My Norzagaray Family Crest
Norzagaray is a first class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 103,095 inhabitants.
It is the location of Angat Dam which sits on the lower realms of the Sierra Madre mountain range, the Dam is notable for being a major water and power supply for the National Capital Region.
Pre-Spanish records say the town of Norzagaray was once vast wilderness. It was then called "Casay", a mere barrio of the town Angat.
During the Spanish occupation, the people of barrio Casay worked for reforms politically, socially and economically, in order to be separated from Angat. They succeeded in their separation bid through Governor-General Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero (1857-1860) who issued a proclamation declaring barrio Casay as a separate town from Angat. Political boundaries were established and barrio Casay was renamed as "Norzagaray" in honor of the governor.
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