ag ▁was ▁founded ▁and ▁began ▁its ▁de ▁j ure ▁existence ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 7 3 3 . ▁The ▁pueblo ▁or ▁town ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁the ▁provincial ▁Chapter ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 7 3 4 , ▁with ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Fr . ▁Manuel ▁B az eta / Bas eta ▁as ▁first ▁cura ▁par ro co . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 9 - 1 7 7 4 , ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁B ali u ag ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Father ▁Greg orio ▁G iner . ▁The ▁present ▁structure ▁( the ▁third ▁church ▁to ▁be ▁re built , ▁due ▁to ▁considerable ▁damage ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁Lu zon ▁earth qu akes ) ▁was ▁later ▁re built ▁by ▁Father ▁Est eb an ▁Dia z ▁using ▁mort ar ▁and ▁stone . ▁The ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁B elf ry ▁was ▁also ▁completed ▁by ▁Father ▁M ati as ▁Nov oa ▁but ▁the ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁qu ake ▁dam aged ▁the ▁same ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁rep a ired ▁by ▁Father ▁Thomas ▁G res a . ▁ ▁The ▁earth qu ake ▁of ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁strong est ▁to ▁ever ▁hit ▁Man ila , ▁destroyed ▁the ▁Governor ' s ▁Palace ▁in ▁In tr am u ros . ▁Mal ac añ ang ▁then , ▁became ▁the ▁permanent ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁massive ▁qu ake ▁also ▁dam aged