historical in negros
Negros (1865-1890) was a historical former province in the Visayas , Philippines which is coterminous with the eponymous island and its outlying minor islands and islets. Upon the arrival of Spaniards, Miguel López de Legazpi placed the island of Negros and its islets under the jurisdiction of the governor of Oton on Panay in the 1600s. The islands then became a Spanish military district in 1734 and the municipality of Ilog served as its first capital. The seat of government was later transferred to Himamaylan in 1795 until Bacolod became the capital in 1849. In 1865, it was raised into a politico-military province. The province was composed of 2 geographical divisions: the Occidental Negros (the de jure and de facto seat of the government) and Oriental Negros . All three towns which were designated as capitals...