A folk story told that during the Spanish era the town of Alburquerque was known “Looc”, the breeding place of the "Bulinaw" as it was one of the many coastal areas in the island of Bohol considered a progressive settlement because of its sheltered cove good for berthing sea craft.
At that time, one the religious activities of the people in Looc is to attend Holy Mass despite of the far distance in Poblacion. A prominent lady named Lady Mariona Irag took the mantle of leadership in the proposal of the people to construct their own chapel and having a priest coming from Baclayon.
In 1842, she requested the parish priest of Baclayon, Fr. Pedro de la Encarnacion, to supervise the construction of the chapel, a school, and a convent to be built by the people. The construction of these structures gave way to the establishment of Lo-oc as a barrio under the civil and religious jurisdiction of Baclayon. Later, it was renamed to Segunto after a town in Cataluña, Spain.
In 1861, Segunto became a municipality. According to an old tale its name was changed to Alburquerque after the city in New Mexico, which in its turn, was named after the viceroy of Mexico, Fernandez de la Cueva, Duque de Alburquerque.
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