iOxgen
is a site dedicated to the beautiful province of Antique, in the
Philippines, which is located in the Western
Visayasregion.
Its capital is San
Jose and is located at the western portion of Panay
Island, bordering Aklan,
Capiz,
and Iloilo
to the east. Antique faces the Sulu
Sea to the west.
Antique was one of the three old sakups (districts) of Panay before the Spanish
colonizers arrived in the islands. The Antique was then known as Hantik,
which was named after the large red ants
found on the island, called lantik-lantik. (wikepedia.com)
History of Antique
Historians believe that the earliest
people who settled on the island of Panay
were tribal Negritos
or Atis.
Oral
history, related as the legend
of Maragtas, states that in 1212,
ten Malaydatus
escaped persecution from Sri-Vishaya,
a Hindu-Malay empire that existed at that time in Borneo
and Sumatra.
These datus, led by Datu Puti, sailed with their
families and communities from Borneo northward and landed on Panay.