Brief History:
There are four versions as to the origin of the name of Imus. One states that it is a Tagalog word meaning "a piece of land slicing into the junction of two rivers". The second says that it came from the latin word "infimus", meaning lowland. The third is a legend, which discloses that the name came from the word centimos. The last late tells that it came from a young mother's lullabye called "Limos". Imus was originally a part of the municipality of Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit). The people had to depend on the visita or periodic visits of the parish priest from the jesuit parish of Cavite el Viejo. The Augustinian Recollects arrived in 1616 to Imus and established a convent. They constructed the church that was to become the Cathedral of Imus, a magnificent and imposing edifice with an ornate facade, impressive belfry and an interior drawn to baroque perfection. Recollect Father Pedro de San Buenaventura petitioned the government, in 1774, to convert the area into an independent municipality. The request was granted on October 3, 1795. President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued on June 11, 1977 the Presidential Decree No. 1163 relocating the provincial Capital from Trece Martires City to this town. Imus remains the capital of the Province, although the seat of the Provincial Government has been transferred back to Trece Martires in 1979.
Source: The Phil Index, Millennium Edition Vol.I No.1
There are four versions as to the origin of the name of Imus. One states that it is a Tagalog word meaning "a piece of land slicing into the junction of two rivers". The second says that it came from the latin word "infimus", meaning lowland. The third is a legend, which discloses that the name came from the word centimos. The last late tells that it came from a young mother's lullabye called "Limos". Imus was originally a part of the municipality of Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit). The people had to depend on the visita or periodic visits of the parish priest from the jesuit parish of Cavite el Viejo. The Augustinian Recollects arrived in 1616 to Imus and established a convent. They constructed the church that was to become the Cathedral of Imus, a magnificent and imposing edifice with an ornate facade, impressive belfry and an interior drawn to baroque perfection. Recollect Father Pedro de San Buenaventura petitioned the government, in 1774, to convert the area into an independent municipality. The request was granted on October 3, 1795. President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued on June 11, 1977 the Presidential Decree No. 1163 relocating the provincial Capital from Trece Martires City to this town. Imus remains the capital of the Province, although the seat of the Provincial Government has been transferred back to Trece Martires in 1979.
Source: The Phil Index, Millennium Edition Vol.I No.1
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