Just a little history behind one of our favorite FMI towns...

HISTORY OF MENDEZ-NUNEZ CAVITE

The town of Mendez- Nuñez was originally known as “Gahitan”, one of the many Barrios of Indang. The name Gahitan was derived from the word “gahit” meaning “to cut:" The people then had to cut down tall and thick cogon grass that abounded in the place in order to clear areas for agricultural and residential purpose.

Among the early settlers of Tahitian were the migrants from the barrio of Kayquit, Indang. These pioneers scattered themselves widely within the sections known then as Pulong Malaki, Imus, Tabluan and Others. It is claimed that the first families who composed the first group of settlers were: Aure’s, Alegre’s, Dimaranan’s,Rozul’s, Esguerra’s, and the Romera’s. From these families stemmed the present generation of Mendezeños.As the number of families increased there arose a need to set-up a separate unit of government due to difficulties encountered in managing political affairs. Under these circumstances a petition was sent to the Military Governor General asking that Gahitan be weaned from its mother town Indang and subsequently, be created as an independent municipality.Two years after the Cavite Revolt in 1872, prominent men of Barrio Gahitan requested the “Gobernador Politico Militar de Cavite” for the separation of the barrios of Gahitan, Anuling, and Panungyan from Indang.The incorporation of Gahitan, Anuling and Panungyan on 06 September 1875 gave birth to the now MUNICIPALITY OF MENDEZ-NUÑEZ through the “Decreto Superior de Gobierno de Estas Islas”. The new town was named after a Spanish General Castor Mendez – Nuñez. The Gobernadorcillo in-charge of the town named and appointed Pedro Aure as the Capitan Municipal. Seven more Capitan’s served the town before the outbreak of the Revolution in 1896.