Modern Angeles began in 1796 when Don Angel Panteleon de Miranda, a former gobernadorcillo (mayor) of San Fernando, and his wife, Doņa Rosalia de Jesus, began clearing Kuliat, then the northernmost barangay of San Fernando. On December 8, 1829 the barangay was inaugurated as a new town and named "Angeles' in honor of Don Angel and the Holy Guardian Angels (Los Santos Angels Custodios), its titular patrons.
On May 7, 1899 Angeles became the seat of the short-lived first Philippine Republic under Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, with the Pamintuan residence (now the Central Bank Clearing House) as the presidential palace. Thus, about one month later, on June 12, 1899, the first and only anniversary of the first Philippine Republic was celebrated in Angeles. progress and development led to the conversion of Angels into a chartered city in 1964.
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