[3] It is the home town of actor Cesar Montano,[5] and physicist Caesar Saloma.

[7] In 1595, two Jesuit priests, Juan de Torres and Gabriel Sanchez, arrived in Bohol to convert the local populace to Catholicism.

In 1600, Moros raided the fledgling settlement, which prompted the Jesuits to relocate their residencia to Loboc.

The church includes a small museum, with relics dating back to the early 16th century, and adjoining 21-metre (69 ft) high bell tower.

The houses, in various stages of preservation or neglect, show Spanish-Filipino wooden craftsmanship and styling, some of which were constructed as early as 1853.