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April 13, 2021
BY THE 1800s, more notable historical events had transpired in Negros especially with the efforts of the Christian missionaries and cooperation of natives in bringing about social and technological changes. Other welcome events included the transfer of Negros Capital to Bacolod from Himamaylan in southern Negros and the faster development of more fertile farm lands in Negros.
Other related events included the opening of the World Trade with the appointment of the first British Vice Consul, Nicholas Loney in Iloilo which especially benefited the sugar industry and other agricultural activities in Negros.
The Spanish historian, Francisco Varona, notably pointed out the improvements in the use of sugar implements in Negros led by the Luzuriaga and Gaston families. However, a document in the national archives showed that it was Ives Germaine Gaston who installed the first “horno economico” in his Negros sugar hacienda in 1 ....