MUNICIPALITY OF MAUBAN, QUEZON, Historical Data of Part 1

This municipality, which is among the ranking coconut centers of the Province of Quezon, is known officially as MAUBAN. Whenever this town is referred to in government papers and official documents, it is called by no other name than that. In printed matters, like maps, newspapers, magazines, novels, and books, including geographies, the same appellation — MAUBAN — is used each time a mention of this community is made.

When this town was yet in its infancy — just an encampment — it was known to neighboring settlements as Daungang Dumagat. That was due to the fact that the occupants of the place, which was bordering the sea, were "Dumagats," a tribe of our aborigines still living in remote barrios and mountain hideouts of small towns in this province nowadays. These people camped together under the leadership of Gat Pagil, Jr., who hailed from Cavinte, Laguna. This hamlet proved to be peaceful and safe so that, by force of circumstances, the settlers of a neighboring village under a certain Baltazar Palad, who were all Tagalogs, joined the "Dumagats," thus enlarging the settlement of the latter. The newcomers occupied level land at the foot of a mountain farther from the sea, which was traversed by a rivulet with water clear as crystal. The Tagalog settlers were so much impressed by the beauty of the stream which still lives to this day, though an irony of its original identity, that they called the new place Batis-Malinaw. The assemblage of houses, which already embraced the abodes of the "Dumagats," was known by that appellative among the other settlers in the region for sometime, until the residents came to think of changing it to the present name MAUBAN.

There are two contradictory views as to how this municipality got its name. Among superstitious inhabitants, a certain belief has been nourished that the name MAUBAN was derived from a word attributed to a tree called "malauban." They claim that centuries ago, when the first inhabitants were yet in a place now known as Pinagbayanan — at present a sitio of the barrio of Luyaluya, lying about three kilometers to the south of the poblacion — the natives had their church already, although more of a "barung-barong" type. The image of Saint Buenaventura, the town's patron saint, was believed to have miraculously disappeared from its shrine repeatedly. At first, the people had to look for the missing idol in the surrounding plantations and nearby swamps, among bushes, coconut trees, and nipa palms, but they could not find it. So, the search party, in its intense desire to recover the lost effigy, went farther, and finally found it at the present site of the Roman Catholic church. The image was said to have been comfortably nestled in the branches of the "malauban," a tree supposed to have thrived at the spot during those days. According to this folk tale, each time the miraculous idol would disappear in Pinagbayanan, the people would find it in the same tree. Thinking that such an occurrence was a hint of what their patron saint wished, the inhabitants decided to move their settlement to the place of the sacred "malauban" tree, just where the town is now. and acted further by naming the locality Mauban, a shortened form of MALAUBAN.

Another group of inhabitants believe otherwise. They content that Mauban was named after Gat Pagil, Jr., the leader of the "Dumagats." This idea is supported by records which are in the hands of some old people in the community.

In the early part of the seventeenth century, the settlements along the western shore of Lamon Bay at the time, namely Kagsiay, Daungan-Dagat, Luyaluya, Tubog, and another one now called Pinagbayanan, were terrorized by periodic Moro raids. Each settlement had to put up a stiff fight if it had to survive. Only Daungan-Dagat, however, proved impregnable to the Moro raiders, Gat Pagil Jr. becoming a terror to the invaders in due time. The Tagalog settlers organized themselves, making what is now known as Pinagbayanan the seat of a sort of government with a view to increasing their manpower. Still, the enemies proved too strong even for the combined forces. For safety, therefore, the Tagalogs thought of moving their settlements as their last recourse. Their leader, in the person of Baltazar Palad, succeeded in making arrangements with Gat Pagil, Jr., in order that the Tagalogs could live side by side with the "Dumagats" at the latter's place. His followers began constructing houses in the present location of Mauban. Little by little, the feeling of security, brought about by the presence of the "Dumagat's" chjeftain, engulfed their being. They found a new haven in that region then known only as Batis-Malinaw.

Meanwhile, the raids continued and became worse day by day. Each time, Gat Pagil, Jr. showed his unexcelled bravery and tact, and the inhabitants' esteem for him increased. His service became a byword among the Tagalog settlers. He became so popular that seldom,if ever, was there any gathering where his courage and exemplary ways of fighting was not given due recognition, respect, and admiration. This sincere appreciation reached its height when Gat Pagil, Jr. and his "Dumagat" followers, who could not stay long with the Tagalogs on account of their different ways of living, went away without being noticed. In the course of time, however, this affiliation of the local emancipator in the hearts of the early inhabitants of Batis-Malinaw caused them to be less polite in making mention of the identity of their hero. They called him Gat Uban, believing that by doing so, they could express their feelings better and well. This change in identity was brought about by the fact that, in spite of the young age of Gat Pagil, Jr., he being only twenty years old then, his hair all over the head was gray. Still later, the people got so overwhelmed by the affection for their liberator that they forgot altogether to be courteous and respectful to him. That time and thence, they called him merely Mauban, meaning "with plenty of gray hairs."

The region was already peaceful when Mauban and his men disappeared. The condition served as an attraction to Laguna people, who came in waves without interruption, to Batis-Malinaw. In the batch that arrived in 1678, a Tagalog priest, Reverend Father Labo, was included. It was this minister of God who won the inhabitants to a proposal to turn the assemblage of houses into a town. Through him, a form of government patterned after those established by the Spaniards in other parts of the Philippines, was adopted. Simultaneously, the idea of naming the new municipality came into consideration. Different opinions in that regard were heard and weighed. After thorough deliberation, the people — ever cognizant of the great service of Gat Pagil, Jr. to them — decided readily to honor their local hero by naming the newly-born town after him, but using the more common and yet more affectionate appellation of their emancipator, which was MAUBAN.

Of the two contentions about the naming of the town, the first one is rather less reliable. According to documents of the Roman Catholics of the municipality, the first church was founded at its present location. The claim, therefore, in favor of the miraculous disappearance of Saint Buenaventura at the original settlement at Pinagbayanan must be mere hearsay. On the other hand, there are facts that tend to prove the veracity and authenticity of the second belief aside from written records. The northwestern section of the poblacion is still called Daungan-Dagat, and people in distant barrios still speak of Gat Uban in their conversations at petty gatherings.

Records failed to show the time when the "Dumagats" under Gat Pagil, Jr. began to occupy the nucleus of the town of Mauban. In the year 1677, the village of Batis-Malinaw attained the category of a municipality, and in the following year, the establishment of the government and the naming of the town took place through the initiative of the leader — founder Baltazar Palad, with the help of a certain Tagalog priest known only as Father Labo.

The following residents served as gobernadorcillos or capitanes of Mauban by terms:

Baltazar Palad Andres Paosap Pedro Almonte Francisco Masangkap Francisco Simeon Valentin de la Cruz Fernando Buenaventura Buenaventura Maceo Jose Chaves Nicolas Domoroong Andres de la Cruz Pedro Almonte (2nd T) Pedro Almonte (3rd T) Jose Chaves (2nd T) Pedro Almonte (4th T) Pedro Madlangbayan Diego Santiago Luis Quilatan Francisco Ramos Juan Bautista Buenaventura Maceo (2nd T) Buenaventura Alcantara Miguel Buenaventura Miguel de los Angeles Gregorio Panaligan Pedro Enrique Josef Tunay Luis de la Cruz Jose Ventura Damian Felix Juan Guminda Pedro Enrique (2nd T) Pedro Enrique (3rd T)

1678 1679 1680 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1996 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710

Pedro Chaves Jose Buenaventura Juan Francisco Juan Hidalgo Francisco Miguel de Leon Pedro de los Santos Pedro de los Santos (2nd T) Jose Umakyat Pedro Enrique (3rd T) Geronimo Rodriguez Santiago de Paosap Diego Santiago (2nd T) Juan Miguel de Chaves Pedro Enrique (4th T) Luis de la Cruz (2nd T) Miguel de la Cruz Miguel de la Cruz (2nd T) Pedro Enrique (5th T) Francisco Fabio Jose Aguinaldo Agustin Guinto Francisco Ventura Juan de los Reyes Diego Mangatos Jose Joaquin Juan de los Reyes (2nd T) Martin Pasco Andres Chaves Andres Chaves (2nd T) Santiago Valentin Juan Corpus Jose Aguinaldo (2nd T) Agustin Pilar

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

Andres Chaves (3rd T) Vicente Lazaro Andres Enrique Antonio de Santiago Andres Ventura Bartolome Luis Juan de los Reyes (3rd T) Pascual Resurreccion Bartolome Trinidad Juan de los Reyes (4th T) Juan de la Cruz Luis Mariano Martin de la Vega Juan de los Reyes (5th T) Miguel Madlangbayan Marcos Trinidad Francisco Miguel	1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760	Pascual Resurreccion Domingo Antonio de S. Miguel Juan Francisco Francisco Miguel de S. Juan Antonio Buenaventura Pedro Buenaventura Francisco Mendoza Jose Valeriano Miguel Adriano Buenaventura de San Miguel Juan Villareal Vicente Modesto Luis Buenaventura Francisco de San Juan Francisco de S. Juan (2nd T) Santiago de San Jose Bernardino San Lazaro	1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821
Francisco Miguel Juan de Chaves Jose Montoya Antonio Francisco Diego Marcos Pedro Valeriano	1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765	Bernardino San Lazaro After the year 1821, the title "gobernadorcillo" or "capitan" was changed to "alcalde municipal," and the following served as such:	1821
Pascual Resurreccion (2nd T)	1766
Felix Toribio Diego Martin Jose Apolonio Miguel Martin Domingo Antonio Domingo Antonio (2nd T) Pedro Trinidad Diosdado Antonio	1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774	Felix Buenaventura Sebastian Bartolome de Luna Aniceto Felix Enrique This title, however, was used only for three years, and after 1824, the former title "capitan" was given to the following successors:	1822 1823 1824
Mateo de San Juan	1775
Juan Felix Rivera Francisco Laureano Diego Martin (2nd T) Juan Añonuevo Francisco Bartolome Mateo de San Juan (2nd T) Ventura Maceo Pablo Buenaventura Simeon de San Miguel Miguel Nicolas Ignacio Santiago Simeon Ventura Gregorio de San Miguel Mateo de San Juan (3rd T) Felix Marcelino Luis Asuncion Isidro de Santiago Domingo Antonio (2nd T) Juan de la Cruz Luis Andres de los Reyes Francisco Miguel de Luna Juan de la Cruz (2nd T) Gregorio San Mateo Mateo de San Juan (4th T) Jose de San Pedro Vicente Modesto Pedro Francisco Miguel Buenaventura Francisco Valentin	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	Blas Valeriano Gregorio Leonardo Gregorio Leonardo (2nd T) Remegio San Mateo Jose de los Santos Eusebio Garcia Jose de San Juan Manuel de San Jose Domingo Valeriano Simeon Juan Buenaventura Antonio Blas Modesto Pedro Buenaventura (2nd T) Gregorio Leonardo (2nd T) Mariano del Espiritu Santo M. del Espiritu Santo (2nd T) Juan de Santiago Francisco de S. Juan (3rd T) Perfecto Vidal Valeriano Francisco de S. Juan (4th T) Antonio Blas Modesto (2nd T) M. del Espiritu Santo (2nd T) Dionisio Valentin Bonifacion de San Jose Boni. de San Jose (2nd T) Eusebio de Ramos Antonio Blas Modesto (3rd T) Francisco Lopez Pedro Santayana Santiago Pastrana	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

(Antonio de San Pedro, Teniente Mayor, acted as "capitan" when Perfecto Valeriano died after the first half of his term.)

Arcadio Vigil Mateo Camelon Arcadio Vigil (2nd T) Bonifacio de los Trinos Lucas Pastrana Bartolome Declaro Pioquinto Villamarzo Juan Camacho Anastacio de Luna Laureano Amarillo Laureano Amarillo (2nd T) Mariano Camposano Mar. Camposano (2nd T) Mariano Pensacola Mar. Pensacola (2nd T) Laureano Amarillo (3rd T) Laureano Amarillo (4th T) Mar. Pensacola (3rd T)	1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871	After the second term of Regino Santayana, the town executive officer was named "gobernadorcillo" again as before. The following served with that title: Hipolito Pensacola Hip. Pensacola (2nd T) Francisco Pastrana Franc. Pastrana (2nd T) Juan Kalusin Ildefonso de la Calzada Ilde. de la Calzada (2nd T) Regino Santayana (3rd T) Regino Santayana (4th T) Ramon Pastrana Miguel Jugueta Miguel Jugueta (2nd T)	1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896
Mar. Pensacola (4th T) Jose Santayana	1872 1873	Miguel Jugueta (His 3rd term was up to the end of Jan.	1897
Jose Santayana (2nd T)	1874	Hugo Mendieta (from Teniente Mayor)	1897
Tiburcio Villamarzo Tib. Villamarzo (2nd T) Martin Mendenilla Martin Mendenilla (2nd T) Mariano Pensacola (5th T) Mariano Pensacola (6th T) Domingo Arce Domingo Arce (2nd T) Regino Santayana Regino Santayana (2nd T)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885	Hugo Mendieta (2nd T) Leon Ingles About the end of February, 1898, Hugo Mendieta joined the Katipunan, leaving Leon Ingles, his Teniente Suplente, to act as gobernadorcillo.	1898 1898

The Katipunan Government was established in Mauban at Barrio San Miguel in January 1898, with Justo Manikar as president; Mateo Almozara, vice-president; and Mariano Kalusin, Ildefonso de la Calzada, and Benito Dequilla as members. Remegio del Banco acted as secretary. This government was brought to town in June 1898, after all Spanish officials in Mauban, except the friars, were ordered to concentrate at the town of Tayabas, then capital of the province.

In August 1898, Honorio Lanuza, the delegate of the Provincial Governor Quirino Eleazar, came to Mauban, and appointed the following town officials:

Juan Camposano Salvador Ferro Serapion Villamayor Hugo Mendieta Francisco Pastrana

President Vice-President Delegate of Justice Delegate of Police Delegate of Hacienda

Juan Camposano served only for two months, so his Vice-President, Salvador Ferro, succeeded him. Ildefonso de la Calzada succeeded Salvador Ferro as president in 1899, and served up to the establishment of the American Military Government in the Philippines.

The Americans appointed Domingo Arce as town president on January 1, 1900. This man, the former "capitan," served faithfully and efficiently in the new government until January 1, 1902. During this last month, the American Provincial Governor Gardiner, a colonel in the army, came to Mauban with the Provincial Secretary Gervasio Unson and a certain Juan Merchan, who acted as the interpreter. The governor established here the civil government, and conducted a sort of election, resulting in the selection of the following municipal officials:

Hugo Mendieta Salvador Ferro Leoncio Palacio, Sr. Gregorio Altamirano Mariano Kalusin Serapion Villamayor Fermin Jugueta Teodoro Calleja Diego Pastrana Pedro Ureta, Sr. Remegio del Banco Ramon Pastrana	Municipal President Mun. Vice-President Councilor " " " " " " " " "
Also appointed were the following officials:
Ildefonso de la Calzada Francisco Pensacola	Chief of Police Justice of the Peace

It must be remembered, however, that although these people were already inducted into office, the order of the military officer in the person of Captain Whitman had to be respected and complied with.

The next election of the municipal officials took place in 1904, the the following were chosen:

Remegio del Banco Serapion Villamayor Norberto Pensacola Vicente de Vera Doroteo Ingles Vicente Camposano Julian Villabona Castor Llamas Lorenzo Desembrana Leon Ingles Bonifacio Villanueva Victor Baldeo

Municipal President Municipal Vice-Pres. Councilor " " " " " " " " "

Five of these councilors (the last five in the list) were changed in 1905, as determined by lot, and their successors were duly elected. During this time, the municipal secretary was Ciriaco Jugueta; and the municipal treasurer was Antonio Gavira.

The third election of municipal officials came in 1906, and the following were placed at the helm of the local government:

Telesforo Llamas, Sr. Lorenzo Desembrana, Sr. Ramon de Luna Tomas de la Costa Juan Altamirano

Municipal President Mun. Vice-President Councilor " "

Fernando Pensacola Emilio Pensacola, Sr.

Councilor "

To make the number of officials ten, those elected in 1905, according to the new ruling, were added. Those were: Francisco Pastrana, Fernando Remoroza, Ildefonso de la Calzada, Elias Abcede, and Miguel Jugueta.

Municipal officials were elected for succeeding terms:

Francisco Pensacola Mariano Clemente, Sr. Paulino Pelejo Monico Santayana Remegio del Banco Bartolome Calong Ignacio Villamayor Sesinando Ingles Mauro Eleazar Aniceto Sarmiento Isabelo Verceluz Silverio Taiño

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

Eusebio Calleja Silverio Taiño Pablo Pensacola Primitivo Villabona Sesinando Ingles Bartolome Pensacola Francisco Ureta Teodorico Sardea Marcelo Ursolino Eugenio Engracia Isabelo Verceluz Gregorio Amarillo

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

Eusebio Calleja was not able to assume his office due to his untimely death. This Vice-President, Silverio Taiño, became the President from the beginning of the term. Vicente Devera was appointed Vice-President for the period.

Tranquilino Villaseñor Monico Santayana Francisco Pastrana Macario Peñalosa Manuel Palacio Santiago Ingles Quiterio Borgoña Juan Diamante Salvador Ferro, Sr. Santiago Almoneda Hospicio Santayana Lorenzo Faraon

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

Lauro Llamas Santiago Ingles Pastor Endencia Sixto de la Costa Prudencio Encomienda Telesforo Llamas Salvador Ferro, Sr. Isidoro Altamirano Vallentin Villamayor

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

Alberto Almira Aguedo Villabona Apolonio Hirang

Councilor " "

Prudencio Encomienda Manuel Palacio Leon Malubay Jose Villaseñor Eladio Talaga Pablo Lechuga Silverio Taiño Pedro Ureta, Jr. Demetrio Manipol Simon Villaverde Isabelo Verceluz Ricardo Eleazar

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

Municipal Secretary: Severo Verzonilla (appointed).

Prudencio Encomienda Florentino Jugueta Lauro Llamas Francisco Pensacola Lauro Urgelles Jose Desembrana Francisco Altamirano Lorenzo Arego Eladio Talaga Simon Villaverde Pablo Lechuga Pedro Ureta, Jr.

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

Municipal Secretary: Leodegario Cambronero (appointed).

Filomeno Pastrana Jose Villaseñor Placido Naranjilla Mamerto Eleazar Ambrucio Pastrana Benito Declaro Jose Desembrana Francisco Pensacola Leon Malubay Francisco Altamirano Perfecto Palacio Francisco Lim

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

Silverio Taiño Benito Declaro Lucio Pasion Jose Urgelles Pio Palacio Ricardo Palacio Francisco Lim

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

Beginning with this term of office, the number of councilors was reduced to eight. (The other councilors could not be recalled by the informant.)

Vicente Pastrana later substituted Lucio Pasion.

Municipal Secretary: Pablo Lechuga followed by Apolonio Hirang (both appointed).

Valentin Villamayor Pio Palacio Lorenzo Encomienda Lucas Almirez

Municipal President Mun. Vice-President Councilor "

Alberto Almira Jose Desembrana Prudencio Encomienda Mauro Calong Sofronio Calucin Jose Villaseñor, Sr.

Councilor " " " " "

Prudencio Encomienda was substituted by Petronio Laureles, and Sofronio Calucin by Meliton Villabona.

Secretary: Vicente Pastrana (appointed).

Lorenzo Encomienda Jose Pasamba Alberto Almira Canuto Engracia Petronio Laureles Lauro Llamas Gaspar Lacson Jesus Felizarta Rufino Malgapo Mauro Calong

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

Municipal Secretary: Vicente Pastrana (appointed).

Isidro Villabroza Leoncio Palacio Gaspar Lacson Benito Almirañez Dalmacio Amarillo Nemesio Nivadura Jose Pasamba Silverio Taiño	Municipal President Mun. Vice-President Councilor " " " " "
(Two others whose names could not be recalled by the informant.)

Municipal Secretary: Cipriano Ella, Elpidio Delantar, and Eduardo Eleazar served by turn.

Domingo Ingles Pancrasio Moreno Bautista del Banco Rosario Lacson Benito Almirañez Froilan Almacen Perpetuo Alpuerto Dalmacio Amarillo Salvador Ferro, Jr. Fidel Faraon

Mayor Mun. Vice-Mayor Councilor " " " " " " "

Municipal Secretary: Vicente Pastrana (appointed).

After about four months of administration, Domingo Ingles met his untimely death, thus leaving the post to his vice-mayor, Pancrasio Moreno. Victoria Palacio de Ingles, wife of the deceased mayor, became the vice-mayor by appointment.

Filomeno Llamas Gaudencio Enverga Demetrio Manipol Pedro Hilahan Filemon Ramirez Sixto Escueta Apolonio Hirang Lauro Llamas

Municipal Mayor Chairman of the Commission Commissioner " " " " "

Jose Pasamba Benito Declaro Gavino Almirañez Pancrasio Moreno Vicente Pastrana Segundo Urgelles Silverio Taiño Hipolito Malubay

Commissioner " " " " " " "

These officials were all appointed by the Japanese

Pancrasio Moreno Victoria Ingles Bautista del Banco Rosario Lacson Benito Almirañez Froilan Almacen Perpetuo Alpuerto Dalmacio Amarillo Salvador Ferro, Jr. Fidel Faraon

Municipal Mayor Mun. Vice-Mayor Councilor " " " " " " "

Municipal Secretary: Vicente Pastrana

Persons holding offices before the outbreak of the war were ordered to serve this time.

Lucas Almirez

Municipal Mayor

This man was alone in the running of the local government during this dark period of the history of Mauban. He was appointed by the Japanese. His term ended with his death in the hands of the conquerors who burned him and his family right in his residence.

Vicente Villena, who was at the time the municipal treasurer, was appointed by the commanding officer of the Japanese Imperial Army stationed in Mauban to succeed Lucas Almirez. His term as town executive ended with the coming of the U.S. Army to the municipality.

Pancrasio Moreno Victoria Ingles Rosario Lacson Bautista del Banco Dalmacio Amarillo Benito Almirañez Froilan Almacen Perpetuo Alpuerto Fidel Faraon Salvador Ferro, Jr.

Municipal Mayor Mun. Vice-Mayor Councilor " " " " " " "

For the second time already, these officials, who were elected before the American-Japanese War except the Vice-Mayor and the last two councilors, who were appointed, were called to resume their offices. Fidel Pelejo substituted Bautista del Banco when the latter died, and the first session he attended was on July 7, 1945.

Crisostomo Llamas Benjamin Eleazar Petronio Laureles Amado Clemente

Municipal Mayor Mun. Vice-Mayor Councilor "

Jovencio Taiño Dionisio Banagan Dalmacio Amarillo Juan Pastrana Benito Almirañez Alfredo Altamirano

Councilor " " " " "

Municipal Secretary: Fidel Faraon (appointed).

The members of this council, including the mayor and vice-mayor, were appointed. Benjamin Eleazar resigned after attending the first session on October 28, 1946. Petronio Laureles was substituted by Telesforo Llanes, Jr. on Sept. 15, 1946, and Juan Pastrana by Dominador del Banco on March 1, 1947.

Dominador del Banco acted as municipal mayor from September 15, 1947, when Crisostomo Llamas resigned. Benito Almirañez took the helm of the local government from October 9, 1947.

Ramon Talaga Amado Clemente Pancrasio Moreno Ireneo Encomienda Francisco Alquiroz Elpidio Delantar Dominador del Banco Telesforo Llamas, Jr. Benjamin Eleazar Dionisio Banagan

Municipal Mayor Mun. Vice-Mayor Councilor " " " " " " "

Municipal Secretary: Cayo Desembrana (appointed).

This was the first set of municipal officials elected after liberation from the Japanese rule.

Vicente Pastrana substituted Francisco Alquiroz, and Crisostomo Llamas took the place of Telesforo Llamas upon the resignation of the two elected councilors.

Amado Clemente Purificacion L. Rienton Alfredo Caliwara Godofredo Villaseñor Elias Villamayor Benito Declaro Jose Urgelles Gelacio Unlayao Buenaventura Dorneo Jaime Calong

Municipal Mayor Mun. Vice-Mayor Councilor " " " " " " "

Municipal Secretary: Alfaro Almira (appointed).

Dionisio Sarmiento Salvador Pelejo Francisco Rodriguez Bartolome Reyes Mariano Rivera

Teniente Mayor of Capitan Juan Camacho in 1861. Teniente Mayor of Capitan Tiburcio Villamarzo in 1876. Fiel in 1845. Government surveyor in 1887. Municipal Secretary during the period 1895-1897.

Father Labo (Tagalog) Father Carao (Spaniard) Father Perfecto Martinez (Sp.) Father Jose Paya (Sp.) Father Manuel Benitez (Sp.) Father Jose Maria Preginal (Sp.) Father Francisco Paula Gonzales (Sp.) Father Jose Martinez (Sp.) Father Antonio Figueroa (Sp.) Father Manuel Rodriguez (Sp.) Father Juan Cubria (Sp.) Father Santiago Polido (Sp.) Father Cipriano Gonzales (Sp.) Father Perfecto Mendez (Sp.) Father Santiago Polido (Sp.) Father Antonio Lacson of Mauban (Tagalog) Father Jesus Tilles (Sp.) Father Nicolas Santos (Sp.) Father Antonio Lacson (acting) Father Manuel Garcia (Sp.)

1678- 1725-1764 1765-1778 1807-1821 1821-1845 1845-1859 1859-1865 1866-1873 1873-1874 1874-1879 1879-1880 1880-1882 1882-1884 1884-1886 1886-1887 1887-1888 1888-1889 1889-1894 1894-1895 1895-1897

About the year 1880, Francisco Peñaloza and Titang de la Costa were municipal teachers in this town. When the former resigned and the latter died, Luis Amarillo and Rafaela Caliwara, respectively, succeeded them.

It is worthwhile noting that the following natives of Mauban also served as "maestros municipales" in other places in the latter part of the Spanish regime:

1. Gavina Sarmiento 2. Esteban Sarmiento 3. Alejandra Lopez 4. Gildo Modesto 5. Josefa Santayana 6. Genoveva Almoneda

Dolores, Tayabas (Quezon) Liliw, Laguna Pagbilao, Quezon Pagbilao, Quezon Unisan, Quezon Daet, Camarines Norte

As an outgrowth of the local system of instruction, and to give way to the increasing interest and love for education, Don Juancho Camposano established a school of secondary level in this locality, where Spanish and Latin were taught. For a time, Mauban was a center of learning along the coast of Lamon Bay. Students from Lopez, Gumaca, Atimonan, and other coastal towns obtained their early education here. The brilliant professor Don Juancho acted as the director of his school at the same time, and the following were his instructors:

1. Serapion Villamayor
2. Hugo Mendieta
3. Elias Abcede

When this noted school was dissolved due to the disappearance of Don Juancho, which up to this time remains an unsolved mystery, another learned Maubeño in the person of Don Francisco Pensacola established a branch of Liceo de Manila in this place. Don Francisco directed this school, which was also of the secondary level, with the following as his helpers wiyth regards to instruction:

1. Amadeo Pensacola
2. Francisco Sales Palacio

10. Vicente Villena
11. Tomas Unlayao

10. Prudencio Encomienda (From 1934)
11. Ramon Clemente (From April 22, 1947)

10. Benito Declaro
11. Pio Jugueta
12. Gil Santillana
13. Filemon Desembrana
14. Wenceslao Hirang
15. Francisco Aba
16. Josue Montes
17. Absalon Diamante
18. Rafael Jimenez

Note: Rafael Jimenez was the chief of police just after the liberation. When he resigned, he was succeeded by Absalon Diamante for a short time then by Josue Montes. Absalon Diamante, who is the incumbent, is in his second term now.

Historical Data of the Municipality of Mauban, Province of Quezon, online at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections.