said that the Spaniards climbed at the foot of the Zambales Mountains to observe the kingdom of Ari Kasikis, where they witnessed a highly organized animistic ritual.

In 1587, Binalatongan was founded by Spanish Dominicans as well as Augustinian missionaries such as Fr. Francisco dela Rama who evangelized the natives and established a church known as the Saint Dominic Church. It was reported to be the first town founded by the Dominicans in the Philippines. The