[6] Fray Fernando Cuenca, a Recollect and the town's parish priest from 1850 to his death in 1902, spearheaded the development of Minuluan's land into agricultural farms.

[9] With the sugar boom, the local hacienderos amassed great wealth and began to build extravagant homes for their families.

[11] In the early 1890s, the largest property owner in Minuluan was Isidro de la Rama with around 1,260 hectares of landholdings.

Today, the day of the revolt is called Cinco de Noviembre, and is a local holiday commemorated in Negros Island.

Another local land baron, Don Mariano Ledesma, built a ten-room Italianate manor for his family in 1920.

During World War II, the American and Filipino forces torched the place, only leaving its concrete skeleton.

While it was never restored to its original grandeur, it has been turned into a tourist attraction called The Ruins and has since become one of the most visited spots in Negros Occidental.

[16] Two years later, in 1956, A.S. Diaz Electric Service was founded to provide power, lighting and heating in Talisay and nearby Bacolod.

This, combined with a monopoly sponsored by the Marcos administration created a massive surplus of sugar, driving down prices further and devastating the economy of Negros island.

8489, Talisay was finally elevated into a city through the efforts of its local officials led by Mayor Amelo Lizares.