Alburquerque Town Center
Alburquerque, Bohol. Let us start with that name - just for us to be careful with historical associations and the 'origin of things' around us! As I said more than 2 decades ago , be careful with that name. It is Albu r querque with a letter "R" on the second syllable. It is different from Albuquerque City in America ! Ah, idamay na rin natin sa usapan yan... yes, Albuquerque is a US city in the state of New Mexico - not in the country of Mexico, because there's no city nor town named Albuquerque or Alburquerque there. But here are 2 cute facts: Albuquerque City, NM was originally named "Villa De Albu r querque". There's one town named exactly "Albu r querque" in the province of Badajoz, Spain (mlapit na yan sa Portugal). That can muddle or even belie the theory of some folks who say that 'Albur' in Bohol was named after a city in Mexico due to the associations that resulted from the Manila-Acapulco Trade. It can also be, tha