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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 507 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BATANGAS , a See also:

town, See also:port of entry, and the See also:capital of the See also:province of Batangas, Luzon, Philippine Islands, near the Batangas See also:river, about t m. from its mouth on the E. See also:coast of the Gulf of Batangas, and about 65 m. S. by E. of See also:Manila. Pop. (1903) 33,131• The See also:United States See also:government has established a military See also:post here, and the town has numerous See also:fine public buildings and private residences. It is the most important port of a province noted for the fertility of its See also:soil and the See also:industry of its inhabitants. Its exports, which are large, include See also:rice, See also:coffee of excellent quality, cacao, See also:sugar, See also:Indian See also:corn, horses and See also:cattle. The horses of Batangas are unusually strong and active. See also:Cotton is produced, and is See also:woven into fabrics by the See also:women. The See also:language is Tagalog.

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