Amburayan

Amburayan
Former comandancia politico-militar of La Montañosa Former sub-province of Mountain Province
1890-1920 →   →   →   →
Capital		Alilem (until 1908) Tagudin
Historical era		Spanish colonial period American colonial period
•	Established	1890
•	Disestablished	February 4, 1920 1920
Today part of		Ilocos Sur La Union Benguet

Amburayan was a former sub-province of the old Mountain Province in the Philippines. It was originally established during the Spanish Occupation of the Philippines as a comandancia politico-militar in 1890,^[1] and encompassed the current provinces of northern Benguet, southern Ilocos Sur, and northeastern La Union.^[1][2]

It originally comprised the towns of Suyo, Sugpon, Santol, San Gabriel, Sudipen, Sigay, its old capital Alilem, and its newer capital, Tagudin.^[3][4] The comandancia included the rancherias of Up-uplas, Maliclico, Quimposa, Daquis, Bacanoa, Batangen, Tamurong and Bakun.^{[5] [6]}

Timeline of events

• 1890 - Creation of Amburayan as a comandancia, with Alilem as its capital town^[7]
• 1890 - Sugpon becomes part of the comandancia^[7]
• 1906 - San Gabriel is made into a township of the sub-province^[8]
• 1908 August 18 - Amburayan is established as a sub-province of Mountain Province with the issuance of Act No. 1876.^[9] Tagudin replaces Alilem as the capital.^[5]
• 1908 - Santol, a rancheria of northeastern Balaoan, becomes a township of the sub-province.^[10] Bakun is separated from Amburayan and is transferred to the sub-province of Benguet.^[6]
• 1920 - San Gabriel becomes a municipal district of the sub-province^[8]
• 1920 February 4 - Act No. 2877 abolishes Amburayan sub-province in the Mountain Province by annexing its municipal entities to Ilocos Sur and La Union; Lepanto sub-province reduced in size by annexing some of its municipal entities to Ilocos Sur and Benguet.^[11]

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