History of Dupax (Part 2): Heads of the Town (1732-1800)

[NOTE: This is a continuation of the verbatim transcription of the 11-page  HISTORY AND CULTURAL LIFE OF DUPAX found in the files of the Isinay teacher Vicente M. Castro. As mentioned in Part One, the document was undated and anonymously authored.  The Acknowledgment found on Page 11 however says -- "The committee who gathered the data found in the foregoing pages hereby acknowledge with gratitude the invaluable information given by Ex-Governor Alfonso Castañeda (and) Mr. Tomas Liquigan."] 

MANDALITO, an Ilongot (Mala-at), was appointed as the first capitan (head) of the town. The following is the chronological order of all the town heads (capitanes municipal, governadorcillos, presidents, and mayors) of Dupax:

1732 -- Mandalito, an Ilongot
1733 -- Ibarrat, an Igorot
1734 -- Inyu, an Ilongot
1735 -- Ajamus, an Igorot
1736 -- Tiun Pising, an Isinay
1737 -- Laccay (first name Diego was given later)
1738 -- Maningding
1739 -- Santiago Magalito (a baptized native)
1740-1741 -- Juan de los Santos
1742-1746 -- Agustin Aboloj (Capitan); Santiago Magalito (Vice Capitan)
1747-1748 -- Miguel Acejos
1749 -- Agustin Palo
1750 -- Geronimo Iraddaya
1751 -- Pablo Bueyan

An Ilongot, an Igorot, and a boy with probably Isinay blood pose for the camera with the statue of Mandalito in the background. [April 2011 photo by charlz castro]



1752 -- Geronimo Iraddaya
1753 -- Juan Dumaing
1754 -- Alonso Abioj
1755 -- Luis Ibarrat
1756 -- Paulino Iritan
1758 -- Juan Dumaing
1759 -- Pedro Mernaj
1760 -- Diego Laccay
1761 -- Jose Iritan
1762 -- Felipe Buyaya
1763 -- Diego Iritan
1764 -- Nicolas Ironge
1765 -- Tomas Gawaan
1766 -- Cristobal Irado
1767 -- Jose Acumos
1768 -- Nicolas I-iyon
1769 -- Domingo Lindon
1770 -- Miguel Mitawe
1771 -- Tomas Gawaan
1772 -- Juan Salgado
1773 -- Miguel Salirungan
1774 -- Santiago Dorduya
1775 -- Mariano Fernandez
1776 -- Vicente de los Santos
1777 -- Mariano Solano
1778 -- Dionicio Telmo
1779 -- Tomas Escobedo
1780 -- Vicente de los Santos
1781 -- Mariano Fernandez
1782 -- Mariano de los Santos
1783 -- Dionicio Telmo
1784 -- Juan Nepomoceno
1785 -- Jose Flores
1786 -- Juan Salgado
1787 -- Estanislao de Poloma
1788 -- Lorenzo Solano
1789 -- Dionicio Telmo
1790 -- Juan Nepomoceno
1791 -- Liborio Londang
1792 -- Esteban de Poloma
1793 -- Lorenzo Solano
1794 -- Mariano Fernandez
1795-1796 -- Juan Salirungan
1797 -- Mariano Fernandez
1798 -- Dionicio Telmo
1799 -- Miguel Salgado
1800 -- Jose Flores