Before 1655: Separation and Independence Indang was part of
Silang,
Cavite for about 70 years, the municipality of Indang was organized with a prominent native, Juan Dimabiling, as the first gobernadorcillo. The distance between the barrio of Indang and the Poblacion of Silang caused the residents of the former great difficulty in transacting officials' business and attending religious services. The residents of Indang petitioned higher authorities to convert the barrio into a separate municipality. Although the exact date of its establishment cannot be verified, records indicate that Indang was founded during the cold months of 1655. Consequently, the municipal government designated December 1 as “Indang Day,” which has been celebrated annually since. The 1818 Spanish census recorded 2,759 native families and 36 Spanish-Filipino families in the area.
1896-1897: The Philippine Revolution During the Philippine Revolution,
Indan was known by its
Katipunan name
"Walang Tinag". It was also during this time that the letter "g" was added to its name; thus it is now called Indang. It belonged to the
Magdiwang faction, which rivaled the
Magdalo faction. In Barrio Limbon,
Andrés Bonifacio was arrested after he left the
Tejeros Convention and prevented from pursuing his counter-revolutionary plan according to witnesses. One of these witnesses was Severino de las Alas, a resident of the town, who accused Bonifacio of threatening the people and burning the
Church of Indang, dedicated to the town patron, Saint Gregory the Great. The church was built in the 17th century and is one of the oldest in the province. De las Alas later served in newly formed Revolutionary Government as Interior Secretary. During the occupation, espionage activities of 20 Filipino spies collaborating with the Japanese became more active to infiltrate any guerrilla operations in Indang. In the latter part of 1943, lawless elements became rampant in Cavite, which motivated Destreza to separate from the Cavite guerrillas in Indang.
1945: Post-war era After World War II, Indang was able to start its rehabilitation phase with the help of the National Government. The Indang Elementary School for instance was completely rebuilt to its pre-war conditions. Even the public dispensary which was destroyed was completely rebuilt in a bigger form. The Save Waters of Indang Movement criticized the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for issuing an environmental compliance certificate (ECC) without the required environmental impact statement (EIS), arguing that the ECC was incomplete and issued only after water permits were granted. The ECC authorized construction of intake structures, booster pumps, sedimentation basins, filter tanks, effluent channels, pumping stations, water pipes, and administration buildings in Kayquit II. ==Geography==