According to a legend, the town got its name from the Lucban or Pomelo Tree.
And so the legend goes, three hunters by the name of Marcos Tigla, Lucas Manawa
and Luis Guimba from the town of Majayjay in the neighboring province of Laguna
lost their way whilst following the trail of some wild animals and hunting at
the foot of Mount Banahaw. While stopping for a rest under a tree, the trio saw
a crow and thinking that this was a bad omen, they moved to another location
under a large shady pomelo tree. While resting, the three hunters were
fascinated with a couple of beautiful singing kingfishers. The superstitious
trio
