in April 1565. Two of the earliest native settlements,  Binalbagan  and  Ilog , became towns in 1573 and 1584, respectively. Other settlements were  Hinigaran ,  Bago ,  Marayo  (now Pontevedra), Mamalan  (now Himamaylan), and Candaguit (a  sitio  of  San Enrique ). In 1572 the Spanish King  Philip II  conferred the title