The first settlers are the descendants of Lakan Dula in the 1560s and the
area is part of Kingdom of Tondo, followed by Augustinians were the first to
arrive at the valley in the 1570s, at the spot known as Chorillo in Barangka.
In 1572, Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish was established. Next came the
Jesuits in 1630, in a place now called Jesus dela Peña (Jesus of the Rocks).
Here, the Jesuits established a mission and built a chapel known until today as
Jesus dela Pena Chapel. Fray Pedro de Arce, apostolic ruler of the Archbishop
of Manila that time, approved the transfer of ecclesiastical control and
supervision to
