Cainta's History dates back to the Pre-Spanish when the village was a prosperous agricultural town. It was a nationalistic village that fought the Spaniards but later became the vista of Taytay in 1571 under the Jesuits. Changes in ecclesiastical administration made Cainta a part of Pasig under the Augustinian but it was given back to the Jesuits by the King in 1696. Cainta became an independent town in 1760.

Cainta became an independent town in 1760. During the brief British occupation of Luzon(1762-1763), part of the British India troops known as Sepoys lived with the natives in one of the town's barrio which explains the unique features of the natives. In 1883, Cainta which became part of Tondo (starting 1763) was separated from this town and incorporated with the district of Morong. But later in 1913, under the American rule, Cainta and Angono were consolidated with Taytay as seat of government. In January 1, 1914, it was converted into separate and independent municipality. Cainta maintained its independence into the present.