THE ORIGIN OF THE QUEEN CITY OF THE SOUTH - ILOILO CITY, PHILIPPINES

The word “Iloilo City” came from the shape of the city, cut by the river which looks like the shape of a nose, “Irong-Irong”, nose-like, later became Iloilo. Other accounts point the origin of the name to a fish. Monicker: “Most Loyal and Noble City” or “La Muy Leal Y Noble Ciuded de Iloilo” in Spanish.
Nickname(s):
Most Loyal and Noble City,
Queen City of the South,
City of Love, and others
The Heart of the Philippines
Motto(s): La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad de Iloílo
(The Most Loyal and Noble City of Iloilo
It was also in the Philippine history that Iloilo was more popularly known as the Queen City of the South. This points to the fact that the moniker was associated with the Queen Regent's favor and with the honorary title granted to Iloilo City as La Muy Leal y Noble Ciudad (The Most Loyal and Noble City), due to the loyalty of its citizens to the Spanish Crown.Besides, the Ilonggos, who were among the first allies of the Spanish Crown in the archipelago, contributed in the Spanish conquest of Luzon. It was in Arevalo (later, a district of Iloilo City), Panay that the conquest of Luzon was planned and launched, on May 8, 1570, with the help of seafaring inhabitants of the Island.
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