Novaliches

the area of the Philippines

Novaliches is a place that forms the northern areas of Quezon City, and encompasses the whole area of North Caloocan.

The name Novaliches came from the name of the small village of Novaliches in the town of Jérica in Spain. It was awarded to General Manuel Pavía y Lacy, who served as a Governor General of the Philippines in 1854. The child Queen Isabella II bestowed on him the title "Marquess of Novaliches" for defending her against her uncle Don Carlos María Isidro Benito de Borbón, who claimed the throne of Spain which resulted in the First Carlist War.

On February 2, 1854, General Manuel Pavía y Lacy was sent to Manila to serve as the Governor General of the Philippines. His task was to establish a penal colony where prisoners were given lands to develop in exchange for their freedom. The colony was given the name Hacienda Tala, and it eventually grew into a larger community. At that time, it was the largest barrio in the Philippines in terms of land area, measuring During World War II, Caloocan became part of the City of Greater Manila from 1942 to 1945. In July 1948, Republic Act No. 333 was signed, making Quezon City as the Capital City of the Philippines, replacing Manila. This necessitated the expansion of Quezon City northward, beyond the La Mesa Watershed Reservation, and encompassing half of the former town. The other half, now known as North Caloocan, remains with Caloocan, which became a city in 1962. Since the 1960s, there were several attempts to reconstitute Novaliches as a separate municipality, but all of which were unsuccessful. However, it lost in the plebiscite held in the whole of Quezon City on October 23, 1999. At present, the part of Novaliches belonging to Quezon City is divided into two Congressional Districts, which represents it in the Lower House of the Congress of the Philippines.

The Main Campus of Quezon City University is located on San Bartolome, along Quirino Highway.

On the debut album of Filipino rock band Rocksteddy entitled Tsubtsatagilidakeyn, there is a song called "Super Nova" which pays homage to the district. The song was re recorded in their 2017 Ang Album Na May Pinakamahabang Pamagat and was re titled as "Supernovaliches (Re Recorded)".