ABW June 2017

Before the middle of the nineteenth century, the
islands which comprise the municipality were
uninhabited. Only occasionally did seafarers and
fishermen use the coast as havens.
Andres de la Cruz Cacho, fondly called in Bolinao
as Andales Kulayo, discovered a vast tract of land
suitable for grazing and fertile lowlands, and an
abundant spring for agriculture. It was he who
brought families from the town of Bolinao aboard
a big boat and dispersed them on the island of
Cabarruyan in 1842. The spread of population was
rapid.
On May 10, 1842, the pioneers landed on what is
now the barrio of Dolaoan, put up a settlement, and
chose San Miguel Arcangel as their Patron Saint. On
May 25, 1842 they established Carot and Cabungan
with Sta. Lucia as the common Saint of the two
settlements.
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Because of Anda’s
proximity near the
Hundred Islands, it is
the so-called “Mother of
the Hundred Islands”.
June, Macaleeng was occupied.
In the first of
June of same
year, Tondol
was founded.
Sablig was
settled in the
middle of
June. By the
third week of
By August, Mal-Ong, Awag, Santa Rita, and San
Nicolas were established. Within a period of only
four months, May to August, 1842, the whole island
of Cabarruyan was populated.
A steady stream of settlers followed the first pioneers
and soon within a few years, the population was
large enough to form a municipality.
The Anda bridge
that connects Anda
to the mainland
No family was willing, to stay in Toritori at the
time and so the place was bypassed. The settlers
proceeded to Awile and Aruab (now Roxas) and
by early July, they have established settlements
in the area.
In January, 1849 a conference of leaders was called
by Don Pablo Cacho Valerio through his son Don
Domingo with the end in view to established a new
town. The leaders drafted a petition for the creation
of a new town and sent copies on March 15, 1849
Tondol white sand
beach
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