', officially the ', is a of the Philippines| in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people. Caba was a part of the municipality of Aringay until the late-19th century when it was permanently separated to form its own entity. It has a land area of.
History
History records show that this municipality used three names interchangeably: Caba, Cava and Caua. According to a local historian Pedro Manongdo, two tales have persisted on how the town got his name. One group referred to an incident when a Spaniard asked an inhabitant the name of the place. The youth mistook the question as an inquiry to the name of the animal he was herding and answered “Cava.” The repetition of the name ended with Cava and later Caba. Another story sustained that Caba was the name given by a group of immigrants from barrio Caba, San Carlos, Pangasinan who settled in the community in the later years of the 16th century. In memory of the place where they came from, they named the new settlement CABA. Caba was founded as a settlement in 1598 by Augustinian Fathers with Don Agustin dela Cruz as the “first man to rule.” The settlement developed into barangay in 1692 with don Luis Manongdo as the cabeza de barangay. It became a town in 1783 with Don Domingo Aragon as gobernadorcillo. Two other historians however, have claimed different dates on the founding of Caba as a town. On one hand, Father Jose Braganza, SVD claims that Caba was founded in 1745 along with Aringay. On the other hand, Julian Martin claims that Caba was founded in 1844. In 1903, the Philippine commission reorganized the administrative and territorial set-up of municipalities in the country. Due to meager population of financial difficulties, some smaller municipalities were integrated. Caba was integrated with Aringay while Santo tomas to Agoo. In 1907, Executive Order no. 41 was issued which provided that Caba be separated from Aringay. The order took effect on January 1, 1908, thus Caba again became a regular municipality with Francisco Sobredillo as Chief Executive. Caba is the birthplace of Diego Silang, the inspiration and the leader of the Ilocos Revolt of 1762-1763. During the Spanish period, Silang established an independent rebel government in Northern Luzon and agitated for reforms in and out of the government. However, Spanish authorities resorted to assassinate him with the help of one of his followers who betrayed him with a shot in his back on May 28, 1763. The assassin's bullet did not however smother the flame of Silang rebellion. His wife Gabriella took the torch of leadership and by her own right, continued the rebellion heroically. Four months later, she was captured by Spanish forces and was executed publicly in Vigan on September 20, 1763, thus ended not only the heroic adventure of the “Ilocandia’s Joan of Arc” but also Silang’s revolt. A predominant Roman Catholic municipality. In 1997 the Roman Catholic Church Celebrated its 400 years of Christianity basing from church's documents
Just as the national government, the municipal government of Caba, is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary. The judicial branch is administered solely by the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The LGUs have control of the executive and legislative branch. The executive branch is composed of the mayor and the barangay captain for the barangays., Department of Interior and Local Government official website. The legislative branch is composed of the Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Barangay, and the Sangguniang Kabataan for the youth sector. The seat of Government is vested upon the Mayor and other elected officers who hold office at the Caba Town Hall. The Sanguniang Bayan is the center of legislation, stationed in Caba Legislative Building.
Tourism
Diego Silang's monument is erected in the middle of the Town Plaza.
President Elpidio Quirino's stone monument on the other hand was placed at Barangay Gana highway. Quirino taught in Caba as elementary public school teacher.
Ripe and green mangoes, Bagoong, Padas and Alamang are the town's products that are sold in stall along the Gana roads.
Bamboo furniture is one of the prime business of the residents.
Mt. Kimmallugong is the town's hiking and camping site.
Sobredillo barrio: one can find the 56 Mortar , were unearthed near Mayor Clyde Crispino's house in Barangay Sobredillo including a 1-high old jar, for serving offerings in religious rites.
Caba holds the records in the "Search for Cleanest and Greenest Municipality in La Union". Caba celebrates on April 15 to 18, the town fiesta and on June 24, the Feast of Saint John the Baptist.
Caba holds its Paskua Ti Umili every December.
Caba beach
Caba prime beaches are located along the Lingayen Gulf in La Union.
Caba's prime tourist spot is Villa Navarro Beach Resort and Restaurant.
