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The municipality contains the Capas National Shrine which was built and is maintained by the Philippine government as a memorial to the Filipino and American soldiers who died in Camp O'Donnell at the end of the Bataan Death March. This is an important site related to Veterans Day in the Philippines, every April 9, the anniversary of the surrender of the combined US and Philippine forces to the Japanese in 1942. Barangay Santa Juliana is a preferred route to Mount Pinatubo, Capas is also the location of Mount Telakawa or Straw hat Mountain in the boundary of Santa Juliana and Maruglu, Mount Bueno which is the site of Bueno hot springs in Barangay Bueno, Mor-Asia or Talahib mountain at Sitio Kalangitan and Mount Canouman the mountain of Spirits a 10 hour walk from Sitio Salangui where only farmers looking for Bulo or nippa hut building material go, a dangerous trip with a few disappearances in the past, with exception of which, all other mountains in Capas are relatively easy climbs. The feast day of San Nicolas De Tolentino is held every 10th of September, the origin of the name Capas is disputed but has two prominent sources, it is said that town was either named after the edible plant called Capas-Capas or was taken from the first three letters of the surnames Capitulo, Capunfuerza, Capunpue, Capili, Capongga, Capunpun, Capati, Capadosa, Capil and Capuno etc. then adding the letters A and S thus making Capas. |
