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MUNICIPALITY OF SINILOAN (LAGUNA), Historical Data of Part 1

Municipality of Siniloan, Laguna Province

PART I

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HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL LIFE
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 AƱonuevo
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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out for water, the bullets put them again down for keeps. When the Americans finally reached safety, only four wounded soldiers of the four hundred-strong lived to tell the tale.

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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.

In the evening of August 27, 1949, the ARCH OF FREEDOM and the town plaza were jointly inaugurated.

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:

1. Captain Melecio Pandano, who life is vividly described in our curriculum materials entitled LOCAL HEROES.
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.

CASUALTIES:
AT BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR:
1. Lt. Tranquilino Sabas [?]
2. Pvt. Eusebio Calamares
3. Pvt. Jose Sopoco [?]
AT CAPAZ INTERNMENT CAMP:
1. Lt. Vidasto Dango [?]
2. Sgt. Ireneo Mendoza
UNDER THE AUSPICES of the Guiling-Guiling Club, a marker was erected in the town plaza in their honor. All the names of the casualties are found in the marker.

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Transcribed from:
Historical Data of the Municipality of Siniloan, Province of Laguna, online at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections.
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