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JARO
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V15,
Page 276
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JARO , a See also: town of the province of Iloilo, Panay, Philippine Islands, on the Jaro See also: river, 2 M
.
N.W. of the town of Iloilo, the capital
.
Pop
.
(1903), io,681
.
It lies on a plain in the midst of a See also: rich agricultural See also: district, has several See also: fine residences, a See also: cathedral, a curious three-tiered tower, a semi-weekly paper and a monthly periodical
.
Jaro was founded by the See also: Spanish in 1584
.
From 1903 until See also: February 1908 it was See also: part of the town or See also: municipality of Iloilo
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