Complete the sentence about Coron, Palawan with the correct year: In ______, the name was changed into Coron, its present name which is used to this date.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 1902
Coron is a municipality in the province of Palawan. Spaniards named the area Peñon de Coron, after the Tagbanua word for a type of pot, and in 1902 the name was changed to Coron, its present name.
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