It was part of the Confederation of Madya-as formed after the purchase of Panay by the Bornean datus from the Ati king, Marikudo. How Capiz was named is based on the story that when the Spaniards arrived, Bankaya's wife gave birth to twin daughters. Lorenzo Arnaldo as the first City Mayor. Its total land area is 2,633.2 sq.
Capiz topography varies from rolling lands and hills to mountain peaks and ranges.
Its capital, Roxas City, is the seat of the provincial and city governments and center of trade. The economy is basically agricultural with palay, corn, coconut, vegetables and sugarcane as principal crops. The province has a potential for the profitable extraction of minerals and non-metalic deposits. These are found in eleven municipalities. Considerable amount of other mineral deposits like zinc, aluminum, gold, iron, purite and copper may be found in these municipalities.