Upon the establishment of the pueblo in 1760, a Catholic Cemetery was also constructed in Sitio Angasan in consonance with hygiene and sanitation laws.
The establishment of the cemetery also facilitated the observance of All Soul’s Day, which at that time was already a popular practice in Catholic countries.
After the construction of the Church and Convent was finished in 1845, improvement works on the cemetery was also undertaken.
A wall made of stone slabs was constructed around the premises. The Augustinian Fathers called these stone slabs as “piedra for Este Ultimo” or stone blocks from the Far East.
The gate and the structure atop the front stonewall is made of wrought iron with ornate designs. Inscribed on the stone slabs of the front gate are words written in the local dialect which says:
“Ig-ampo mo kami, Karon sa amon, buas sa inyo” translated in English as “Pray for us, it’s our turn today, tomorrow it’s yours.”
In those years the dead were buried in the niches along the cemetery walls and those who cannot afford the burial fees for niches were buried in the ground.
