One hundred sixty-nine (169) years ago, exactly on the 11th of January 1853, Rosales became a pueblo or town, or “ili” through a superior decreto or executive decree signed by Governor-General Antonio Urbiztondo.

Archival records kept in our national repository, the National Archive of the Philippines, prove the existence of a superior decreto (or an executive decree) about the “Ereccion de Nuevo Pueblo de Rosales” on Onse de Enero de 1853.

Mabuhay ang Rosales sa kanyang ika-169 taong pagkakatatag!