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MUNICIPALITY OF PILA (LAGUNA), Historical Data of

Municipality of Pila, Laguna

About these Historical Data

[Note to the reader: There are only four pages of this particular document, and that includes the cover page. Confidence in this transcription is very low because of the very poor quality of the digital pages filed at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections.]

[Cover page]

Division of Laguna
District of Pila
VICTORIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

COLLECTION AND COMPILATION OF HISTORICAL DATA REGARDING
BARRIOS, TOWNS, CITIES, AND PROVINCES

Date submitted: April 22, 1953.

GREGOERIO A. HERRADURA
Principal

GREGORIO P. ROASA
DISTRICT SUPERVISOR

[p. 1]

HISTORY OF PILA

Pila was founded by the Franciscan Fathers in [unreadable]. It was then called "Pilapila," a name given by the Spaniards derived from the word "pilapil." Pila used to be a small barrio of [unreadable] known as [unreadable]. The first town mayor was Antonio Maglilo who was called "Guinoo" that time, and who served for sixteen years from 1695 to 1712. The original town site was low that it was flooded during the rainy season in 1800. The town was transferred to the barrio of Santa Clara, which is now Pila. The old site was, at the time, the recreation place for the Spanish officials. The town had a population of some [unreadable] people.

In 1618, the Franciscan Fathers built a hospital for Spanish [unreadable] and soldiers. The first printing press in the Philippines was established by Tomas Pinpin in Pila in 1696. Antonio Maglilo was the first Filipino capitan, known today as alcalde. The people were very much oppressed by the friars, so that many of them migrated to the opposite shore of Laguna de Bay, which was before a part of the province of Laguna. Those who fled from the tortures were the courageous and freedom-loving people. They founded a village which was noted for its fishing industry, now called Pilillia or Pila. In the year 1873, the town head or mayor was changed from kapitan to alcalde. With the creation of the municipality of Victoria, comprising Nanhaya, San Roque, and other adjoining barrios in 1943, Pila was about 12 barrios.

THE MAYORS OF PILA BEGINNING WITH
THE YEAR 1696

1696-1711
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
Antonio Maglilo
Antonio Rufino
Jose Joaquin
Antonio Rufino
Carlos Tenorio del Rio
Lorenzo Alava
Pedro Bautista
Francisco Macario
[unreadable] Nicolas
Juan Carrillo
Juan Dimasancay
Teodoro Cesar
Juan Carrillo
Gabriel de la Cruz
Pedro Hilario
Pedro Alcantara
Juan Rivera
Pedro Trinidad
Bonifacio [unreadable]
[unreadable] Ruiz
Juan Joaquin
Domingo [unreadable] Santos
[unreadable] dela Cruz
Geronimo Santos
[unreadable] Ruiz
Francisco P. del Rio

[p. 3]

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
1772
1773
1774
1775
1776
1777
1778
1779
1780
1781
1782
1783
1784
1785
1786
1787
1788
1789
1790
1791
1792
Ignacio dela Cruz
Pedro Santiago
Juan Hilario
Francisco P. del Rio
Juan D. Ruiz
Nicolas R. del Rio
Jose Martin
Bartolome M. del Rio
Adriano Hilario
Salvador de Leon
Juan Crisostomo
Francisco delos Santos
Juan Ruiz
Mateo Evangelista
Miguel Santos
Julian Lopez
Nicolas R. del Rio
Bonifacio de Jesus
Juan M. Buenaventura
Jose Gabriel Holin [?]
Nicolas delos Reyes
Silvestre AƱonuevo
Fructo Nicolas
Haroza [?] de Castro
Felizardo de Rivera
Tomas de Leon
Antonio del Rio
Jacinto de Rivera
Francisco Alejo
Jose Alejandrino
Fabian D. del Rio
Jose Angeles
Vicente Tenorio Ruiz
Jose delos Santos
Domingo Exequiel
Antonio G. Tenorio
Felipe delos Angeles
Tomas Manuel
Pedro de los Santos
Juan S. Pascual
Francisco Laureano
Pedro delos Santos
Juan Gabriel Esteban
Juan Cipriano
Hilario Gabriel Tenorio
Juan Sarmiento Pascual
Juan Bautista
Gregorio San Miguel
Francisco Alejo
Jacinto Nicolas del Rio
Pedro dela Cruz
Evaristo de Castro
Marcelo Sarmiento
Felizardo Rivera
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
1827
1828
1829
1830-1831
1832-1833
1834
1835
1836
1837
1838
1839
1840
1841
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
Juan Perez
Juan Francisco
Evaristo de Castro
Rafael de Rivera
Miguel delos Reyes
Agustin Cabrillo
Hilario Gabriel Tenorio
Juan Bonifacio Cruz
Antonio delos Santos
Leonardo delos Santos
Antonio [unreadable] de Leon
Mateo de Jesus Villarica
Felizardo de Rivera
Antonio Sebastian
Felizardo de Rivera
Leonardo Concepcion
Felizardo de Rivera
Mariano Glosante [?]
Jose Rivera
Felipe dela Cruz
Marcos San Buenaventura
Leonardo Francisco
Antonio de Jesus
Francisco Javier Rosales
Antonio Hilario Rivera
Juan Diaz
Felipe del Rio
Tomas de Rivera
Romualdo del Rio
Antonio San Agustin Alava
Nicolas Rivera
Gregorio Rivera
Gaspar Rivera
Tomas Rivera
Jose Rivera
Felipe del Rio
Vicente Ruiz
Juan delos Santos Agramon [?]
Antonio Hilario Rivera
Antonio San Agustin Alava
Jose Carrillo
Enrique de Castro
Manuel G. Benjamin
Francisco San Juan
Juan Mendoza
Manuel Rivera
Eugenio San Miguel
Andres Albayda
Juan R. San Pablo
Pascual Sto. Tomas Agra
Angelo San Antonio Pangayao
Manuel Rivera
Antonio de Castro
Narciso Alava

[p. 4]

1849
1850
1851
1852
1853
1854
1855-1856
Antonio Hilario Rivera
Francisco Alava
Juan Mendoza
Jacinto Alava
Liberato Rivera
Jose Maria Rivera
Regino Relova San Antonio
of the Spanish Gov't on May 13, 1933, that former name governadorcillo was changed to capitan municipal composed of teniente mayores, sindoco [?], and vocales.
1857
1858
1859
1830
1861
1862
1863-1866
1867-1868
1869-1870
1871
1872
Mauricio Javier Tapia
Domingo del Rio
Jose Rivera
Petronio Alava
Valeriano Banay
Marcelino Rivera
Alvaro Francisco
Andres Relova
Placido Agra
Lucio Cacacho
Marcelino Rivera
1895-1898 Feliciano Relova - There was a revolt against the Spaniards. In 1898, the Spaniards surrendered to the Americans. On May 31, 1898, the people of Pila revolted against the Spaniards and the Capitan Municipal, Andres Rivera, nominated Paciano Rizal Chief of the Tagalog forces of Laguna. Directo Directorial [?] elected Telesforo Franco of San Roque Chief of the Laguna forces.
1873-1874
1875-1876
Antonio Clemente Sara
Feliciano Relova - During his term, a road was built from Manhaya [?] to Manila and a bridge was constructed in Balete
1899-1900

1901
Telesforo Franco and Ramon Dimaculangan
Ignacio Alava - A military government was formed from [missing word] to August.
1877-1878 Vicente Carrillo - During his term of office, the bridge at San Antonio and a cemetery were built (Old Roman Catholic Cemetery) 1902-1903 Juan Bartolome - Civil Gov't was organized.
1879-1880 Mariano Dimaculangan 1904-1905 Apolonio Agra Orasato [?]
1881-1882 Lorenzo Rivera - The first rice mill was built. 1906-1909 Santiago Relova - Much money was saved for the school of [unreadable]
1881-1882 Lucio Rivera 1910-1916
1917
1918
Ramon Dimaculangan
Jose Madrigal
Luis Carrillo
1885-1886 Feliciano Relova - The time the bridge near the old cemetery was built. 1919-1926 Arcadio Relova - In 1924, with the help of the people of Labuin, Linga, Bulilan, Sta. Clara, Danio [?], Bukal, Manhaya [?], and San Francisco, the road to Pansol and [unreadable] was constructed. In the same year, the Intermediate School Building was built.
1887-1888
1889
Antonio Agra Natoza
Lorenzo Rivera
1926-1928
1929-1939
Mesitan [?] Rivera
Arcadio Relova
1892-1994 Juan Madrigal - At this time, Masapang Road was built, but the money appropriated for the construction was not used wisely; and during his time, according to the Real Directo 1935-1937 Ignacio [unreadable] Santiago Fernandez - killed by the Makapili.
1940-1942


1943
1944-1946
1947-1952
Santiago Banilan, [unreadable] - Killed by the Fil-American guerrillas.
Tranquilino Galo, Sr.
Santiago Banilan
Macario San Mateo
Transcribed from:
Historical Data of the Municipality of Pila, Province of Laguna, online at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections.
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