Naga

Naga lies in the Bicol region of southeastern Luzon. River valleys and fields support agriculture, while waterways and roads connect inland settlements with neighbouring districts and the coast. Communities must also contend with seasonal heavy rain and storms.

Naga was already a local settlement before Spanish arrival. Sixteenth-century colonial expansion introduced new administrative and religious institutions, and Nueva Caceres developed near the older settlement as a regional centre. Local communities adapted to new obligations of labour, tribute and land use while maintaining aspects of their existing lives. Local accounts differ on the colonial town's exact foundation date and founder.