Although Arévalo traces it roots to the settlement founded in 1581 by governor Ronquillo, the parish church is a new construction. Beside the church, however, is a 19^th century monument with a metal crown; its stones are said to have come from a church which the Jesuits built of coral stones.

Extras: On the road (J.V. Jocson) leading out of Arévalo to Oton , a house marked Mama’s Bakeshop, sells hand-woven cloths called sinamay and hablon. Sinamay is a gossamer cloth made of jusi fibers, hablon is made of cotton and silk (or rayon) and comes in a wide spectrum of colors. On the ground floor of the house is a frame loom, similar to the type which made Iloilo a thriving place in the 19^th century. This house is one of the few remaining places where hand-woven cloth is still made, the remnants of a once flourishing textile industry.

Although Arévalo traces it roots to the settlement founded in 1581 by governor Ronquillo, the parish church is a new construction. Beside the church, however, is a 19th century monument with a metal crown; its stones are said to have come from a church which the Jesuits built of coral stones.

Although Arévalo traces it roots to the settlement founded in 1581 by governor Ronquillo, the parish church is a new construction. Beside the church, however, is a 19^th century monument with a metal crown; its stones are said to have come from a church which the Jesuits built of coral stones.