Ambos Camarines

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and Camarines Sur
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Ambos Camarines , commonly known as Camarines, was a historical province in the Philippines

Philippines

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found on the northern end of the Bicol Peninsula

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. It now exists as two separate provinces: Camarines Norte

Camarines Norte

Camarines Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet and the province borders Quezon to the west and Camarines Sur to the south.-Demographics:...

and Camarines Sur

Camarines Sur

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The province was founded in 1579 (?) and was split into two, Camarines Norte and Sur in 1829. They were reunited under Ambos Camarines in 1854, but split again after three years. In 1893, they were reunited until March 10, 1917, when Act No. 2711 formed most of the present-day provinces, including Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.

Creation

In 1569, Luis Enriquez de Guzman, with Augustinian friar Alonzo Jimenez, reached the present town of Camalig, then a thriving village or rancheria. They found the natives living in thatched sheds called “kamalig”, which translates to ""rice granary."" Andrez de Ibarra, while in search of provisions, followed the route taken by de Guzman and reached Kalilingo and Bua (the present towns of Bato and Nabua) in 1570.

In 1573, Miguel Lopez de Legaspi dispatched his grandson Juan de Salcedo to explore the region as far as Paracale in search of gold and other precious stones. A year later, Salcedo cruised the Bicol River and reached Bato Lake. Hence, the first recorded account of the discovery of the place.

In 1574, at the height of the Spanish colonization of the islands, Guido de Lavizares mentioned in his letter to the King of Spain the land of ""Los Camarines"" – apparently referring to the area of what is now Camalig, Albay, where rice storehouses and granaries or “camarin” abound. Thus, the name “Camarines” was coined and somehow stuck. Spanish colonizers later denominated the area into two distinct aggrupations.

Later, a Spanish garrison under Captain Pedro de Chavez was set up in Naga, a prosperous native rancheria. In 1575, de Guzman founded the Naga City, calling it Nueva Caceres after the birthplace of Governor General Francisco de Sande in Caceres, Spain.

On May 27, 1579, Governor General de Sande issued a decree which led to the establishment of a settlement in Camarines where Spanish colonists were urged to reside.

In 1636, Ibalon was split into two: Partido de Ibalon (comprising what is now Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Masbate, and the islands of Ticao and Burias) and Partido de Camarines (all towns north of present-day Camalig, Albay).

Partido de Camarines was further divided into Camarines Sur and Norte in 1829. From 1864 until 1893, Camarines Norte and Sur (collectively called Ambos Camarines) underwent a series of confusing geo-political division, fusion, re-division, and re-fusion, until in 1919 when the first Philippine Legislature finally separated Norte and Sur into two provinces. Its capital town then was Naga, the city once called ""Nueva Caceres"" – namesake of a province in Spain and among the original five royal cities of the colony.

The Philippine Revolution started in Ambos Camarines on September 17, 1898 when Elias Angeles and Felix Plazo, Filipino corporals in the Spanish Army, sided with revolutionists and fought the local Spanish forces. With the arrival of General Vicente Lukban, the revolutionary government in the Bicol region was established.

The American forces occupied the Bicol peninsula in January 1900. In March of the same year, General John M. Bell was made the military governor of Southern Luzon. Civil government was finally established in Ambos Camarines in April 1901.

In March 1919, the Philippine Legislature issued an Act authorizing the Governor General to divide the province into Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.

Present

Naga City

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was the capital of Camarines Sur until June 6, 1955 when Pili

Pili, Camarines Sur

Pili is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Camarines Sur. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 76,496 people.-History:...

, the adjoining town, was declared the Provincial Capital by virtue of R. A. 1336. The province celebrated its foundation anniversary, the 419th, for the very first time on May 27, 1998.

Spanish Colonial Period and the Philippine Revolution

1579 - Ambos Camarines was found established by the Spaniards during the colonial period of the Spanish East Indies
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1896 - Bicolano revolutionary force fought around in Ambos Camarines and attack side by side of the Spanish colonial troops during the Philippine Revolution against Spain.

1897 - The Philippine Revolutionary and Republican Army was found established and stationed in Ambos Camarines on 1897 to 1901 and aiding the Bicol rebels from the conflicts and insurgencies against the Spanish from 1897 to 1898 and the Americans from 1899 to 1901.

1897-1898 - Philippine Revolutionary and Republican troops and military officers meet the Bicol rebel force was they invaded in Ambos Camarines and defeats the Spaniards. The Filipino revolutionary troops and Bicolano rebels was captured in the province and saluted victory during the Revolution.

June 12, 1898 - The First Declaration of Independence of the First Philippine Republic was found establishment from Spain.

1898 - The arrival of the American colonial forces in the main provinces. The combined troopers of the American Colonials and Filipino revolutionaries was entered in Ambos Camarines and attack the Spanish on 1898 during the Spanish-American War.

American Colonial Period and the Philippine Commonwealth

1899 - Filipino revolutionary force and Bicolano rebels was founding main invasions and battles in Ambos Camarines and attacking American colonials and start the Philippine-American War from 1899 to 1901. The resulted by the successfully victories by the American colonial forces was captured in the main provinces and defeating Filipinos.

November 15, 1935 - Former president Manuel L. Quezon was inaugurated and established of the Commonwealth of the Philippines under the American Colonials.

July 26, 1941 - The 51st Infantry Division, Philippine Commonwealth Army, USAFFE was founding established on July 26, 1941 to June 30, 1946 at the General Headquarters in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.

World War II under the Japanese Occupation

December 1941 - Japanese Bomber and Fighter pilots was crushed by the air raid invasion of all main provinces of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur during the Japanese Invasion.

1942 - Japanese troops was occupied and entering the main provinces of Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. The established of the Japanese military garissons was active here the main provinces before the Japanese Occupation.

1942 - The local military general headquarters of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was established and military active on 1942 to 1946 and stationed in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. From the conflict and insurgent engagements of the Anti-Japanese Imperial military insurgencies and clearing operations in two main provinces and aiding by the local Bicolano resistance fighters against the Japanese.

1942-1944 – Bicolano guerrilla groups was they invaded and main sieges and battles by the couple of three years of conflicts and insurgencies under the Japanese occupation from the around the guerrilla operations in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur and attacking Imperial Japanese ground forces. The Bicolano guerrillas was they retreated and capturing by the Japanese troops before the liberation.

1944 – The local military establishment of the general headquarters of the 5th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was founded on 1942 to 1946 and stationed in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur before the liberation.

1944-1945 – Local Filipino soldiers and officers under the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary units was liberated the clearing operations in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur and supported by the Bicolano resistance and attacks by the Japanese. The U.S. military forces was came back in the country and taken of two main provinces before the liberation.

1945 – U.S. liberation military forces was they returned in the country and liberated and taken the clearing operations in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur and they meet the supporting by the groups of all local Filipino troops of the Philippine Army and Constabulary units and the Bicolano guerrilla resistance and defeating Japanese Imperial forces.

1945 – The town municipally of Naga was clearing liberated and invaded by joint U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth troops and helps Bicolano resistance and attacks the Japanese.

1945 – When the joint U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth military forces and aiding the Bicolano guerrilla groups was the entering of military raid and invasion of the military garrisons and general headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces in Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur and they inside from the garrisons against the Japanese troops. After the siege of the Japanese garrisons, the combined U.S. and Philippine Commonwealth troops meet the Bicolano guerrillas was found captured the Japanese Imperial military garrisons and general headquarters in the province and the Japanese troops was defeated and surrendered and raised by the American and Philippine war flags for joint Filipino and American troops in the captured Japanese GHQs and garrisons.