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    The island of Camiguin was first inhabited by the Manobo people of Surigao del Norte, as evidenced by the connected languages. It was later used as a trading stop by various groups before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. The Spanish established the first settlement in 1598 and the major town of Catarman in 1679, which was later destroyed by a volcanic eruption. During the American colonial period, Camiguin resisted occupation until becoming part of the independent Philippines in 1946. It was designated as a separate province in 1966.

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    The island of Camiguin was first inhabited by the Manobo people of Surigao del Norte, as evidenced by the connected languages. It was later used as a trading stop by various groups before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. The Spanish established the first settlement in 1598 and the major town of Catarman in 1679, which was later destroyed by a volcanic eruption. During the American colonial period, Camiguin resisted occupation until becoming part of the independent Philippines in 1946. It was designated as a separate province in 1966.

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    The island of Camiguin was first inhabited by the Manobo people of Surigao del Norte, as evidenced by the connected languages. It was later used as a trading stop by various groups before the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century. The Spanish established the first settlement in 1598 and the major town of Catarman in 1679, which was later destroyed by a volcanic eruption. During the American colonial period, Camiguin resisted occupation until becoming part of the independent Philippines in 1946. It was designated as a separate province in 1966.

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    The Amazing History of Camiguin

    Etymology
    The name Camiguin is derived from the native word Kamagong, a species of ebony tree that
    thrives near Lake Mainit in the province of Surigao del Norte, the region from which the earlier
    inhabitants of the islands, the Manobos, came. Kinamigin, the local language of Camiguin, is
    closely related to the Manobo language.

    An earlier Spanish geography book spells the island as Camiguing. There is reason to suppose
    the Spaniards dropped the final g. Today it is rendered as Camiguín.

    CLASSICAL ERA
    The island of Camiguin is believed to first have been inhabited by the Manobo people of Surigao
    del Norte, as evidenced by the distinctly connected language between the two groups. The
    island was used as a trading stop point by various merchants and traders from the Rajahnate of
    Butuan, the Kedatuan of Dapitan, the ancient people of the Anda peninsula, and possibly
    the Rajahnate of Cebu and the animist Maranao of Lanao before the Islamization of the Lanao
    provinces.

    SPANISH COLONIAL ERA


    Old Spanish documents indicate that the renowned explorers Ferdinand Magellan and Miguel
    Lopez de Legaspi landed in Camiguin in 1521 and 1565, respectively. The first Spanish
    settlement was established in 1598 in what is now Guinsiliban. Guinsiliban, which comes from
    the old Kinamiguin word Ginsil-ipan has an old Spanish watchtower where the Camiguinons
    kept watch for Moro pirates.

    The first major Spanish settlement, established in 1679, was


    called Katagman or Katadman(known as Catarman). The settlement grew and prospered but
    was destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vulcan in 1871. The former location is what is
    now Barangay Bonbon of Catarman.

    Sagay, located south of Catarman, was formally established as a town in 1848. The
    word Sagay is derived from the name of poisonous fruit trees that grow in the area. Mambajao
    became a town in 1855. The name was coined from the Visayan terms mamahaw, meaning to
    usher breakfast, and bajao, which is leftover boiled rice. In the early 1900s, Mambajao
    prospered and became the busiest port in Northern Mindanao.

    Mahinog was established as a municipality in 1860. The name Mahinog comes from a Visayan


    word meaning "to ripen" or "to become ripe". Although Guinsiliban was the oldest settlement in
    the island, it was only in 1950 that it became a municipality. Mahinog was formerly governed by
    Mambajao while Guinsiliban was formally governed from Sagay.
    AMERICAN COLONIAL ERA
    In 1901, in the middle of the Philippine-American War, American soldiers landed in Camiguin to
    assume political control over the island. A group of Camiguinons, armed with bolos and spears,
    led by Valero Camaro, fought them in a short battle in Catarman. Valero Camaro was killed by a
    bullet in the forehead and became one of the Camiguin patriots of the early independence
    movement. In 1903, the first public school Camiguin was built in Mambajao, and in 1904 the
    first public water system was installed.

    WORLD WAR II
    On June 18, 1942, the Japanese Imperial Army landed in Camiguin and set up a government in
    Mambajao. They gutted central Mambajao in reprisal to guerrilla activities in the area. The
    remains of some of these buildings still exist today.

    INDEPENDENCE
    On July 4, 1946, the Philippines gained independence from the US. Camiguin was then part of
    Misamis Oriental. In 1958, it became a sub-province. It was made into a separate province on
    June 18, 1966, and formally inaugurated in 1968.

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