Nasugbu (Poblacion), Batangas: Historical Data Part II

PART II

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Topics	Pages
4. Bunducan
a. History b. Stories of Sitios c. Data on Historical Sites, Structures, Buildings, Old Ruins, etc. d. Folkways e. Tagalog Proverbs f. Ways of Telling Time g. Special Calendars	57 57-58 61-62 62-66 67-68 68 69
5. Bulihan
a. History and Cultural Life b. Stories of Sitios c. Proverbs and Sayings d. Superstitious Beliefs e. Ways of Telling Time f. Popular Songs and Games	70 70-71 72 72-76 76 76
6. Calayo
a. History b. Important Facts, Incidents or Events that Took Place c. Folkways d. Riddles e. Proverbs and Sayings f. Special Calendars	77-78 78 78-80 80 81-83b 83b
7. Catandaan
a. History and Cultural Life b. Customs and Traditions c. Proverbs and Sayings	83d-83e 83f-83g 83g-8eh
8. Caylaway
a. History and Cultural Life b. Folkways	84-87 87-88
9. Dayap
a. History b. Legend of Manggahan c. Folkways d. Tagalog Proverbs	89-91 91-92 92-94 94
10. Latag
a. History and Cultural Life b. Folkways c. Riddles d. Ways of Telling Time e. Tagalog Proverbs	95-95a 95-97 97-97b 97-b 98
11. Looc
a. History and Cultural Life b. Stories of Sitios c. Customs and Traditions d. Popular Songs and Games e. Ways of Telling Time f. Riddles	99 100-101 101-103 103 103 103
12. Lumbañgan
a. History and Cultural Life b. Important Facts, Incidents or Events that Took Place	106-108 108-115

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Topics	Pages
c. The Central Azucarera Don Pedro d. Folkways e. Popular Songs, Games and Amusements f. Puzzles and Riddles g. English Proverbs h. Tagalog Proverbs i. Other Folktales j. Other Information	116-125 126-130 130 130-131 131-132 132-134 134-135 136
13. Malapad na Bato
a. History and Cultural Life b. Folkways c. Riddles d. Superstitious Beliefs	137-138 138-139 140 140
14. Maugat
a. History b. Traditions and Customs c. Folktales d. Tagalog Proverbs e. Riddles	141-143 143-145 145-147 147-148 149-150
15. Munting Indang
a. History b. Important Events, Facts, that Took Place c. Customs and Traditions d. Folktales e. Ways of Telling Time (Tagalog) f. Riddles g. Mga Kawikan h. Proverbs and Sayings i. Tagalog Proverbs j. Popular Songs	151-155 155-157 157-161 161-163 163 164-165 166 166-167 168 159-171
16. Pantalan
a. History b. Folkways c. Riddles d. Tagalog Proverbs	172-174 174-177 177-178 178-179
17. Reparo
a. History and Cultural Life b. Important Facts, Incidents that took Place c. Folkways d. Punishments e. Origin of Songs f. Beliefs and Superstitions g. Puzzles and Riddles	180-182 182-183 183-189 190 190 190-194 194-196
18. Tumalim
a. History and Cultural Life b. Important Facts, Incidents or Events that Took Place c. Customs and Traditions d. Popular Songs	197-200 200-201 201-205 205-207

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Topics	Pages
e. Puzzles and Riddles f. Proverbs and Sayings g. Ways of Telling Time	208-209 210-211 211-212
19. Utod
a. History b. Stories of Sitios c. Folkways d. Popular Songs e. Riddles f. Proverbs and Sayings g. Methods of Measuring Time h. Linear Measurements	213-215 216-219 219-222 222 222-223 224 224 224-225
20. Wawa
a. History and Cultural Life b. Important Facts, Incidents or Events that Took Place c. Folkways, Customs and Traditions d. Popular Songs e. Proverbs and Sayings	226-227 227-228 228-233 234-235 235-237

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The Spanish conquistadores spotted him [and] watched him carefully. When they looked around, there was no other person in sight so one of the white man asked this brown man what this place was in his own language which was “all Greek” to the latter. This native seemed to be so engrossed in what he was doing and without hesitation, he answered, “Nasugbu po sa tubig.” He showed no signs that he was alarmed by the presence of the foreigners so he resumed his activity with the idea in mind that he gave a very satisfactory reply. The Spanish conquistadores presumed that the response given was just right so they repeated the word – “Nasugbu” – and thereafter, this very progressive town was called “Nasugbu.”

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There is, however, another legend which is very popular among the masses. This has been transmitted verbally from generation to generation because no money script had been written about it ever since.

During the early times, when the Spaniards first came to this place, there were but a few houses that could be found in the heart of the town, so much so in the suburbs. They did not know what town this was and no wonder their first concern was to find out the name of this place.

While while they were strolling, they came to a hut. There, they found an old woman who was cooking rice. One of the Spaniards pondered and asked her the name of this place in Spanish. The old woman could not understand him. However, she showed them but she was meticulous by trying and the best way she could what they wanted to know. They made signs to hurt and she interpreted their query in this way – they were asking what she was doing.

It so happened that the rice was boiling. The old woman called to her daughter and ask her to see the rice, saying, “nasubo, nasubo,” so she could attend to the white men. The Spaniards thought that what the woman had uttered was the response to their question. Since then, this place was called “Nasugbu.”

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Date of Establishment

There are two dates of establishment as the former site of the old town was moved to its present place. The old town was established during pre-Spanish times.

The new town was moved to its present site due to healthful and sentimental reasons. The former town was located at a very low place which was always flooded during [the] rainy season that they had to ride in bancas in going to market or elsewhere. Another thing was that the people's houses were burned and they would not return to their former place due to the many people who were killed by the Spaniards. The new site of the town was then established in 1899.

Names and Social Statuses of the Founders

The first owner of Nasugbu was the Isaac family. They sold the land to Don Pascual Jugo for ₱20,000. After a few years, Don Pascual Jugo sold the land to Don Pedro Roxas for ₱60,000.

Original Families of this Town

1.  Ruffy	9.  Orberanes
2.  Ureta	10. Tiangco
3.  Salanguit	11. Samaniego
4.  Jugo	12. Urge
5.  Isaac	13. Bercelen
6.  Villadolid	14. Oriondo
7.  Villaviray	15. Alix
8.  Villafranca	16. Villaneria
	17. Bayani

Names of Persons who Held
Official Positions in the Community

The dates of their tenure could not be ascertained, but the following list was made according to their order of succession –

Capitan Municipal (Spanish Time)

1.  Justo Ruffy	7.  Dionisio Salanguit
2.  Bernardo Ruffy	8.  Mariano Oberanes
3.  Cayetano Ruffy	9.  Tereso Barcelon
4.  Timoteo Samaniego	10. Benedicto Salanguit
5.  Pedro Ruffy	11. Mariano Oriende
6.  Francisco Ureta	12. Marcelo Tiangco

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13. Isaac Ureta	18. Teodoro Villafania
14. Mariano Villadolid	19. Segundo Sobreviñas
15. Ignacio Villadolid	20. Juan Bautista
16. Marianito Isaac	21. Agripino Barcelon
17. Francisco Villadelrey	22. Florencio Oliva Sr.

Cabezas de Barangay

1.  Narciso Urge	9.  Cayetano Bayani
2.  Francisco Urge	10. Olivo Bayani
3.  Pedro Salanguit	11. Damaso Villadolid
4.  Gil Villaviray	12. Modesto Villadolid
5.  Aurelio Villanaria	13. Ciriaco Barcelon
6.  Paulino Samaniego	14. Felix Barcelon
7.  Tomas Villadelrey	15. Teodoro Banawa
8.  Mariano Saraza	16. Manuel Barcelon

Teniente Mayor	Maestro Municipal
1.  Catalino Villadolid	1.  Santiago Cargado
2.  Rufino Villaviray	2.  Marianito Alix
3.  Moises Ureta	3.  Maestra Crispina
	4.  Martin Samson

Jepe de Sumaton* [?]

Jues de Cenitua* [?]

(A person in charge of all the barrios and construction of roads.)

Jues de Granados

(A person in charge of [the] registration of animals.)

Jues de Policia

Cura Paroco (Old Church)

1.  Padre Masangkay	5.  Padre Policarpio Villafranca
2.  Padre Melicio Zalvedea	6.  Padre Aniceto Salazar
3.  Padre Marcelo Villafranca	7.  Padre Mariano
4.  Padre Cenon Villafranca	8.  Padre Cecilio Punzalan
9.  Padre Leocadio Dimanlig – He was the parish priest when the old church was burned in 1896.  He founded a new church in the new town.

[* word unsure, blurred.]

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CURA PARROCO (NEW CHURCH)

American Military Government

Adjutants:

Municipal Mayors and Vice-Mayors

Mayor	Vice-Mayor
1901-103
Mariano San Agustin	Juan Salanguit
1904-1905
Damaso Villadolid	Domingo Ruffy
1906
Mariano San Agustin (resigned)	Catalino Villadolid
1906-1907
Catalino Villadolid	Panfilo Jugo
1907-1908
Panfilo Jugo	Petronilo Ureta
1909-1910
Petronilo Ureta	Santiago Villajin
1911-1912
Aurelio Oriendo	Narciso Lejano
1913-1916
Petronilo Ureta	Santiago Villajin
1917-1919
Pedro Esteva	Mariano Martinez
1920-1922
Florencio E. Oliva	Victoriano Salanguit
1922-1928
Crisanto Villaviray	1st Term – Mariano Martinez 2nd Term – Jacinto Salanguit
1928-1934
Pedro Samaniego	1st Term – Sisenando Enriquez
	2nd Term – Jacinto Salanguit
1934-1940

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Transcribed from “Historical Data of the Municipality of Nasugbu,” 1953, online at the National Library of the Philippines Digital Collections.