About 1581, Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa, Spanish governor and Captain-General of the Philippine Islands, established a settlement in Guimaras for the purpose of Christianising the island's natives.
Ao redor de 1581, Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa, gobernador español e Capitán Xeral das Illas Filipinas, estableceu un asentamento en Guimarás co propósito de cristianizar aos nativos da illa.