminos y Vivar. It remained a part of the province of Batangas until 1903.
Don Cirilo Baylon was appointed first Gobernadorcillo and the Capitan de los Constables de Pueblo.
From 1873 to 1898 the following men led the town:
- Cirilo Baylon
- Raymundo Faylona
- Cirilo Baylon
- Marcelino Tolentino
- Policarpio Flores
- Mauricio Abril
- Sesinando Enriquez
- Marcelino Fule
- Luis Cordero
In 1900s, the American Military Authority appointed Nicodemes Flores and then Rafael Baylon as overseers. It was during this time that Alaminos was re-annexed under San Pablo, Laguna. It was not until about 1916 that Alaminos regained its status as a town in Laguna.From that time until the 1943 Japanese Occupation, the following served as mayors or presidentes during that time:
- Jose Fule
- Leodegarion Avenido
- Rafael Averion
- Lucio Cubillejo
- Francisco Fule
- Andres Averion
- Silvestre Silva
- Nicasio Villanueva
- Artemio Fule
After the Second World War, the following served as mayors:
- Demetrio Hernandez, Sr.
- Felimon Masa
- Daniel Fandino
- Lorenzo Dimayuga
- Pedro de Villa
- Casimiro Faylona
- Pedro de Villa
- Armando Bueser
- Francisco Donato
- Mariano Flores
- Samuel Bueser
- Demetrio Hernandez, Jr.
- Samuel Bueser
- Eladio Magampon
- Loreto Masa
- Eladio Magampon
The town celebrates the CORAMBLAN every October. It is a festival of coconuts, rambutans and lanzoneses, the main agricultural produce of the municipality.
Note: Some information in this article was from Alaminos Laguna Official Website
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