Posted in Samar History on Jul 13th, 2009 No Comments »
Allen (La Granja)
Balangiga (Balangigan)
Basey (Basay)
Bobon
Borongan
Calbayog (Tiayban)
Calbiga
Capul (Abak)
Catarman
Catbalogan
Catubig (Kagninipa)
Dolores (Hubasan, Parik, Bakod)
Gandara (Bangahon)
Guaian (Giwan)
Hernani (Libas)
Laoang (Lawang)
Las Navas (Binuntuan, Navas)
Lavezares (Pinunayan)
Llorente (Lanang)
Mercedes
Oras (Uras)
Palapag
Pambujan (Pambuhan, Pambuhan del Norte)
Quinapundan (Kinapundan)
Salcedo (Sudaw)
Santa Rita
Sulat
Taft (Tubig)
Tarangnan (Tinago, Dapdap)
Villareal (Humawas, Villa Real)
Wright (Paranas)
Zumarraga (Buad)
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Posted in Samar History on Jul 13th, 2009 No Comments »
(Source: Bruce Cruikshank. ”Samar: 1768-1898”. pp. 272-273)
In existence as pueblos in 1768:
Balangiga
Basey
Calbiga
Capul
Guiuan
Gandara (Bangahon)
Catbalogan
Paranas (Wright)
Borongan
Sulat
Taft (Tubig)
Catubig
Palapag
Villareal
Catarman
Created as pueblo:
1768 - Laoang (Lawang)
1785 – Calbayog
1850 – Oras
? 1850s - Quinapundan
1851 – Lanang
1854 – Balangiga (Balangiga was no longer a pueblo since ? 1773 as well
as Villareal ?)
1862 -Salcedo
1863 – Bobon
- Allen (La Granja)
- Las Navas (Between 1883-84, Las [...]
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(Source: Bruce Cruikshank. ”Samar: 1768-1898”. pp. 272-273)
1768 – 16 Pueblos
1800 – 15 Pueblos
1854 – 19 Pueblos
1870 – 33 Pueblos
1990 [1880] – 34 Pueblos
1890 – 35 Pueblos
1898 – 40 Pueblos
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Posted in Samar History on Jul 9th, 2009 No Comments »
Yesterday, July 9, 2009, I personally discovered and recovered a collection of ‘Siday’ (a samarnon-lineyte term for literary poems), Samarnon-Lineyte Songs and Dramas,’ in a room for no longer in use/obsolete books of Christ the King College Library. Some entries in the collection were published between the years 1931-1939 in An Lantawan, a Diocesan paper. [...]
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Posted in Samar History on Jul 3rd, 2009 No Comments »
CAPUL
In ancient times, the municipality of Capul was called ’Abak’. This was founded by the Jesuits in 1596 who administered it until 1768 when it was assigned by the Gobierno to the Franciscans. The tributos counted to a total of 300 with 884 almas. Calbayog was its single visita, and its first pastor [...]
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