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    The first inhabitants of Abra were the Bontoc and Ifugao people, who later settled in Mountain Province. Other early inhabitants were the Tingguians. In 1598, the Spanish established a garrison in Bangued to protect Ilocanos from Tingguian raids. During the British occupation of the Philippines, Gabriela Silang and her army fled to Abra from Ilocos and continued the revolt against the Spanish after her husband was killed. Abra has experienced various changes to its provincial boundaries and governance over the centuries under Spanish, American, and Japanese rule until becoming part of the Cordillera Administrative Region after 1987.

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    The first inhabitants of Abra were the Bontoc and Ifugao people, who later settled in Mountain Province. Other early inhabitants were the Tingguians. In 1598, the Spanish established a garrison in Bangued to protect Ilocanos from Tingguian raids. During the British occupation of the Philippines, Gabriela Silang and her army fled to Abra from Ilocos and continued the revolt against the Spanish after her husband was killed. Abra has experienced various changes to its provincial boundaries and governance over the centuries under Spanish, American, and Japanese rule until becoming part of the Cordillera Administrative Region after 1987.

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    The first inhabitants of Abra were the Bontoc and Ifugao people, who later settled in Mountain Province. Other early inhabitants were the Tingguians. In 1598, the Spanish established a garrison in Bangued to protect Ilocanos from Tingguian raids. During the British occupation of the Philippines, Gabriela Silang and her army fled to Abra from Ilocos and continued the revolt against the Spanish after her husband was killed. Abra has experienced various changes to its provincial boundaries and governance over the centuries under Spanish, American, and Japanese rule until becoming part of the Cordillera Administrative Region after 1987.

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    History

    The first inhabitants of Abra were the ancestors of the Bontocs and the Ifugaos. These inhabitants
    eventually left to settle in the old Mountain Province. Other early inhabitants were the Tingguians, or
    Itnegs, as they are also known. In 1598, a Spanish garrison was established in Bangued to protect
    Christian Ilocanos from Tingguian raids. Originally the area was called El Abra de Vigan ("The
    Opening of Vigan"). During the British Occupation of the Philippines, Gabriela Silang and her army
    fled to Abra from Ilocos and continued the revolt begun by her slain husband, Diego Silang. She was
    captured and hanged by the Spanish in 1763.
    In 1818, the Ilocos region, including Abra, was divided into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. In 1846, Abra
    was created[3] as a political-military province with Lepanto as a sub-province. It remained so until
    the arrival of the Americans in 1899.
    In 1908 the Philippine Commission once again in annexed Abra to Ilocos Sur in an attempt to
    resolve Abra's financial difficulties. On March 9, 1917, the Philippine Assembly re-established Abra
    as a province.
    In 1942, the Japanese forces occupied the Philippines and entered Abra.
    Abra was liberated by the Philippine Commonwealth forces and local Cordilleran guerrillas during
    the Battle of Abra in 1945, at the end of the Second World War.
    The revolutionary Marxist priest, Conrado Balweg, who fought for the rights of the Cordillera tribes,
    began his crusade in Abra. After successfully negotiating a peace accord with Balweg's group in
    1987, the Philippine government created the Cordillera Administrative Region, which includes Abra.

    How to get there


    7 h 48 min (404.9 km) via Manor car
    79 h (386.8 km) via MacArthur Hwy/Manila N Rd/Manor walking

    Abra (Ilocano: Probinsya ti Abra; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Abra) is a landlocked province of


    the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bangued, and is
    bordered by Ilocos Norte on the northwest, Apayao on the northeast, Kalinga on the mideast,Mountain Province on the southeast, and Ilocos Sur on the southwest

    Abra: Home of the Ilokanos and the Tigguians

    Pre-colonial period
    The first inhabitants of Abra were the ancestors of the Bontocs and the Ifugaos. These inhabitants
    eventually left to settle in the old Mountain Province. Other early inhabitants were the Tingguians,
    or Itnegs, as they are also known.

    Spanish era
    In 1598, a Spanish garrison was established in Bangued to protect Christian Ilocanos from Tingguian
    raids. Originally the area was called El Abra de Vigan ("The Opening of Vigan"). During the British
    Occupation of the Philippines, Gabriela Silang and her army fled to Abra fromIlocos and continued
    the revolt begun by her slain husband, Diego Silang. She was captured and hanged by the Spanish
    in 1763.
    In 1818, the Ilocos region, including Abra, was divided into Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. In 1846, Abra
    was created[3] as a political-military province with Lepanto as a sub-province. It remained so until the
    arrival of the Americans in 1899.

    American period
    In 1908, the Philippine Commission again annexed Abra to Ilocos Sur in an attempt to resolve Abra's
    financial difficulties. On March 9, 1917, the Philippine Assembly re-established Abra as a province.[4]

    World War II
    In 1942, the Japanese forces occupied the Philippines and entered Abra. [further explanation needed]
    Abra was liberated by the Philippine Commonwealth forces and local Cordilleran guerrillas during
    the Battle of Abra in 1945, at the end of theSecond World War

    Abra is situated in the mid-western section of the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. It is
    bordered by the provinces of Ilocos Norte on the northwest, Apayao on the northeast, Kalinga on the
    mid-east,Mountain Province on the southeast, and Ilocos Sur on the southwest. Abra has a total land
    area of 4,165.25 square kilometres or 1,608.21 square miles[5] .
    The province is hemmed in by the towering mountain ranges of the Ilocos in the west and
    the Cordillera Central in the east. The Abra River runs from the south in Benguet to the west and
    central areas, bisecting the whole Abra Valley. It is joined by the Tineg River originating from the
    eastern uplands at a point near the municipality of Dolores.

    ECONOMY
    As of 1990, there were 743 cottage industries in Abra, of which 208 are registered with
    the Department of Trade and Industry. 59% are engaged in bamboo and rattan craft making, both
    leading industries in the area.
    In 1992, the natural dye industry, together with loom weaving and embroidery, was revived by former
    Governor Ma. Zita Claustro-Valera, the first female governor of Abra.
    Abra's economy is agriculture-based. Its major crops are rice, corn, and root crops; commercial
    products include coffee, tobacco, and coconut. Extensive grassland and pasture areas are used for
    livestock production.

    Municipality

    Bangued

    Boliney

    Bucay

    Bucloc

    Langiden

    Sallapadan

    Daguioman

    Licuan-Baay

    San Isidro

    Danglas

    Luba

    San Juan

    Dolores

    Malibcong

    San Quintin

    La Paz

    Manabo

    Tayum

    Lacub

    Pearrubia

    Tineg

    Lagangilang

    Pidigan

    Tubo

    Lagayan

    Pilar

    Villaviciosa

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