Ilocos Sur: An Illustrated History

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1892 Don Mena Crisologo and Isabelo Abaya win silver medals for their respective products at the Candon Exposition. Ships Arrivals Vapores 4 Bergantines 2 Bergantine Goleta 4 Goletas 6 Pailebotes 23 Pontines 62 Pancos 440 Paraos 517 Diversos 68 50 Ilocos Sur: An Illustrated History 60

Departures 4 2 3 7 15 55 663 179 15

The principal items unloaded by these ships were English textiles, palay and nipa rum. Among the major exports of Ilocos Sur loaded in Vigan’s harbor were anil or indigo and copper from the mines of Mancayan, with maguey and sugar both occupying third place in importance. In 1870, 350,000 pesos worth of English textiles entered the market of Ilocos Sur and 193,038 pesos worth of indigo


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