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 | | Quezon is located southeast of Metro Manila and it is surrounded by the provinces of Aurora, PhilippinesAurora to the north, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Batangas to the west and the Camarines provinces to the east. |
 | | In 1591, the province was created and called Kaliraya or Kalilayan, after the capital town which later became Unisan, QuezonUnisan, About the middle of the 18th century, the capital was transferred to the town of Tayabas, QuezonTayabas, from which the province got its new name. |
 | | After the war, on September 7, 1946, Republic Act No. 14 changed the name Tayabas to Quezon, in honor of Manuel L. Quezon, the Commonwealth president who hailed from Baler, AuroraBaler, which was one of the province's towns. |
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