Binalatongan

Binalatongan was an important settlement in the Pangasinan plain of western Luzon. Dominican missionaries established a town and accepted its mission as a vicariate in 1588, with a church dedicated to Saint Dominic. The people of the district spoke Pangasinan, and the town became a centre of both colonial administration and resistance to it. In 1660 Andrés Malong, a leader from Binalatongan, led an uprising that spread across Pangasinan and proclaimed himself its king. Spanish forces defeated the revolt and captured him in 1661. A century later Juan de la Cruz Palaris led another rising, taking advantage of Spain's war with Britain. The town was eventually moved and became known as San Carlos, but the name Binalatongan remained associated with these struggles.