MUNICIPALITY OF SINILOAN (LAGUNA), Historical Data of Part 1
PART I
[Cover page]
MUNICIPALITY OF SINILOAN
PROVINCE OF LAGUNA
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NAMES OF PERSONS WHO HELD EXECUTIVE
POSITIONS IN THE COMMUNITY WITH DATES OF THEIR
TENURES OF OFFICE DURING THE SPANISH REGIME,
AMERICAN RULE, COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT
ERA AND THE PRESENT REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES
Siniloan, Laguna
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| SPANISH REGIME | (Title of Capitan) |
| YEAR | NAME |
|
1609 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 1651 |
Juan Pili Juan Pajawan Juan Pili Juan Pajawan Juan Pili Juan Pajawan Juan Pili Juan Pajawan Antonio Guilalo Juan Pili Juan Pajawan Andres Galagar Francisco Alonso Pedro Alimango Juan Pili Juan Pajawan Pablo Casapao Andres Galagar Agustin Calaningi Francisco Malaca Agustin Calaningi Francisco Malaca Pedro Casapao Blas Malinag Pablo Sapit Simon Agnis Diego Soil Pedro Dimatacpan Juan Onlayao Daniel de Mendoza Esteban Lanat Juan Calapig Andres Gatos Pedro Orongan Francisco Banas Diego Llanga Cristobal Pangui Juan de Silva Juan de Silva Pedro Catangol Julian Tamayero Daniel de Mendoza Alonzo Malolos |
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| YEAR | NAME |
|
1652 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1658 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1658 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 1702 1703 1704 1705 |
Bernardino de Sta. Cruz Lucas de Mendoza Pedro Fernandez Bernardino de la Cruz Diego Ventura Antonio Ronquello Antonio Ronquello Andres de la Torre Alonzo Capulo Carlos Pagtachan Pedro Fernando Francisco Dimagaya Antonio Magsilang Jose de Palencia Ignacio Marnelangin Melchor Lontoc Antonio Ronquello Jose de Casanova Francisco Rafael Pedro Hermoso Sebastian Salangsang Carlos Pascual Antonio Sahara Juan Dimasalonga Pedro Acueva Julian de Ursula Francisco de Leon Nicolas Sarmiento Sebastian Domingo Francisco Principe Jose Ponte Sebastian Lacangolo Antonio Ronquello Francisco del Castillo Andres Macarandang Francisco Albaran Bernardino Maglimbay Sebastian de la Cruz Pedro Añonuevo Franciso Leopando Julian de Ursula Jose Daniel de Mendoza Pedro Gambona Pascual Macabanag Antonio Fernandez Agustin de la Cruz Jose Rafael Antonio Fernandez Francisco Alonzo Alonzo Dimapiliz Pedro Domuranang Sebastian Lucas de Mendoza Juan Manuel de Leon Juan Fernandez Juan Genis de la Torre |
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| YEAR | NAME |
|
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 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 |
Juan de la Cruz Sebastian Clamarez Sebastian de la Cruz Francisco de la Cruz Antonio de la Concepcion Andres de la Concepcion Lucas Macarandang Antonio Altamirano Jose de la Rosa Juan Polintan Francisco Maglindol Juan Alonzo de Leon Sebastian de Arzula Mateo del Castillo Lucas de Alcantara Lucas de los Santos Alonzo Florentino Jose de San Gabriel Sebastian de Mercado Francisco de Guzman Francisco de Leon Gaspar de la Cruz Juan Jose Oliveros Pascual de Mendoza Felipe Alonzo Andres Capulo Francisco Cainag Tomas Malanabo Juan Sebastian de Mendoza Pascual Santa Resurreccion Domingo de Ramos Juan de Alcantara Pascual Teodoro dela Cruz Mateo Pascual dela Cruz Agustin dela Cruz Miguel Bernaldo Carpio Juan de Mapindan Tomas Mauricio Juan de Ramos Bernabe Lacangalo Sebastian Miguel de los Santos Manuel de San Pascual Juan Resio Pascual Natividad Gabriel Daniel Francisco Benito Pedro Juan de la Cruz Sebastian de S. Josep Manuel de Jesus y Natividad y Castillo Juan Andres de Mendoza Pedro de los Santos Juan de Villanueva Juan Salvador de S. Domingo Adriano de Jesus Louis Marcelo |
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| YEAR | NAME |
|
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 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 |
Miguel Espiritu Gaspar del Castillo Francisco Benito Juan Capalo Felipe de la Cruz Pascual Gatmitan Venturo Antonio Dimaalihan Pascual Lacangolo Timoteo Perez Alonzo de Castro Juan de Vargas Juan de los Reyes Luis Palintan Francisco Guerta del Castillo Diego de Mendoza Francisco Garcia Benito de la Cruz Roberto de Alcantara Juan Carlos Luis Palintan Francisco de los Santos Bartolome de San Pascual Francisco Capulo Isidoro de los Reyes Blas Alonzo de San Pascual Santiago del Carpio Pascual de la Cruz Pascual de la Cruz Raymundo de la Cruz Domingo Cainag Bacilio Marcelo Andres de Ramos Pascual de Resurreccion Joaquin de Jesus Bernabe Principe Jose Pablo de la Cruz Jose Vicente de Leon Angel Carlos Juan de los Santos Bacillo de S. Juan Pedro Fernandez Juan de S. Pascual Alonzo Perez Andres Salinas Calimpao Juan de la Cruz Miguel de la Cruz Miguel de la Cruz Pablo de S. Pascual Jose Perez Jose Perez Francisco de Leon Juan Nepomuceno Miguel de la Cruz Miguel de la Cruz Luis de Mendoza Narciso Capulo |
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| YEAR | NAME |
|
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 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 |
Manuel de S. Juan Juan de Alcantara Agustin de S. Jose Manuel Salvador de la Cruz Jose de S. Sebastian Jose de S. Sebastian Francisco de Jesus Maria y Luis Marcelo Manuel de Castro y Miguel Alonzo Alcantara Francisco Purcincala y Juan Pascual de la Cruz Miguel Rodenas de S. Jose Juan Fernandez Francisco de S. Sebastian Manuel de la Cruz Manuel de los Reyes Luis de Ramos Sebastian de la Cruz y Rivero Gabriel Daniel de Alcantara Juan de Sto. Domingo Jose Porcincula Miguel Flores Juan de la Concepcion Esteban de San Juan Mariano Marcelo Francisco Rafael de Leon Juan Pascual de la Rosa Bacillo de la Cruz Pedro de los Santos Miguel Rodenas de San Jose Juan de San Jose Pablo de S. Sebastian Padios Cajarian Pablo de S. Sebastian Pablo de San Sebastian Francisco de S. Sebastian Francisco de S. Pascual Jose de Leon Jose de Leon Rafael de Pascual Esteban Rodena de San Juan Esteban Rodena de San Juan Mariano Kaharian de S. Sebastian Pascual Adrias Candelaria Manuel Obtera Candelaria Juan de Castro Sebastian Rodenas Francisco Flores Francisco de Castro Rafael Rellosa Bibiano Fernandez Luis Acorda Jose de Leon Jorge Zaldivia |
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| YEAR | NAME |
|
1765 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 |
Gregorio Reyes Gregorio Reyes Placido Rodena Placido Rodena Domingo Redor Domingo Redor Jorge Zaldivia Jorge Zaldivia Cecilio Leopando Cecilio Leopando Vicente Cadiente Vicente Cadiente Roman Rellosa Roman Rellosa Felipe Kaharian Felipe Kaharian Pedro Serrano Pedro Serrano Silverio Dando Silverio Dando Ambrocio Reyes Ambrocio Reyes Ambrocio Reyes Ambrocio Reyes Vicente de Castro Vicente de Castro Vicente de Castro Liberato Acorda Liberato Acorda Liberato Acorda Liberato Acorda Pascual S. de Rosas |
| (Dec. 23, 1899 Civil Government organized by the Americans. Sept. 1, 1902 American-Filipino War ended. The name Captain was changed to Municipal President.) | |
|
1900-1904 1904-1906 1908-1910 1911-1913 1913-1916 1916-1919 1919-1920 1920-1923 1923-1925 1925-1928 1928-1931 1931-1937 1938-1940 |
Pascual de Rosas Felipe Kaharian Mariano Balbalosa Aguedo Reyes Vicente Rellosa Anselmo Rodenas Alejandro Madridejo Lope Realeza Domingo Perez Bruno Relenas Guillermo de Leon Geminiano Ong Acero Delfin Redor |
| Note: The Commonwealth Government of the Philippines was established in 1935. In 1937, by Presidential Executive Order, the name Municipal President was changed to Municipal Mayor. | |
|
1940-1944 1945-1946 1948-1951 |
Delfin Redor Delfin Redor Delfin Redor |
1944-1945 1946-1947 1951-1955 |
Vidasto Leopando Octavio S. de Rosas Teodoro Zayenis |
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THE KINALE ALAS-AS FRONT
During the Filipino-American War, the greatest American loss in any single combat which they fought was in the vicinity of Siniloan. The Americans, then, were stationed at the Siniloan churchyard. That fine morning, the Filipinos hurled a defy [?] against the Yankees. A straw figure geared in the likeness of a Filipino general was stationed on the summit of the Mabitac Hill, with a few guards to lure the enemy while the main body was skillfully deployed along the Kinale-Alas-as Mountains with all the necessary advantages of cover and terrain.
As there was a high tide along the approaches of the hills and mountains, the Yanks chose to wade straight to the hill of Calbario to subdue the defiant Pinoys. The brown men of Mabitac occasionally fired volleys, although they knew that their bullets would not touch the Americans. They only wanted to guile the enemy onwards. The Yanks charged for the enemy general. It took them, tall as they were to places where the water was as high as their chins. Whenever they stopped and seemed to doubt the wisdom of their attack, the Filipinos at Mabitac would give them concentrated salvos with their rifles. This made the Americans believe that there was a considerable force to beat at that hill. Then, they persisted in cutting their way through the water.
When the American main force reached "Mambog," the deployed Filipinos under Colonel Fidel Sario opened sporadic firing. The Americans were on the spot! A retreat was ordered, but it was too late. The Pinoys shot them like ducks. The Yanks dove for cover, but when they poked their heads
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IMPORTANT FACTS, INCIDENTS, AND EVENTS THAT TOOK
PLACE DURING THE SPANISH OCCUPATION, AMERICAN
OCCUPATION TO WORLD WAR II, AND DURING
AND AFTER WORLD WAR II
A. SPANISH OCCUPATION
In the year 1633, under the reign of Captain Pablo Sapit, it rained ashes.
In 1652, there was a total eclipse and the chickens climbed the trees.
In 1666, a picture of a nude woman with two horns and four eyes, the other pair on the knees, riding on a winged-horse, appeared.
On April 22, 1740, the moon was divided into four parts and, five days after, balls of fire were seen in the sky. There ensued an epidemic of smallpox.
In 1754, it rained ashes due to the eruption of Taal Volcano. As far as this town, fire was seen flashing like lightning and sulphuric odor filled the air.
In 1767, typhoons frequented this place so often that, in one time, a child was drowned.
In 1768, a big conflagration razed the houses near the poblacion.
In 1863, a violent earthquake occurred that caused the deaths of a great number of people.
B. AMERICAN OCCUPATION TO WORLD WAR II
On May 9, 1896, balls of ice came pouring down from heaven which resembled napthaline balls.
In 1916, there was a heavy downpour of ashes again due to the eruption of Taal Volcano. [It is possible the author meant 1911, the year of the volcano's major eruption.]
In 1928, the market building was constructed and the
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concrete gate of the cemetery was completed.
In 1941, the Philippine Army demolished the concrete bridge by means of dynamite.
In 1942, the schools were opened with Nipponggo as the sole language taught. In the latter part of this year, the Intermediate School Building was converted into a garrison where the anti-Japanese were tortured and killed.
On July 18, 1943, all the men were asked by the Japanese soldiers to assemble in the church, and there they were kept for twenty-four hours. They were tortured by groups of ten at the municipal building. 'Twas not until after Eliseo Castro, Jr. died of torture that all the men were released.
In May 1944, a neighborhood association was organized by the Japanese, and one of the rules they enforced was the duty of every man to guard around the town at night in different shifts.
On November 27, 1944, at 7:30 in the evening, an airplane machine-gunned the southern part of the town.
On March 22, 1945, at about 2:00 in the afternoon, American airplanes raided the town and dropped bombs on the southern part. Several houses were burned.
On March 28, 1945, American airplanes raided the town again, and the damage done was much greater than the previous one.
On April 4, 1945, American soldiers liberated this place. They made their camps at the market place. Later, they moved to Barrio Buhay.
On December 26, 1947, a very violent and destructive typhoon named Jean came and blew down several houses
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and plants.
26. A. DESTRUCTION OF LIVES, PROPERTIES, INSTITUTIONS DURING WARS, ESPECIALLY IN 1896-1900 and 1941-1945.
B. MEASURES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS TOWARDS REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING WORLD WAR II.
1. In the FILIPINO-SPANISH WAR of 1896-1900, our losses in lives were only as follows:
2. GENERAL VICENTE FERNANDEZ. Please read also OUR LOCAL HEROES.
3. COL. FIDEL SARIO. Please read also OUR LOCAL HEROES.
4. MARIANO ACEVIDA. Please read also OUR LOCAL HEROES.
2. LOSSES IN PROPERTY. Mr. Mariano Acevida's house was demolished by the Americans, and later, it was burned when the papers they were [asking from?] Acevida were not given up to them.
WORLD WAR II. A marker for these casualties is standing in the plaza.
2. Pvt. Eusebio Calamares
3. Pvt. Jose Sopoco [?]
2. Sgt. Ireneo Mendoza