Amburayan
| Amburayan | |||||||||||||
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| Former comandancia politico-militar of La Montañosa Former sub-province of Mountain Province | |||||||||||||
| 1890-1920 | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Alilem (until 1908) Tagudin | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Spanish colonial period American colonial period | ||||||||||||
• Established | 1890 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | February 4, 1920 1920 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Ilocos Sur La Union Benguet | ||||||||||||
Amburayan was a former sub-province of the old Mountain Province in the Philippines. It was originally established during the Spanish Occupation of the Philippines as a comandancia politico-militar in 1890,[1] and encompassed the current provinces of northern Benguet, southern Ilocos Sur, and northeastern La Union.[1][2]
It originally comprised the towns of Suyo, Sugpon, Santol, San Gabriel, Sudipen, Sigay, its old capital Alilem, and its newer capital, Tagudin.[3][4] The comandancia included the rancherias of Up-uplas, Maliclico, Quimposa, Daquis, Bacanoa, Batangen, Tamurong and Bakun.[5] [6]
Timeline of events
- 1890 - Creation of Amburayan as a comandancia, with Alilem as its capital town[7]
- 1890 - Sugpon becomes part of the comandancia[7]
- 1906 - San Gabriel is made into a township of the sub-province[8]
- 1908 August 18 - Amburayan is established as a sub-province of Mountain Province with the issuance of Act No. 1876.[9] Tagudin replaces Alilem as the capital.[5]
- 1908 - Santol, a rancheria of northeastern Balaoan, becomes a township of the sub-province.[10] Bakun is separated from Amburayan and is transferred to the sub-province of Benguet.[6]
- 1920 - San Gabriel becomes a municipal district of the sub-province[8]
- 1920 February 4 - Act No. 2877 abolishes Amburayan sub-province in the Mountain Province by annexing its municipal entities to Ilocos Sur and La Union; Lepanto sub-province reduced in size by annexing some of its municipal entities to Ilocos Sur and Benguet.[11]
References
- ^ a b Keesing, Felix Maxwell; Keesing, Marie Margaret; Keesing, Marie Martin (1934). Taming Philippine Headhunters: A Study of Government and of Cultural Change in Northern Luzon. Stanford University Press. p. 69. ISBN 0804721106. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Benguet:History". Province of Benguet (official website). Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ United States. Congress, United States. Government Printing Office (1917). Congressional Serial Set (Original file from the University of Virginia (digitized by Google on 13 Oct 2010)). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 34. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ "History of Tagudin". The Official Web Portal of the Municipality of Tagudin, Ilocos Sur. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Brief History". Alilem, Ilocos Sur (Weebly website). Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Municipality of Bakun, Benguet". Department of Interior and Local Government - Cordillera Administrative Region. DILG-CAR. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ a b "History of Sugpon". Municipal Government of Sugpon, Ilocos Sur (official website). Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Municipality of San Gabriel". Provincial Government of La Union: Official Website. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Act No. 1876". PhilippineLaw.info. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Municipality of Santol". Provincial Government of La Union: Official Website. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Philippines. Census Office; Buencamino, Felipe; Villamor, Ignacio (1920). Census of the Philippine Islands Taken Under the Direction of the Philippine Legislature in the Year 1918, Volume 1. Bureau of printing. p. 68.