26/04/2021
Countries around the world have their own story of origin whether it is a myth, etymology, legend, theory, or scientific. It can be traced through historical background. The historical background of one place may determine the current situation of that place thus, contributing to the rich and abundant reasons of why people need to know history.
The origin of the Philippines has been explained in several ways such as idea of theology, legend and myth, and scientific theory. All Filipino people have preserved certain myths and legends of the ancestors which recount their ideas on the origin of the Philippines. Aside from myth and legend, there were scientific theories about the origin of the Philippines. The theory is a part of a lost continent, volcanic origin, and the land bridge theory (Zaide, 2010).
A certain place will never be historical if there are no notable events that happened. Part of the origin of the Philippines is the settlers of the country, their means of living before and after the coming of colonizers, and the reasons of their migration.
Mindoro has its legend before the Spaniards discover the Philippines. Mindoro was already among the islands that enchanted pilgrims from other countries. It was said that vast wealth was buried in the area and mystic temples of gold and images of anitos bedecked the sacred ground of this unknown land so the Spaniards named it Mina de Oro, believing it had a large deposit of gold. China called Mindoro as ‘Mai’ when traders from Mindoro brought valuable merchandise to Canton in 982 A.D. In the history that dates back before the Spanish time, historians believed that the first inhabitants of Mindoro were the Indonesians and was followed by the Malays. The people of Mindoro called ‘Mai-ans’ during Chinese and Malays, and during Spanish time Mai-ans became Mangyans (Dive Big Apple of Puerto Galera, 2016).
In the CLUP of the Municipality of Baco (2010), Baco is one of the oldest towns in Mindoro. It has two origins. First, came from the word ‘Paco’, an edible fern which was abundantly grown up in the place and secondly, folk stories passed down by elders relates that came from the word ‘baku-baku’, the road which was left by the frequent flooding due to heavy rains used to last three to four days. This town became the first official capital of Oriental Mindoro on 1575 because this was the place were the first parochial church was founded in the year 1567. It had been the Cabeza town till 1678 of Corregidor Joseph de Chavez. The original settlement of where the Spanish friars started their mission was in the coastal barrio of Tabon-Tabon where he became the governor; the capital was transferred to Calapan in 1733.
On November 10, 1902, Baco was annexed to Calapan under Act No. 1280 but in 1902, under Act 2824, Baco gained its independence. Subaan (San Teodoro) was also once part of the ecclesiastical district of Baco and was separated on December 8, 1928 under Act No. 3498. Moreover, the first barangay settlement was founded in Sitio Tabon-tabon before it was moved to Libtong (Lumang-bayan). Tabon-Tabon is one of the barangays of Baco. The etymology of Tabon-Tabon is ‘tabon’ a named of a bird that covers its egg while singing the word tabon-tabon. Furthermore, the history says that the place is called ‘moog’ which means the place is strong.
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Historical Background of Tabon-Tabon as Basis of Baco Oriental Mindoro's Origin
Countries around the world have their own story of origin whether it is a myth, etymology, legend, theory, or scientific. It can be traced through historical background. The historical background of one place may determine the current situation of that place thus, contributing to the rich and abundant reasons of why people need to know history.
The origin of the Philippines has been explained in several ways such as idea of theology, legend and myth, and scientific theory. All Filipino people have preserved certain myths and legends of the ancestors which recount their ideas on the origin of the Philippines. Aside from myth and legend, there were scientific theories about the origin of the Philippines. The theory is a part of a lost continent, volcanic origin, and the land bridge theory (Zaide, 2010).
A certain place will never be historical if there are no notable events that happened. Part of the origin of the Philippines is the settlers of the country, their means of living before and after the coming of colonizers, and the reasons of their migration.
Mindoro has its legend before the Spaniards discover the Philippines. Mindoro was already among the islands that enchanted pilgrims from other countries. It was said that vast wealth was buried in the area and mystic temples of gold and images of anitos bedecked the sacred ground of this unknown land so the Spaniards named it Mina de Oro, believing it had a large deposit of gold. China called Mindoro as ‘Mai’ when traders from Mindoro brought valuable merchandise to Canton in 982 A.D. In the history that dates back before the Spanish time, historians believed that the first inhabitants of Mindoro were the Indonesians and was followed by the Malays. The people of Mindoro called ‘Mai-ans’ during Chinese and Malays, and during Spanish time Mai-ans became Mangyans (Dive Big Apple of Puerto Galera, 2016).
In the CLUP of the Municipality of Baco (2010), Baco is one of the oldest towns in Mindoro. It has two origins. First, came from the word ‘Paco’, an edible fern which was abundantly grown up in the place and secondly, folk stories passed down by elders relates that came from the word ‘baku-baku’, the road which was left by the frequent flooding due to heavy rains used to last three to four days. This town became the first official capital of Oriental Mindoro on 1575 because this was the place were the first parochial church was founded in the year 1567. It had been the Cabeza town till 1678 of Corregidor Joseph de Chavez. The original settlement of where the Spanish friars started their mission was in the coastal barrio of Tabon-Tabon where he became the governor; the capital was transferred to Calapan in 1733.
On November 10, 1902, Baco was annexed to Calapan under Act No. 1280 but in 1902, under Act 2824, Baco gained its independence. Subaan (San Teodoro) was also once part of the ecclesiastical district of Baco and was separated on December 8, 1928 under Act No. 3498. Moreover, the first barangay settlement was founded in Sitio Tabon-tabon before it was moved to Libtong (Lumang-bayan). Tabon-Tabon is one of the barangays of Baco. The etymology of Tabon-Tabon is ‘tabon’ a named of a bird that covers its egg while singing the word tabon-tabon. Furthermore, the history says that the place is called ‘moog’ which means the place is strong.
Reference:
Adra,Jimelin M., Morales, Leneth C., and Madali, Lheonely R. (2018). Historical background of Tabon-Tabon as basis of Baco Oriental Mindoro’s origin (unpublished college thesis).
