Above: View in Puerto Galera Puerto Galera was one of the oldest religious missionary settlements in the Philippines. This was discovered by the Spanish in 1575 and was declared the Capital Province of Mindoro Island until 1837 when Calapan took the place as Provincial Capital. However, artifacts prove that multicultural nations have existed even before the Spaniards have arrived. Chinese records proved trade offs between Chinese people and Mangyan people for gold, shells, birds, corals and so on. The name Puerto Galera was speculated ... Read More