Was Aklan part of Capiz in the past or vice versa*?
Capiz was part of Aklan. During the pre-Spanish era, Capiz was one of the early settlements of the Malays. It was part of the Confederation of Madya-as that was formed after the purchase of Panay Island by the Bornean Datus from the Negrito King Marikudo. Panay Island was then divided into 3 major districts. One of them, Aklan District (that included Capiz) was formally formed in 1223. In 1443, Panay Island Chieftain Datu Kalantiao, who headed the Madya-as Confederation, promulgated the famous code of Kalantiao. b) Spanish – 1956 Era Aklan was part of Capiz. During the Spanish era, Capiz became the 2nd Spanish settlement in the Philippines. This happened when Spaniards, under the Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, entered Pan-ay, a town of Capiz, in 1569. May 8, 1570 marked the conquest of Panay and, consequently, the district of Aklan under the leadership of Martin de Gotti. Capiz was created into a separate ‘encomienda’. Later, it was organized into a politico-military province in 1716, embrac
