[4] It is named after Antonio Luna, the Commanding General of the Philippine Revolutionary Army.

The mountainous region of Hingoso was once home to Aeta families, some of whom later settled in the lowlands as the first settlers.

Before Spanish colonization, Visayan families from Simara Island, Romblon, were the first migrants, followed by kaingeros, loggers, and settlers from the Visayas, Bicol, and Marinduque, attracted by Hingoso’s vast forests.

Finally, on November 1, 1929, Governor-General Dwight F. Davis issued Executive Order No.

[6] The town is located in the southwestern portion of the Quezon province, along the coast of Tayabas Bay.