HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
GRANADA, 10 kilometers north-east of the heart of the City of Bacolod with the total area of 2,984.621 hectares and a population of 18,923 ( in 2004). Its legend has two (2) versions. One was that of a Spanish soldier who approached the native who was then planting and asked about the name of the place. The native conversant of Spanish language, thought he was asked the
name of the tree and so he answered "GRANADA". The other one was that, when the Spaniards set foot in this place they saw a fruit-bearing tree abundantly growing which looks like a guava. They identified the tree as "Granada" and so, they find it comfortable to call the place "Granada". In 1854, Granada was proclaimed by the Spanish Queen as an independent municipality annexed to Negros Occidental which is then a civil province with thirty four (34) municipalities. Its first appointed Presidente Municipal was Aquilino Sausao. However, by circumstances his descendants later changed their family name to Sause. In 1902, under the American Rule, the Civil Governor of the province was Leandro Locsin while the First Philippine Commission was established with Jose Ruiz de Luzuriaga as appointed member, Locsin recommended to the Commission that the number of municipalities be reduced to twenty one (21) since the province could no longer financially support all of them, especially the smaller ones. And so became, on April 21, 1902 by virtue of Commission Act 762, Granada along with the other municipalities were transformed into a barrio annexed to Bacolod City. Alangilan, Estefania and Vista Alegre were formerly part of Granada. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION
As been describe, Barangay Granada is among the rural barangay but classifies as first class barangay of the City of Bacolod. It is bounded in the east by Barangay Alangilan; in the west by Barangay Estefania; in the north by the City of Talisay; in the southeast by the Municipality of Murcia and in the southeast by Barangay Vista Alegre. This barangay is among the biggest barangays in terms of land area. It has a total land area of 2,984.621 hectares. Of this area, 25% is residential; 70% is agricultural and 5% utilized for other needs. Barangay Granada is known for its coolness attributed by its basically being agricultural area. Travelling around the Barangay will provide a scene for agricultural production. Soil is suited for planting and its natural coolness contributes to the production of seasonal fruits such as kaimito, santol, lanzones, and rambutan, to name few.
