Which I assume was named after Écija, Spain. I used to live in the next village west.
Yes. The Philippines province of Nueva Ecija was created as a military comandancia in 1705 by Governor Fausto Cruzat y Góngora and was named in honor of Écija, Spain.
I once worked with a guy from the Philippines.
Manila
Vanilla
sky
vodka
potato
Sack
gunny
bunny
money
lucre
sucrose
sacarose
sack of roses
Sack o’ Suds
Bag o’ Buds
potato buds
Cherry blossoms