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PARANAS
This town was founded by the Jesuits in 1596 who administered it until the year 1768. At that time, there were 310 tributes with 985 souls. Its first Cura parroco was Fr. Miguel Rico, OFM.
The town is located at 11.o 41’45” latitude, on a small plain between two rivers on the W. coast of the [...]
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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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(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
