SAN ANTONIO



Brief History

    Buliran is a progressive barrio situated in the eastern part of Tiaong, Quezon and bounded by the municipality of Padre Garcia, Batangas. Its history was unknown to the knowledge of many of its residents. This was formerly known as Buliran, a barrio covered with a thick cogon and buri trees. The pioneers of the place were the westerners or Batanguenos who witnessed its prestige and later on cultivated and tilled its Virgin and fertile land.

     It was also during that time when a family of bandits came and bowed horror among the hearts of inhabitants. These bandits was headed by Kulas Igat who was the Hell. This notorious bandits and followers often raided San Pablo, Laguna, Tiaong and Candelaria, Quezon and San Juan and Rosario in Batangas. The creation of San Antonio as a separate district and independent town from Tiaong was embodied in Executive Order 270 Series of 1957 issued on Oct. 4, 1957 by President Carlos P. Garcia thru the suggestion of Fr. Calixto Jamilla, the newly created town was christened San Antonio.