The name Tanza, according to popular belief, may have originated from the word santa (holy). The historical roots of Tanza can be traced to the municipality, then called San Francisco de Malabon, of General Trias. Tanza, then known as Estancia, was a strip of land in San Francisco de Malabon. The town was officially named Sta. Cruz de Malabon in 1770, due to the devotion of the natives to the Holy Cross, which was then popularly venerated and considered the patron of the inhabitants. Sta. Cruz de Malabon became an independent municipality in 1910 by virtue of a resolution passed by the municipal council of San Francisco de Malabon. It may be of interest to mention that the municipal president of the new municipality and members of the municipal council were then chosen by acclamation. The name was changed to Tanza in 1914 by virtue of Act No. 2390 introduced by Cavite Representative Florentino Joya (1912-1916). The most outstanding revolutionary figure of Tanza was Felipe Calderon, author of the Malolos Constitution. General Emilio Aguinaldo took his oath as President of the Philippine Revolutionary Government on March 23, 1896 in Tanza Holy Cross Church along Sta. Cruz Street, Tanza.
Source: The Phil Index, Millennium Edition Vol.I No.1
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