Qualla: Puerto Princesa https://qualla.com/puerto-princesa en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:37 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Puerto Princesa https://qualla.com/puerto-princesa Puerto Princesa: Introduction https://qualla.com/puerto-princesa/ The name carries a story that no one can quite agree on. One version says Puerto Princesa was named for Princess Eulalia, daughter of Spain's Queen Isabella II. Another claims the port was originally called Puerto de Asuncion, after a different daughter who died young, prompting the queen to rename it Puerto de la Princesa in her memory. Historians note that Isabella and her husband had no daughter named Asuncion, which casts doubt on the second account. What is certain is that in March 1872, Spanish colonists rowing along Palawan's shoreline spotted a hill with a steep face, climbed it, and found an extensive plateau ideal for settlement. The princess, whoever she was, gave her title to what would become the capital of the Philippines' largest province.

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