He was a native of San Isidro , Nueva Ecija .
Mariano eventually settled in Licab , then a barrio of Aliaga beside Lake Canarem , and carved out rice fields from the heavily forested area .
Although he was a native of San Isidro , Nueva Ecija , Mariano eventually settled in Licab , then a barrio of Aliaga beside Lake Canarem , and carved out rice fields from the heavily forested area .