Araut

Araut was a settlement on the southern coast of Panay, associated with the later town of Dumangas. Its people lived near the Talaguis River, where the fertile coastal plain meets the waters of the Visayas. When Spanish expeditions reached Panay in the sixteenth century, they encountered a community whose fields and coastal position supported its livelihood. The river and the sea connected Araut with other settlements around the island and across the straits.