HISTORY OF BARRIO ASIS
North of the Poblacion of Mendez is the barrio which is officially known to the people of Mendez and the neighboring places of ASIS. It is a kilometer away from the center of the poblacion. Most of the settlers came from Kayquit, a barrio of Indang. The barrio includes the sitios Imus, Ulahipan and Pasong Tico. On September 1888, a meeting was held by the barrio folks as to purchase a wooden image of a saint from which the name of the barrio could be based. The people contributed Seventy Pesos (P70.00) in silver coins with the engraving of King Alfonso of Spain. Two names were given to the Image, vis. San Francisco de Asis and Sand Francisco de Javier. After a long discussion, the prominent people of the barrio consulted a priest who advised them to select the name of San Francisco de Asis. Since then the barrio became known as Asis. To show the religious influences of the Spaniards a small church (tuklong) was constructed. The first formal religious celebration in honor of the patron saint was held on October 4, 1888. Since then the barrio fiesta is celebrated on this day up to the present time. In this barrio, there were seven outstanding families namely: Antonio Dimaranan, Felipe Dimaranan, Braulio Dimaranan, Pedro Dimapilis, Valentin Mojica, Lorenzo Perey and Enrique Alegre.
