Salinas Association of Ca. Inc. - San Diego, CA was founded 58 years ago whose members are from the town of Rosario, Cavite.
About our town
The name "Rosario" was brought about by the religious version of naming the town. There were three versions:
The first version says, the image of the Madonna and the Child was one day found floating on the water by a group of youngsters playing along the seashore. The kids played with the image, using it as a toy and afterwards they would hide it in the bushes near the sea. But every time they came back they saw the image already floating leisurely on the water, as it waiting for them. They thought it strange,but could not explain how the image got back to the water.
To date, the names of the town is remembered from all the names given to it. Marcella exists as one of the national roads of the town. Salinas is associated with the finest and famous smoked fish (Tinapang Salinas) produced in town and Rosario as an agro-industrialized fishing village along the coastlines of Manila Bay, occupied by productive, peace-loving and God-fearing people who devotedly venerate the Nuestra Señora Virgen del Santissimo Rosario de Caracol as their patron saint.
The municipality of Rosario was originally a part of San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias, Cavite). It became an independent municipality in 1846, one year after the founding of the Santissimo Rosario Parish. Rosario was formerly called Tejero, which may
have originated from the Spanish word tejer (to weave) because weaving fish nets was then the main occupation of the women. Rosario was also called Salinas (derived from the Spanish word sal or salt) during the Philippine Revolution because salt making was an important industry of the town. The place was likewise called Marcela or marcelles due to its proximity to the sea (mar in Spanish). Rosario was, finally, named in honor of their patron saint Nuestra Senora Virgen del Santissimo Rosario de Caracol or (Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary). The second smallest town in Cavite Province, Rosario has now emerged into the "biggest" in terms of its land area nor its per capita income but because of the great transitions that occurred with the town's political, social, cultural and economic developments since 1845.
The municipality of ROSARIO is a first class urban municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It has an area of 8.2 square kilometers with a population of 73,663 as of the 2000 census making it one of the most densely populated city/municipality in Cavite. Geographically, Rosario is bounded in the north-northeast by Noveleta, in the south by Tanza and in the west-southwest by Manila Bay. It lies 30 km south of Manila, 20 km north of the provincial capital Trece Martirez City and 17 km south-southwest of Cavite City. It is accessible by land and water (sea) transportation.
Fishing is a major economic activity due to its rich fishing grounds particularly in Barangays WAWA, SAPA MUZON and LIGTONG. The predominant cottage industries related to fishing include SMOKED FISH (tinapa) PROCESSING, FISH DRYING (daing), FISH PASTE (bagoong) MAKING, FISH SAUCE (patis) MAKING AND CANNING.
The municipality of Rosario was originally a part of the Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias). Rosario was formerly called TEJERO from the Spanish word "tejer" (to weave) because weaving fish nets was then the main occupation of the women. Rosario was also called SALINAS ( Spanish word for "sal " or "salt") during the Philippine Revolution because salt making was an important industry of the town. The place was likewise called MARCELLA or MARCELLES due to its proximity to the sea ("mar" in Spanish). Rosario was, finally, named in honor of their patron saint Nuestra Señora Virgen del Rosario de Coracol (Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary).
To date, the names given to the town are remembered from the streets and industries Rosario is known for. Marcella exist as one of the national roads of the town. Salinas is associated with the finest and famous smoked fish (TINAPANG SALINAS) currently being produced in this town. And Rosario as an agro-industrialized fishing village along the coastline of Manila bay populated by a productive, peace-loving and God-fearing people who devotely venerate their patron saint the Nuestra Señora del Rosario.
