HISTORY
The town of San Fernando was established in the year 1754. Many historians are unanimous on this fact. The list of town mayors also corroborates this claim as the first gobernadorcillo, Don Vidal de Arrozal, served in the year 1755. San Fernando will celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2004.
CHURCH BELLS
Smallest clapperless--ESTA CAMP.A ES DONA.N DE CAP.N D.MAN.L DE MIRA.A Y SV HYJO D.CLEM.TE DE MIRA.A. AŅO DE 1805. Medium size--NTRA. S.A DE ROSARIO A DEVOCION DE D.n NICOLAS DE LOS REIES Y D. JVAN ADRIANO AŅO de 1808 Next big--SAN FERNANDO-EL M.R.P.F. YSIDRO LOPEZ AŅO DE 1880 FUNDICION DE HILARIO SUNICO-21 @ (arrobas) 15 lbs. (libras) Next bigger--DEDICADA A S.N PEDRO A POSTOL SIENDO CVRA PARROCO EL M.R.P. FR. PEDRO MEDINA AŅO de 1835 Biggest center--(This is a very old bell indeed, made outside with wrought metal, with the barely legible inscription) ASUNCION DE N.A.S.A (nothing more)
Note: Bell inscriptions were taken from "Pampanga and its Towns" by Mariano A. Henson.
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