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Founded in 1581, Batangas used to be a bigger province, which was composed of the present

Batangas, Mindoro, Marinduque, and the present southeastern portion of Laguna. It used to be
called Balayan, with the town of Balayan as the capital.

In the beginning of the 17th century, Marinduque and Mindoro were made into separate
provinces. In 1732, the capital was transferred to Taal. Finally, in 1754, the capital was
transferred to Batangas and the province was thereafter named after the new capital town.

The dialect of Tagalog spoken in the province closely resembles the Old Tagalog spoken before
the arrival of the Spanish. Hence the Summer Institute of Linguistics [1] called this province the
Heartland of the Tagalog Language. A strong presence of the Tagalog culture is clearly visible to
the present day.

Linguistically Batangueños are also known for their unique affectation of often placing the
particles eh or ga (equivalent of particle ba Filipino), usually as a marker of stress on the
sentence, at the end of their spoken sentences or speech; for example: "Ay, oo, eh!" ("Aye, yes,
indeed!"). Some even prolong the particle 'eh' into 'ala eh', though it really has no meaning in
itself.

Batangas is a combination of plains and mountains, including the world's smallest volcano, Mt.
Taal, with an elevation of 600 meters, located in the middle of the Taal Lake. Other important
peaks are Mt. Makulot with an elevation of 830 m, Mt. Talamitan with 700 m, Mt. Pico de Loro
with 664 m, Mt. Batulao with 811 m, Mt. Manabo with 830 m, and Mt. Daguldol with 672 m.

The Municipality of Nasugbu is the home of the plantation of Central Azucarera Don Pedro, the
Philippines' largest producer of sugar and other sugarcane products.

Batangas also has many islands, including Tingloy, Verde Island(Isla Verde), Fortune Island of
Nasugbu.

Although much can be said about the way a Batangueño speaks his or her Tagalog, the high
literacy of the locals means English is also widely spoken in the province. Spanish is also
understood up to some extent. In fact, some towns like Nasugbu, Taal and Lemery still have a
significant minority of Spanish speakers. Visayan is also spoken by a significant minority due to
the influx of migration from the Southern Philippines.

Batangueños are known for being adventurous, business-minded, industrious, friendly, and
hospitable. They also happen to have a long-standing reputation for bravery, owing to the
Balisong, a Philippine handmade fan-knife native to the province. To add to the perception, Lipa
in Batangas, known as Coffee Granary of the Philippines, produces the popular Kapeng Barako,
strong coffee considered fit only for strong men.

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