Pedro Calungsod , a child from Iloilo
1592 - First Boarding School in Philippines founded by Jesuit in Tigbaun, catechetical school for Ilongo boys.
As early as 1593 , a Jesuit Pedro Chirino travelled to Iloilo . He first learned the local language, Haraya — which likely was a predecessor to modern-day Kiniray-a. In a few months he produced a catechism in Haraya. Within months of their arrival in Tigbauan, Chirino and Francisco Martin had established a school for Visayan boys at Tigbauan in which they taught not only the catechism but reading, writing, Spanish, and liturgical music. He also put up dormitory for them. The Spaniards in Arevalo heard of the school and wanted Chirino to teach their boys too. He replied that he could not leave Tigbauan to open another school in Arevalo but he would be glad to have the boys come to stay with him in Tigbauan and go to school there. The Arevalo parents liked his proposal, . The school was expanded by an elementary school both for Spanish and Filipino boys
Jesuit Padre Pedro Chirino said :
"Bisaya is in use through all the islands of the Pintados, although in some of the village therein the Harayan is spoken"
The "Ave Maria" in the Harayan
Maliag cao Maria nabota cao can gracia, An atun guinoon Dios dian canimo.
Rejoice thou Mary, full thou of grace , He our Lord God is with thee,
Capin icao sa manga babai nga tanan, ig capin naman ang imon bata nga si Jesus
fortunate thou among women all;and fortunate also he thy son Jesus.
Santa Maria inang can Dios , igampo mo cami nga macasasala caraon, ig , cum mamatai cami.
Holy Mary, mother of God,let us be favored by thee, us the sinners,now & when we shall die amen.
1614- Father Francisco Encinas of Avila , rector of College in Tigbaun.
Source : Historia de la Orden de S. Agustin de Estas Islas Filipinas 1630
1637 - The presense of catechism in Bisayan Language in Iloilo
The Jesuits in the Philippines used to train and employ young boys as competent catechists and versatile assistants in their missions. The availability of Ilongo Language Book present in Iloilo should have been the reason why Jesuits will choose prospestive catechist from Iloilo for missions . Augustinian Father Alonso de Mentrida conducted missionary works in Southern Iloilo. His long stay made him familiar of local language and became a linguist. He was able to produced the " Bocabulario de la lengva Biscaa Hiligvoyna y Haraia (Manila, 1637).
" He (Fray Alonso de Mentrida) composed a brief catechism, accurately written, in the Bisayan language, which is very useful for instructing those natives in the mysteries of our holy faith"
Source : Ecclesiastical affairs 1630's
1640 - A Diego de Bobadilla , Jesuit writes about Iloilo
"There are four cities in the Filipinas—Manila, Zebu, [Nueva] Caçares, and Nueba Segovia; and one town, called Arevalo. ...There are also garrisons at Zebu, Otong, Carouga, Lanbuangang .."
1647 : Jesuits took over Arevalo and Iloilo
Arevalo was annexed to Oton in 1647 following the last wave of migration of Spanish settlers to La Punta as ordered by Gov. Gen. Alonso Fajardo. During that the time, Fr. Juan Borja, an Augustinian parish priest of Oton and Arevalo, ceded to the Jesuits the whole curacy of the local church, from La Villa to La Punta – that is, from the “Salinas (saltwaters) of Arevalo to the end of La Punta.”15 Thus, the Jesuits handled the whole of Iloilo’s pastoral work while the Augustinians were concentrated in Oton. There is a mention that the Augustinians still maintained a monastery in Arevalo.16 But in 1653, “Arevalo was able to separate (from Ogtong) and, with the Royal decree, the residents gained back their rights to the palm trees, large vegetable gardens and lands.”17 It followed that the old Arevalo parish had freed itself from the jurisdiction of
the Oton Parish
Source : 15 Monografias, 117.
16 Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, Antonio de Morga; Mexico, 1609, The Philippine Islands vol. XVI, 149
17 Monografias, 124. ( see http://augustinianchurches.wordpress.com/)
Evidence shows that Cebu to have Zero Calungsod families in 1600-1699
1654 - Pedro Calungsod was born in Iloilo , trained by Jesuits as catechist due to presense of catechism in Ilongo Language , A Bisaya. In 1672, he joined Father Diego de San Vitores in a missionary work in Guam to preach among the natives and convert them to the Christian religion.
San Antonio in Molo , a road in the village called La Compania in commemoration of Jesuits , in Spanish they are called " La Compania de Jesus" or Society of Jesus.
Whole of Cebu Parish have zero Calungsod surnames . Samboan , a remote jungle barangay of Cebu covers the sparesely-populated hamlets of mountainous Oslob , Malabuyoc , Alegria and Guinatilan . Its records of baptismal certificates which includes hamlet of Ginatilan , have no single Calungsod family living. A compelling evidence that no Calungsod families are living whole of Cebu debunking a proposition that Calungsod came from Cebu. Moreover , Spanish Jesuits will not choose anyone as their catechist anyone living in far-flung jungle of Samboan , and its remote village of Guinatilan.
Evidence shows that Cebu to have Zero Calungsod families in 1700-1799
1700's - Strong evidence that earliest Calungsod Surnames was clustering in Jaro , Iloilo , very close to the years of Pedro Calungsod . Calungsod Families are numerous in Iloilo.
1748 - Maria Calungsod, daughter of Juan Calungsod and Josepha Beatris, was baptized on Sept. 7, 1748 in Municipality of Jaro
1750 - A Thomasina Calungsod was also baptized in Jaro, Iloilo City on April 4, 1750 whose parents were listed as Juan Calungsod and Feliziana Olay, also the parents of another Maria Calungsod who was baptized on October 9, 1751, also in Jaro.
1753: Feliziana Calungsod, probably a younger daughter, was baptized on June 2, 1753, also in Jaro, Iloilo City.
Evidence shows that Cebu to have Zero Calungsod families in 1800-1850
Outside Iloilo, Baptismal Certificates with Calungsod Surname were first appeared in Leyte
1828 - Baybay, Leyte
1834 : Claveria Decree was passed , anyone can adopt certain Surname of choice.
1856 : Hinunangan, Leyte
1872: Cavite
Ginatilan , Cebu- have zero Calungsod Families in 42 years of its township.
1889: Tanjay, Negros Oriental
1889: Ginatilan, Cebu - Its very small and remote village of Samboan with around 50 families or more living people at the time. It is 200 KM distance Cebu, geographically inaccesible through an outrageous and difficult rough tracks , streams by barefoot or horses . It became a parish only in 1847 where Baptism certificates are first to be recorded. However , they failed to show any Calungsod surnames for 40 years. . The appearance of Calungsod is very late , a time where calungsod is already widespread in Philippines. Too remote to be associated with Calungsod of 235 years of interval.
1900: La Castellana, Negros Occidental
1903: Guihulngan, Negros Oriental
Footnote: Authority on Ancient Geneological records
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As early as 1593 , a Jesuit Pedro Chirino travelled to Iloilo . He first learned the local language, Haraya — which likely was a predecessor to modern-day Kiniray-a. In a few months he produced a catechism in Haraya. Within months of their arrival in Tigbauan, Chirino and Francisco Martin had established a school for Visayan boys at Tigbauan in which they taught not only the catechism but reading, writing, Spanish, and liturgical music. He also put up dormitory for them. The Spaniards in Arevalo heard of the school and wanted Chirino to teach their boys too. He replied that he could not leave Tigbauan to open another school in Arevalo but he would be glad to have the boys come to stay with him in Tigbauan and go to school there. The Arevalo parents liked his proposal, . The school was expanded by an elementary school both for Spanish and Filipino boys
Jesuit Padre Pedro Chirino said :
"Bisaya is in use through all the islands of the Pintados, although in some of the village therein the Harayan is spoken"
The "Ave Maria" in the Harayan
Maliag cao Maria nabota cao can gracia, An atun guinoon Dios dian canimo.
Rejoice thou Mary, full thou of grace , He our Lord God is with thee,
Capin icao sa manga babai nga tanan, ig capin naman ang imon bata nga si Jesus
fortunate thou among women all;and fortunate also he thy son Jesus.
Santa Maria inang can Dios , igampo mo cami nga macasasala caraon, ig , cum mamatai cami.
Holy Mary, mother of God,let us be favored by thee, us the sinners,now & when we shall die amen.
1614- Father Francisco Encinas of Avila , rector of College in Tigbaun.
Source : Historia de la Orden de S. Agustin de Estas Islas Filipinas 1630
1637 - The presense of catechism in Bisayan Language in Iloilo
The Jesuits in the Philippines used to train and employ young boys as competent catechists and versatile assistants in their missions. The availability of Ilongo Language Book present in Iloilo should have been the reason why Jesuits will choose prospestive catechist from Iloilo for missions . Augustinian Father Alonso de Mentrida conducted missionary works in Southern Iloilo. His long stay made him familiar of local language and became a linguist. He was able to produced the " Bocabulario de la lengva Biscaa Hiligvoyna y Haraia (Manila, 1637).
" He (Fray Alonso de Mentrida) composed a brief catechism, accurately written, in the Bisayan language, which is very useful for instructing those natives in the mysteries of our holy faith"
Source : Ecclesiastical affairs 1630's
1640 - A Diego de Bobadilla , Jesuit writes about Iloilo
"There are four cities in the Filipinas—Manila, Zebu, [Nueva] Caçares, and Nueba Segovia; and one town, called Arevalo. ...There are also garrisons at Zebu, Otong, Carouga, Lanbuangang .."
1647 : Jesuits took over Arevalo and Iloilo
Arevalo was annexed to Oton in 1647 following the last wave of migration of Spanish settlers to La Punta as ordered by Gov. Gen. Alonso Fajardo. During that the time, Fr. Juan Borja, an Augustinian parish priest of Oton and Arevalo, ceded to the Jesuits the whole curacy of the local church, from La Villa to La Punta – that is, from the “Salinas (saltwaters) of Arevalo to the end of La Punta.”15 Thus, the Jesuits handled the whole of Iloilo’s pastoral work while the Augustinians were concentrated in Oton. There is a mention that the Augustinians still maintained a monastery in Arevalo.16 But in 1653, “Arevalo was able to separate (from Ogtong) and, with the Royal decree, the residents gained back their rights to the palm trees, large vegetable gardens and lands.”17 It followed that the old Arevalo parish had freed itself from the jurisdiction of
the Oton Parish
Source : 15 Monografias, 117.
16 Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, Antonio de Morga; Mexico, 1609, The Philippine Islands vol. XVI, 149
17 Monografias, 124. ( see http://augustinianchurches.wordpress.com/)
Evidence shows that Cebu to have Zero Calungsod families in 1600-1699
1654 - Pedro Calungsod was born in Iloilo , trained by Jesuits as catechist due to presense of catechism in Ilongo Language , A Bisaya. In 1672, he joined Father Diego de San Vitores in a missionary work in Guam to preach among the natives and convert them to the Christian religion.
San Antonio in Molo , a road in the village called La Compania in commemoration of Jesuits , in Spanish they are called " La Compania de Jesus" or Society of Jesus.
Whole of Cebu Parish have zero Calungsod surnames . Samboan , a remote jungle barangay of Cebu covers the sparesely-populated hamlets of mountainous Oslob , Malabuyoc , Alegria and Guinatilan . Its records of baptismal certificates which includes hamlet of Ginatilan , have no single Calungsod family living. A compelling evidence that no Calungsod families are living whole of Cebu debunking a proposition that Calungsod came from Cebu. Moreover , Spanish Jesuits will not choose anyone as their catechist anyone living in far-flung jungle of Samboan , and its remote village of Guinatilan.
Evidence shows that Cebu to have Zero Calungsod families in 1700-1799
1700's - Strong evidence that earliest Calungsod Surnames was clustering in Jaro , Iloilo , very close to the years of Pedro Calungsod . Calungsod Families are numerous in Iloilo.
1748 - Maria Calungsod, daughter of Juan Calungsod and Josepha Beatris, was baptized on Sept. 7, 1748 in Municipality of Jaro
1750 - A Thomasina Calungsod was also baptized in Jaro, Iloilo City on April 4, 1750 whose parents were listed as Juan Calungsod and Feliziana Olay, also the parents of another Maria Calungsod who was baptized on October 9, 1751, also in Jaro.
1753: Feliziana Calungsod, probably a younger daughter, was baptized on June 2, 1753, also in Jaro, Iloilo City.
Evidence shows that Cebu to have Zero Calungsod families in 1800-1850
Outside Iloilo, Baptismal Certificates with Calungsod Surname were first appeared in Leyte
1828 - Baybay, Leyte
1834 : Claveria Decree was passed , anyone can adopt certain Surname of choice.
1856 : Hinunangan, Leyte
1872: Cavite
Ginatilan , Cebu- have zero Calungsod Families in 42 years of its township.
1889: Tanjay, Negros Oriental
1889: Ginatilan, Cebu - Its very small and remote village of Samboan with around 50 families or more living people at the time. It is 200 KM distance Cebu, geographically inaccesible through an outrageous and difficult rough tracks , streams by barefoot or horses . It became a parish only in 1847 where Baptism certificates are first to be recorded. However , they failed to show any Calungsod surnames for 40 years. . The appearance of Calungsod is very late , a time where calungsod is already widespread in Philippines. Too remote to be associated with Calungsod of 235 years of interval.
1900: La Castellana, Negros Occidental
1903: Guihulngan, Negros Oriental
Footnote: Authority on Ancient Geneological records
The genealogy website operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, showed digital images of genealogical records stored at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah genealogical records for over 110 countries, territories, and possessions, including over 2.4 million rolls of microfilmed
genealogical records.