▁Par ok ya ▁was ▁formally ▁established ▁at ▁the ▁now ▁Pla za ▁Nan ing , ▁P ob lac ion . ▁ ▁Fr . ▁Jo aqu ín ▁Martínez ▁de ▁Z ú ñ iga ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ▁on ▁August ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁and ▁visited ▁B ali u ag ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁with ▁Ig na cio ▁Maria ▁de ▁Á lava ▁y ▁S á enz ▁de ▁Navar re te . ▁Their ▁host ▁was ▁B ali u ag ' s ▁Par ish ▁Pri est , ▁F ray ▁Est eb an ▁Die z ▁H idal go . ▁Fr . ▁Die z ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁longest ▁cura ▁par ro co ▁of ▁B ali u ag ▁from ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁having ▁built ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁convent ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁ ▁Spanish ▁records ▁" Ap unt es ▁hist ó ric os ▁de ▁la ▁provincia ▁august in iana ▁del ▁Sant í sim o ▁Nom bre ▁de ▁Jes ús ▁de ▁Filip inas " ▁reve al ▁that ▁Fr . ▁Juan ▁de ▁Al bar ran , ▁OS A ▁was ▁assigned ▁Par ish ▁Pri est ▁of ▁B ali u ag ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 3 . ▁The ▁first ▁bapt ism ▁in ▁B ali u ag ▁Church ▁was ▁ordered ▁by ▁Fr . ▁L ector ▁and ▁Fr . ▁Fel iz ▁Tr illo , ▁Provin cial ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁while ▁B ali u