Ajuy History of Ajuy A popular story of how Ajuy got its name is as follows; “During the Spanish era, a spaniard who was assigned to list the names of coastal villages of this portion of Iloilo, came to this place where he met a native who was gathering wood. The stranger asked for the name of the settlement. The native, who did not understand Spanish, thought he was asked what he was gathering; and so answered, “Kahoy”. And so the spaniard noted down the word Ajoy which was later changed to Ajuy, the present official name of this town.” After several years of its founding, the settlement prospered and the population increased. Many people engaged in trade with the neighboring islands and towns. However, they found it difficult to transport their goods to those places from Ajuy, and so they located to a more convenient place. Thus the present site of the poblacion was selected because of its ideal location. The municipality of Ajuy was formerly a part of Sara. It became a full-fledged municipality in 1917 through the untiring efforts of its educated citizens under the able leadership of Dionisio Diel, Alejo Posadas, Manuel Arones and Antonio Manipula. These men were mainly responsible for the separation of Ajuy from Sara.

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