MUNICIPALITY OF MAJAYJAY (LAGUNA), Historical Data of Part I

Bureau of Public Schools
Division of Laguna
District of Luisiana
MAJAYJAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DATA ON HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LIFE
OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF MAJAYJAY, LAGUNA

April 30, 1953

On December 7, 1951, His Excellency, President Elpidio Quirino, issued Executive Order No. 486 providing for the collection and compilation of historical data in all barrios, towns, cities, and provinces throughout the archipelago in view of the destruction during the battle for the liberation of Manila, of the manuscripts, books, and other publications forming the collection of the National Library.

The present work is a response to that call, and in concurrence with that opinion — "it is for our advancement that such data be gathered and be brought up to date from time to time, to serve as a source of inspiration and guidance for our future generations as well as source materials for historians, investigators, and researchers."

To meet the need, to provide the school children with something more than "a mere historical narrative," to acquaint them with the development of their own people and not alone with the achievements of the officials who had ruled them — these, too, have been the main incentives for the production of this manuscript.

As far as possible and consistent with clearness and brevity, due to the absence, in most cases, of official records, the writers have preferred to rely on direct quotations, either from contemporary documents or from verbal information given by well-known and reliable persons in the community; they tried as faithfully as possible to the outline and suggestions contained in the Appendix to the Executive Order No. 486.

The writers wish to express their gratitude to the prominent leaders of the different barrios who generously supplied many of the valuable data contained herein, and who have willingly affixed their signatures in authentication of the same. Special acknowledgement is made of Mr. Antonio Escobar, Sr. for giving the writers to quote from his book, "ACLAT NA PANG ALA-ALA SA MGA PANAHONG NAKARAAN," from which the data for item numbers 19-25, inclusive, have been taken, and for his invaluable assistance in translating some old documents from Spanish to Tagalog; to Mr. Getulio Vitaza, who contributed valuable data on local customs and traditions.

ROMAN G. COSTES
District Supervisor

Bureau of Public Schools
Division of Laguna
District of Luisiana
MAJAYJAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PART I

HISTORY AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THE BARRIOS
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAJAYJAY, LAGUNA

April 30, 1953

Chairman:	----------	ROMAN G. COSTES District Supervisor
Members:	----------	All Teachers Whose Signatures Appear In this Manuscript

Bureau of Public Schools
Division of Laguna
District of Luisiana
MAJAYJAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PART II

HISTORY AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THE TOWN OF
MAJAYJAY, LAGUNA

April 30, 1953

Chairman	(SGD) EUGENIO P. ROBEL Principal
Members:
(SGD.) VIRGILIO O. ESCOBAR	(SGD.) GREGORIO MORALES
(SGD.) PEDRO DE LOS REYES	(SGD.) MAURO TUVIERA
(SGD.) FELICISIMA CONDUCTO	(SGD.) LUISA A. BARREDO

Division of Laguna
District of Luisiana
MAJAYJAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

II - HISTORY AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THE TOWN

Part One: History

MAYHAY

MAHAYHAY

In the early pre-Spanish days, good roads were non-existent and Majayjay could then only be reached from the neighboring towns by way of small trails passing through gorges and ravines and across rivers. These trails were, for the most part, tortuous, considering the high elevation of the place, and travelers had to make several stops to rest before they could reach the town. (According to topographical dada, Majayjay stands 1000 feet above sea level among the hills at the foot of the Banahaw Mountain.)

When the Spaniards under Juan Salcedo came to subjugate the town, they took with them many porters who carried their luggage, and at each stop, these porters, because of their heavy burdens, gasped "hay-hay," "hay-hay." The nearer they got to the town, the steeper the trails became, and the more the Spaniards heard the words "hay-hay" emanate from the tired men catching their breaths. It was from this gasping sound, "hay-hay," that the name MA-HAYHAY originated; the first syllable "MA" of which means many. Some say that in the old days, to reach this town, one had to undergo many "hay-hays."

Don Gaspar Osorio Don Agustin Osorio Don Esteban Lubag Don Juan Malio Don Juan de Mendoza Don Ventura Mag-olop Don Aman Lingasan Don Martin Diasip

Wealthy, prominent " " " " " " "

Don Gaspar Osorio

1594-1597

Don Agustin Osorio Don Esteban Lubag Don Juan Malio Don Buenaventura de Mendoza Don Juan de Mendoza Don Martin Siasip Don Ventura Mag-olop Don Juan Malio Don Aman Lingasan Don Juan Malio Don Pablo Dahop Don Felipe de Mendoza Don Pablo Casili Don Juan Malio Don Pablo Fnco. Daguit Don Pablo Dahop Don Pablo Asuñga Don Juan Alonso Don Ventura de la Cruz Don Diego Mahalo Don Martin Langcom Don Pablo Manongyod Don Andres Malimagnan Don Mateo Maculangan Don Martin Calagum Don Luis Damlig Don Lorenzo Dimabiligan Don Francisco Manzana Don Francisco Melo Don Mateo Maculangan Don Lorenzo de Castro Don Lorenzo Ibabao Don Juan Macaraan Don Lorenzo Lambusay Don Bernardo Rasonable Don Baltazar Borja Don Francisco de los Santos Don Nicolas Tolentino Don Nicolas Magbunsod Don Gabriel Zapata Don Francisco S. Mendoza

1597 1598 1599 1600-1610 1611 1612-1613 1614 1615 1616 1617 1618-1619 1620 1621 1622 1623 1624 1625 1626 1627 1628 1629 1630 1631 1632-1633 1634 1635 1636 1637 1638 1639 1640 1641 1642 1643 1644 1645 1646 1647 1648 1649 1650

Don Juan Solano Don Pablo Magoyon Don Francisco Perez Don Diego Alasin Don Blas Ilagan Don Ventura de Mendoza Don Domingo Balatong Don Pedro Patol Don Lorenzo Mechoza Don Geronimo de Silva Don Pablo Calicbay Don Francisco Sulit Don Agustin Halaman Don Juan de Capistrano Don Marcos Magcanda Don Lucas Castila Don Juan de Capistrano Don Francisco de los Santos Don Vicente Tino Don Francisco Velasquez Don Diego Mag-ingat Don Geronimo de Silva Don Francisco de Rivera Don Pablo Mag-oyon Don Juan Cabudhi Don Gregorio Gutierrez Don Geronimo Mercado Don Felipe Pascual Don Bartolome de la Cruz Don Pablo Mag-oyon Don Gregorio Argente Don Luis de Francia Don Geronimo de Silva Don Pedro Caoyan Don Lorenzo de Luna Don Gregorio Zotomayor Don Lucas Tolentino Don Lucas Tolentino Don Francisco Pasco Don Gabriel de Manzana Don Bartolome de la Cruz Don Lucas Tolentino Don Sebastian Mercado Don Lucas Tolentino Don Francisco de Rivera Don Juan de la Cruz Don Francisco Patol Don Lucas Tolentino Don Baltazar de los Santos Don Pablo Zalasar Don Pablo Garcia Molato

1651 1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 1669 1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679 1680 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701

Don Francisco Aquino Don Francisco de Rivera Don Pablo Garcia Mulato Don Gabriel de los Santos Don Francisco de Rivera Don Juan Alfonso Don Mateo de la Cruz Don Juan Valdez Don Francisco Magpulo Don Pablo Zalasar Don Francisco Bonifacio Don Agustin de la Cruz Don Luis Enriquez Don Antonio Quilala Don Juan Bautista Don Andres San Antonio Don Bernabe Garcia Don Diego Manzana Don Jose Mag-oyon Don Francisco Lazaro Don Santiago de la Cruz Don Francisco de los Santos Don Antonio Pagdiri-an Don Ventura Mag-oyon Don Bartolome Bernardo Don Francisco Sotomayor Don Mateo Silvestre Don Luis Martin Romulo Don Juan Capistrano Don Jose Mariano de la Cruz Don Diego de la Concepcion Don Gregorio San Jose Don Domingo Talban Don Jose Santiago Don Juan Ramos Don Luis Sotomayor Don Felipe Salazar Don Gabriel Crisostomo Don Nicolas Tolentino Don Alejo de la Cruz Don Juan Alejo Don Luis Bernardo Don Lorenzo Pagotangan Don Mateo Añonuevo Don Ventura Sotomayor Don Sebastian de la Cruz Don Nicolas Bernardo Don Nicolas Abel Don Gregorio Carmona Don Francisco Luna Don Simon de la Cruz

1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 1711 1712 1713 1714 1715 1716 1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752

Don Jose Antonio Don Carlos Mauricio Don Juan Ignacio Magtipon Don Juan San Agustin Don Andres Guillermo Don Gregorio Bernardo Don Bartolome Casilang Don Nicolas Abel Don Andres Crisostomo Don Pedro Julian Crisostomo Don Sebastian de la Cruz Don Juan Rodriguez Don Marcos Aniceto Don Pedro Lorenzo Manzana Don Juan Ramos Don Antonio Mag-oyan Don Juan Bernardo Don Francisco Martinez Don Gaspar de la Cruz Don Domingo Ramos Don Juan Clemente Carmona Don Francisco Valentin Don Pedro Victorino Don Juan Hilario Don Francisco de la Cruz Don Jose Rodolfo Crisostomo Don Pedro San Jose Don Francisco Javier Don Gregorio Mauricio Don Juan Ramos Don Ventura Crisostomo Don Antonio Crisostomo Don Juan Crisostomo Don Francisco Rob. de la Torre Don Diego de los Reyes Don Geronimo Garcia San Jose Don Francisco Santiago Don Joaquin Garcia Don Bartolome San Andres Don Pascual de la Cruz Don Luis Julian Sotomayor Don Santiago Flores Don Jose Martin S. Antonio Don Leoncio Garcia Don Juan Domingo de Luna Don Juan Andres Crisostomo Don Silverio Casilang Don Leoncio Garcia Don Francisco Hilario Don Gervasio Garcia Don Juan Gregorio Aquino

1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787-1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804

Don Felipe Bautista Don Toribio Mercado Don Manuel Faustino Don Enrico Castañeda Don Juan Vidal Bartolome Don Pedro Antonio Resurreccion Don Andres de la Concepcion Don Bernardo Pagotangan Don Luis Frnco. Sto. Domingo Don Isidro Samonte Garcia Don Jose Cortes Geronimo Don Juan Santiano Don Juan Mauricio Don Ignacio Buenaventura Don Bernardo Pagotangan Don Ricardo Bernardo Don Jose Manzana Don Juan Bartolome Don Simon Ramos Don Jose Antonio Carmona Don Jose Manzana Don Sabio Estanislao Don Antonio San Gregorio Don Antonio M. Pangotangan Don Jose Juan Crisostomo Don Manuel Bernardo Don Ricardo Bernardo Don Bartolome San Gregorio Don Jose Manzana Don Jose Teodoro Don Bartolome Mercado Don Mamerto Evangelista Don Jose Remigio Santos Don Sotero Colon del Rosario Don Gregorio Santiago Rivera Don Salvador Zorilla Don Francisco de Jesus Don Pedro Tolentino Don Juan Bernardo Don Ludivico V. San Juan Don Jose V. Buenaventura Don Francisco Arela Don Francisco Estella Don Fruto Urbiztondo Don Jose Garcia Don Sotero Colon del Rosario Don Pablo Limchoc Don Manuel Romero Don Fruto Osorio Don Jose Villasante

1805 1806 1807 1808-1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834-1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845-1846 1847-1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857-1858 1859

Don Salvador Zorilla Don Juan Ordoveza Pangutangan Don Martin Arive Pangutangan Don Francisco Colardo Don Bernardino Dolorico Don Pablo Oriola Don Baldomero Origuel Don Cosme Zorilla Don Rufino Arela Don Diego Rosas Don Jose Colon del Rosario Don Juan Espedido Don Gregorio Norada Don Baldomero Origuel Don Teodoro Borja Don Gregorio Norada Don Rufino Zorilla Don Rufino Zorilla Don Rufino Zorilla Don Don Eusebio Zornosa Don Gregorio Norada Don Gregorio Norada Don Vicente Romero Don Eustaquio Brioso Don Segundo Codera Don Segundo Codera Don Guillermo Vito

1860 1861 1862 1863-1864 1865-1866 1867 1868 1869-1870 1871 1872 1873-1874 1875-1876 1877-1880 1881-1882 1883-1884 1885-1886 1887 1888 1889 1890-1891 1892 1893 1894-1895 1896 1897 1898 1898-1899

Captain Norman, American Provost Marshal

1900-1901

Ramon Rosas Julian Dollosa Francisco P. Ordoño Antonio Escobar Eustaquio Brioso Jose Bergola Pedro Ordoñez Valentin Arive Dalmacio Mia Teodorico Arnigo Jose Colon Arcadio Espedido Juan B. Rosales

Municipal President Vice-President Secretary Mun. Treasurer Councilor " " " " " " " "

Sinforoso Urgel Faustino de Vera

Municipal President Vice-President

Transcribed from:

Historical Data of the Municipality of Majayjay, Province of Laguna, online at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections.