“Puerto Galera is not the Port of the Galleon.” The name is essential when studying the history of a place. It provides a clue, an insight of the times gone by in an area. I have read many literatures about the name Puerto Galera and how it came to be. It’s been published in countless brochures, copied in many websites and quoted in newspapers, speeches and even in a recent historical account on the island of Mindoro. Puerto Galera they say came from the Spanish Puerto de Galeon which in English means Port of the Galleon. However, as much as we want it to be true, it is rendered false…