BATANGAS  , a

town, port of entry, and the capital of the province of Batangas, Luzon, Philippine Islands, near the Batangas river, about t m. from its mouth on the E. coast of the Gulf of Batangas, and about 65 m . S. by E. of Manila . Pop . (1903) 33,131• The United States government has established a military post here, and the town has numerous fine public buildings and private residences . It is the most important port of a province noted for the fertility of its soil and the industry of its inhabitants . Its exports, which are large, include rice, coffee of excellent quality, cacao, sugar, Indian corn, horses and cattle . The horses of Batangas are unusually strong and active . Cotton is produced, and is woven into fabrics by the women . The language is Tagalog .