MUNICIPALITY OF TAYUM, Historical Data Part V

Measures of Capacity were expressed as follows:

Measures of weight were expressed as follows:

Sangcacawit. The "cacawitan" (balance) was made of a bar of bamboo; on one end is the rice to be weighed, on the other end, the stone.

Sangcatimbeng. The "timbengan" is of two plates balanced on a bar with the fulcrum at the center. Seeds and coins were used as weights.

The seasonsof the year had their own names too.

ANGNGALO was a giant, the like of him was never seen. His size could be imagined by looking at his footstep on the left bank of the Abra River as one goes down to Banaoang. He used to fish on the Abra River, for we can still see the stone with which he weighed his "barecbec." Said stone is a hazard to rafts going down the river, and is on the rapids just before "Carsuan," the entrance into the Banaoang gap from Abra's side, it is said that he now lives over the clouds.

ANGKIRARAB was his wife. Little is known about her aisde from the belief that she lived in Bantay Bulagao. And when Mount Bulagao is capped with clouds in the morning, there is always rain in the afternoon.

AL-ALIA is the llocano term for "ghost." Many old men and women claim to have seen or heard genuine "al-alia"; and many were the stories told which raised up the hair in fright. An "Al-alia" is supposed to be the spirit of a dead person. These stories account for the fact that to this day, the cemetery is neglected, the graves are never cared for, and no one can be seen in the cemetery before sunrise and after sunset.

SAIRO (devil) is said to have appeared in various ways to old people. They say that it appeared as an extraordinarily big dog, or some animal in certain trees; or as a beam of light (like in a flashlight), or as a lamplight on the high branches. The "sairo" may also tell its presence by shaking the branches of a tree, or breaking a big branch when there is no strong wind. The trees inhabited by "sairo" were sacred. Offerings of food were placed near the trunk, and the tree was never cut. The "baleti" tree with its thick foliage and cavernous trunk was especially marked as the home of "sasairo." (The belief is now fast declining.)

Some old people claim to have heard a "sairo" beat a drum, the sound of which was as high as the eaves of the houses. It beat a warning to put out the fire from the tamarind near the public school buildings now towards the cemetery.

STORYTELLING

Before the introduction of many readers, of magazines, of novels, people delighted in telling orally stories which they have heard and to which their ingenuity had added life. One famous storyteller from Tayum was Tomas Alverne, who won the friendship of the headhunters in the mountains by his stories. And the women of those braves vied with each other in giving presents of tobacco to said Mr. Tomas Alverne, that those with better gifts were nearest fo him when he told his tales.

Other people sang their tales as those who told the story of LAM-ANG.

Many of the tales told long ago bear resemblance to the fairy tales told by Grimm and the anecdotes found in many American Readers. But some of them were original. The story of "Bernardo Carpio" that is the same as that of the Tagalog story, was of Filipino authorship. The high cost or scarcity of writing materials at that time may be the reason why many original stories were not preserved in writing, and now forgotten.

Capitan Don Vidal Banganan Capitan Don Juan Banayos Capitan Don Agustin Bagueng Capitan Don Agustin Madayag Capitan Don Alberto Marquez Capitan Don Nicolas Baltazar Capitan Don Miguel Boted Capitan Don Juan Banayos Capitan Don Francisco Colaneg Capitan Don Juan Tumen Capitan Don Diego Alamid Capitan Don Vidal Banganan Capitan Don Francisco Colaneg Capitan Don Alberto Marquez Capitan Don Nicolas Baltazar Capitan Don Manuel Flores Capitan Don Juan Tumen Capitan Don Antonio Sevilla Capitan Don Juan Banayos Capitan Don Diego Alamid Capitan Don Francisco Colaneg Capitan Don Alberto Marquez Capitan Don Vidal Banganan Capitan Don Vicente Ocampo Capitan Don Francisco Colaneg Capitan Don Juan Banayos Capitan Don Juan Tumen Capitan Don Rafael Lalin Capitan Don Miguel Flores Capitan Don Alberto Marquez Capitan Don Juan Tumen Capitan Don Nicolas Baltazar Capitan Don Andres Molina Capitan Don Nicolas Baltazar Capitan Don Pablo Tauro Capitan Don Pablo Miguel Capitan Don Juan Tumen Capitan Don Andres de Molina Capitan Don Juan Tumen Capitan Don Pablo Daoaten Capitan Don Juan Tumen Capitan Don Juan Tumen Capitan Don Antonio Sevilla Capitan Don Juan Alzate Capitan Don Lucas Vallejos Capitan Don Pedro Dagaoang Capitan Don Juan Tumen

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 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771

Capitan Don Juan Alzate Capitan Don Nicolas Bartolome Capitan Don Marcos Dagan Capitan Don Pedro Dagcang Capitan Don Patricio Salvador Capitan Don Nicolas Bartolome Capitan Don Pedro Dagcang Capitan Don Juan Alzate Capitan Don Francisco de Arias Capitan Don Lucas Vallejos Capitan Don Manuel Sevilla Capitan Don Pedro Sebastian Flores Capitan Don Patricio Salvador Capitan Don Juan Prudencio de Alzate Capitan Don Francisco de la Cruz Capitan Don Melchor Manuel Capitan Don Juan Prudencio de Alzate Capitan Don Pedro Escueta Capitan Don Juan de la Cruz Capitan Don Vicente de la Cruz Capitan Don Matias Molina Capitan Don Gaspar Alzate Capitan Don Patricio Salvador Capitan Don Tomas Domingo Capitan Don Francisco de Molina Capitan Don Juan Prudencio de Alzate Capitan Don Sebastian Flores Capitan Don Manuel Cariño Capitan Don Santiago de Molina Capitan Don Juan Mariano Capitan Don Vicente de la Cruz Capitan Don Rafael Gabino Capitan Don Juan Prudencio de Alzate Capitan Don Francisco de Molina Capitan Don Cristobal Buenaventura Capitan Don Lucas de la Cruz Capitan Don Francisco de Arias Capitan Don Vicente de Alzate Capitan Don Gaspar Alzate Capitan Don Santiago Javier Capitan Don Atanacio Javier Capitan Don Pedro del Rosario Capitan Don Felipe de la Cruz Capitan Don Pedro Tolentino Capitan Don Santiago Alzate Capitan Don Jorge Mariano Capitan Don Juan Cariño Capitan Don Manuel Bernardo de Rivera Capitan Don Fabio de Arais Capitan Don Rodecindo Paulino Alcalde Don Bernardo Candido Capitan Don Vicente Alzate Capitan Don Pedro Tolentino Capitan Don Juan Baptista de Cariño Capitan Don Clemente Domingo Banganan

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 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826

Capitan Don Felix Bernardo de Rivera Capitan Don Santiago Mariano Capitan Don Basilio Cristobal Capitan Don Jorge Mariano Capitan Don Antonio Miguel Capitan Don Vicente Alzate Capitan Don Pedro Tolentino Capitan Don Manuel Bernardo de Rivera Capitan Don Justo Rufino de Alzate Capitan Don Pedro Buenaventura de Cariño Capitan Don Valentin Flores Capitan Don Juan de la Cruz Capitan Don Leon Mariano de la Cruz Capitan Don Rodecindo Paulino Capitan Don Mariano Caridad de Rivera Capitan Don Marcos Molina Capitan Don Candelario Cariño Capitan Don Tito Alzate Capitan Don Yldefonso Rivera Capitan Don Juan Alzate Capitan Don Atanacio Vicente Capitan Don Marcos Molina Capitan Don Yldefonso de Rivera Capitan Don Yldefonso de Rivera Capitan Don Yldefonso de Rivera Capitan Don Yldefonso de Rivera Capitan Don Miguel Cariño Capitan Don Doroteo Balneg Capitan Don Raymundo Cariño Capitan Don Antonio Cariño Capitan Don Teodoro Fibres Capitan Don Teodoro Brillantes Capitan Don Maximo Balmaceda Capitan Don Honorio Alzate Capitan Don Feliciano Balmaceda Capitan Don Teodoro Belmonte Capitan Don Severino Brillantes Capitan Don Severino Brillantes Capitan Don Severino Brillantes Capitan Don Severino Brillantes Capitan Don Raymundo Cariño Capitan Don Raymundo Cariño Capitan Don Lorenzo Flores Capitan Don Lorenzo Flores Capitan Don Antonio Cariño y Rufino Capitan Don Antonio Cariño y Rufino Capitan Don Teodoro Balmaceda Capitan Don Teodoro Balmaceda Capitan Don Mariano Cariño Capitan Don Mariano Cariño Capitan Don Severo Brillantes I Capitan Don Severo Brillantes I Capitan Don Apolinario Alzate Capitan Don Apolinario Alzate

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 Enero 1, 1853 hasta Junio 30, 1854 Julio 1, 1854 hasta Junio 30, 1855 Julio 1, 1855 hasta Junio 30, 1856 Julio 1, 1856 hasta Junio 30, 1857 Julio 1, 1857 hasta Junio 30, 1858 Julio 1, 1858 hasta Junio 30, 1859 Julio 1, 1859 hasta Junio 30, 1860 Julio 1, 1860 hasta Junio 30, 1861 Julio 1, 1861 hasta Junio 30, 1862 Julio 1, 1862 hasta Junio 30, 1863 Julio 1, 1863 hasta Junio 30, 1864 Julio 1, 1864 hasta Junio 30, 1865 Julio 1, 1865 hasta Julio 31, 1866 Agosto 1, 1866 hasta Julio 31, 1867 Agosto 1, 1867 hasta Julio 31, 1868 Agosto 1, 1868 hasta Julio 31, 1869 Agosto 1, 1869 hasta Julio 31, 1870 Agosto 1, 1870 hasta Julio 31, 1871 Agosto 1, 1871 hasta Julio 31, 1872 Agosto 1, 1872 hasta Julio 31, 1873 Agosto 1, 1873 hasta Julio 31, 1874 Agosto 1, 1874 hasta Julio 31, 1875 Agosto 1, 1875 hasta Julio 31, 1876 Agosto 1, 1876 hasta Julio 31, 1877 Agosto 1, 1877 hasta Julio 31, 1878 Agosto 1, 1878 hasta Julio 31, 1879 Agosto 1, 1879 hasta Julio 31, 1880 Agosto 1, 1880 hasta Julio 31, 1881

Capitan Don Catalino Cariño I Capitan Don Catalino Cariño I Capitan Don Teodoro Balmaceda Capitan Don Teodoro Balmaceda Capitan Don Catalino Brillantes Capitan Don Catalino Brillantes Capitan Don Ysidro Flores Capitan Don Ysidro Flores Capitan Don Mariano Leones Capitan Don Mariano Leones Capitan Don Deogracias Claustro Capitan Don Deogracias Claustro Capitan Don Manuel Brillantes Capitan Don Manuel Brillantes Capitan Don Catalino Cariño II Capitan Don Catalino Cariño II Capitan Don Catalino Cariño II Capitan Don Catalino Cariño II	Agosto 1, 1881 hasta Julio 31, 1882 Agosto 1, 1882 hasta Julio 31, 1883 Agosto 1, 1883 hasta Julio 31, 1884 Agosto 1, 1884 hasta Julio 31, 1885 Agosto 1, 1885 hasta Julio 31, 1886 Agosto 1, 1886 hasta Julio 31, 1887 Agosto 1, 1887 hasta Julio 31, 1888 Agosto 1, 1888 hasta Julio 31, 1889 Agosto 1, 1889 hasta Julio 31, 1890 Agosto 1, 1890 hasta Julio 31, 1891 Agosto 1, 1891 hasta Julio 31, 1892 Agosto 1, 1892 hasta Julio 31, 1893 Agosto 1, 1893 hasta Julio 31, 1894 Agosto 1, 1894 hasta Julio 31, 1895 Agosto 1, 1895 hasta Julio 31, 1897 Agosto 1, 1897 hasta Julio 31, 1898 Agosto 1, 1898 hasta Julio 31, 1898 Agosto 1, 1898 until arrival of the Americans
Mil. Mayor Cecilio Terrenal	1901 (Fil-Am War time)
Capitan Don Tomas Cariño	January 1, 1902 (Peace declared)
Capitan Don Tomas Cariño	January 1, 1903 TAYUM becomes a barrio of Bangued
Pres. to Don Marcos Baula Pres. to Don Marcos Baula Pres. to Don Santos Valera Pres. to Don Santos Valera	1904 1905 1906 1907
Municipality of TAYUM
Pres. Mr. Manuel Brillantes	Jan. 1, 1908 until Dec. 31, 1909
Pres. Mr. Ysidro Flores	Jan. 1, 1910 until Oct. 15, 1912
Pres. Mr. Francisco Molina	Oct. 16, 1919 until Oct. 15, 1916
Pres. Mr. Eriberto Cariño	Oct. 16, 1916 until Oct. 15, 1919
Pres. Mr. Luis Brillantes	Oct. 16, 1919 until Oct. 15, 1922
Pres. Mr. Dalmacio Flores	Oct. 16, 1922 until Oct. 15, 1925
Pres. Mr. Jose Cariño	Oct. 16, 1925 until Oct. 15, 1928
Pres. Mr. Eriberto Leanza	Oct. 16, 1928 Oct. 15, 1931

Pres. Mr. Teodoro Brillantes	Oct. 16, 1931 until Oct. 15, 1934
Pres. Mr. Nicolas Arias	Oct. 16, 1934-1937
Mayor Mr. Severo Brillantes II	Jan. 1, 1938-1941
Mayor Severo Brillantes II	1942 Japanese Occupation
Mayor Severo Brillantes II	Oct. 16, 1943 Phil. Rep. under Japan
Mayor Mr. Severo Brillantes	1944 until. Oct. 8, 1944
Mil. Mayor Felix Tuanquin (Appointed)	1945 until July 31, 1945
Mun. Mayor Sergio Arzadon (was Vice-Mayor)	1946 until June, 1946
Mun. Mayor Eufrocino Lalin (Appointed)	1947
Mun. Mayor Felix T. Tuanquin	Jan. 1, 1948 (Elected) until 1951
Mayor Mr. Felix T. Tuanquin	Jan. 1, 1952 until 1953 (Reelected)

CONVENTO SAN AGUSTIN
P.O. Box 158
MANILA

Please find enclosed the few data which, upon your request, I have been able to locate in the

"DICCIONARIO GEOGRAFICO..." by Fathers Buceta-Braveo, O.S.A.
"ENSAYO ..." by Father V. Marin, O.P.

From the "CATALOGO BIO-BIBLIOGRAFICO DE LOS RELIGIOSOS AGUSTINOS" by Fr. E. J. Perez, we learned that: Fr. Gabriel Alvarez Nacio en manila, profeso el 27 de septiembre de 1863, y ejercicio la cura de almas en Sinait el 1665. Este mismo año acompaño a D. Pedro Duran de Monforte en la expedicion a los montes de Lepanto, donde permanecio tres años, evangelizando a aquellos infieles. Regreso a su ministerio de Sinait el 1669, y fallecio el 1671."

Fraterally yowrs in C.

(Sgd.) Fr. M. Polo

/t Fr. M. Polo, O.S.A.

"La primera iglesia, provisional, fue edificada en 1669 por el R. P. Gabriel Alvarez, cuando esta no era aun mision independiente. La cual obra solida de mamposteria fue construida por varios misioneros Agustinos, a los que se deben tambien ia edificacion de un buen cementerio de piedra.

De los P.O. inocencio Vega y Juan Lopez, es obra la casa-parroquial de ladrillo y madera."

"TAYUM: pueblo con cura y gobernadorcillo en la isla de Luzon, prov. Del Abra, dioc. De Nueva Segovia; sit. El los 124° 10' 30" long. 17° 26' 20" lat. Sobre una colina, en terreno ilano y pedregoso, pero sano. Las aguas de esta poblacion, de que se surten para beber y demas usus, se cogen en los anoyos que cruzan al Nordeste, son buenas y cristalinas: confina el term. Con Bucay por el Mediodia 2.5 leg., por el Poniente con Bangued :: se comunica sus colaterales por medio de caminos regulares, y recibe correo semanal de la prov.: tiene unas 1,000 casas, en general de sencilla construccion, distinguiendose como mas notables la parroquial y la de comunidad: hay escuela de primeras letras e iglesia parroquial, fabricada de cal y canto y mediana arquietectura, servida por un cura secular. prod.; palay, maiz y frijoles: ind.. se emplean los hombres en al corte de maderas que conducen en balsas por el rio grande de la prov. Hasta Vigan, y las mujeres en el hilado de algodon que recolectan en sus huertas: POBL.. almas 3,784; tributos 911.7

Tayum, Abra, Nov.1, 1952,

MANUEL D. TERRENAL

Mr. EULALIO TUSCANO, born on August 13, 1869, resident of the barrio of Patucannay, Tayum, Abra, Philippines, has a Memorandum, rather a "Diary," from which the dates of the different floods and epidemics were taken. He supplied most of the information regarding Patucannay.

Manila

(Thru Channels)

In compliance with Memorandum No. 34, s. 1852 of the Director of Public Schools, dated at Manila on April 28, 1952, | am herewith forwarding copies of the History and Cultural Life of the Municipality of Tayum, Abra, Philippines.

We, the teachers of the Tayum Schools, entrusted the compilation of the data appearing in this paper to Mr. Manuel D. Terrenal, who has been teaching geography and history in the elementary, for more than thirty-five years. Having supplied him with the scanty data we could gather, he set to work supplying from his store of experience whatever data we failed to give him. The whole work is all his. He tried his best to put only facts that were corroborated by reliable sources.

Respectfully submitted,

(Mrs.) CARIDAD DONATO-PARIÑAS
Principal

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History and Cultural Life of the Municipality of Tayum, online at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections. The pagination in this transcription is as they appear in the original document.