Leon frames the story of San Juan and its people within circumstances and events that makes it what it is today. In its roughly 200 years of existence as a settlement, San Juan survived man-made and natural challenges to their territory. Leon hopes that through San Juan's journey, other places may benefit from its experience. This book is thus Leon's tribute to his ancestors, family, and all those who share pride-of-place for their hometowns. Leon is married to Elvira Villavicencio whose family hails from Taal. At the least, Leon hopes to inspire their three children and six grandchildren to remember and appreciate San Juan the way he did.