Captivating Capiz-Dao,..Several years after the purchase of Madia-as(Panay) by datu puti from the Negrito Chief Marikulo, the malay Chiefs Sumakwil, Bangcaya and their “Sacup” started to establish settlement in the different parts of the island. Bangcaya was assigned to rule the Aklan Valley, (now Capiz) and designated his followers to settle in some parts of the distant places following the course of the river.

The municipality of Dao starts during the coming of the spaniards the town folks asked the name of the town in spanish,not understanding a word,they pointed to a nearby tree in the middle of the plaza and shouted “Dao,Dao” from then on the spaniards called a place “Dao”.

The spaniards imposed their to influence the heads of the barangays in collecting taxes they were called cabesas de barangay. In the years later, Cabesa by the name of Luis dela Concepcion was designated and was friendly with the spaniards. Concepcion was the first captain of the town.,Other who followed were:Don Felipe Isada,Don Francisco de la Concepcion,Don Agustin Salomeo and many more.

During Aguinaldo’s regime,the American detachment commander as president of the town appointed captain Bauson,Don Luis Escutin later succeded him. When the municipal president became an elective position,Don Leonardo Lumbo was the first man to hold the presidential post. He was succeded by Don Severo Abad,Don Felix Avelino,Don Marcos Lacerna etc,of all the town chief Executives,Don Jose Bauson stayed the Longest in the post almost a quarter of the century.