Cavite

History of Trece Martires City

The city was named after the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite who were judged of rebellion and were executed by the Spaniards on September 12, 1896 during the Philippine Revolution.

Trece Martires was the one of the largest and remotest barrios in Cavite. It’s name was Quinta or Quintana, which served as part of the municipality of Tanza, Cavite. It was then organized into a city May 24 1954, which was approved by President Ramon Magsaysay.

Trece Martires City is the “de facto” capital and seat of the Provincial Government of Cavite. It is considered as one of the fast growing local economy in Cavite with its role in the Provincial Development and Physical Frame- work Plan as the “Cavite Nuevo” or New Cavite steering towards rapid urbanization. From 2014 to present, the city is hosting twelve (12) NHA Resettlement Projects with 34,000 housing units and relocatees coming from Informal Settlers of National Capital Region (NCR) with 2015 population growth rate of 7.87%, 2019 projected population is 210,828 2018 projected number of Household is 50,822.