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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Allen, Northern Samar, Biri, Northern Samar, Bobon, Northern Samar, Capul, Northern Samar, Catarman, Northern Samar, Catubig, Northern Samar, Gamay, Northern Samar, Jangtud, Palapag Northern Samar, Laoang, Northern Samar, Lapinig, Northern Samar, Las Navas, Northern Samar, Lavezares, Northern Samar, Lope de Vega, Northern Samar, Mapanas, Northern Samar, Mondragon, Northern Samar, Palapag, Northern Samar, Pambujan, Northern Samar, Rosario, Northern Samar, San Antonio, Northern Samar, San Isidro, Northern Samar, San Jose, Northern Samar, San Roque, Northern Samar, San Vicente, Northern Samar, Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar, Victoria, Northern Samar. Excerpt: Pambujan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 31,057 people. The name "Pambujan" has developed from the term "Pambubuhan" which means a place in which crabs are abundant and catching crabs is prevalent. It originated from the Waray word "bubo" which refers to "bamboo crab pots" or a traditional crab catching device. During the rediscovery of the Philippines by Fernando de Magallanes on March 16, 1521, Magallanes was surprised that Samar Island has a civilization of their own and its inhabitants living on well-organized independent villages called barangays (Plasencia: 174). "Pambubuhan," at that time, was a well-organized independent village. A name it has adapted because of the abundance of crabs along its rivers. Pambujan is originally founded in Barangay Genulgan (also referred to as Binongtoan) by Malays, particularly by the "second wave migrants" who arrived here from 100 A.D. To the 13th Century (Zaide, Zaide: 29). During the onset of the Spanish rule in the Philippines, the Spaniards saw the fierce refusal of early Pambujanons to become subjects of the Spanish Crown. The most notable of them was "Pituding" whose ardent resistance against the conquistadores in 1674, 25 years after the famous Sumuroy Revolution in Palapag in 1649, placed him in the annals of Pambujan's local history although he vanished into the limbo of unrecorded heroes' exploits.. The frequent raids of Moro pirates (1752-1754) also took its toll against the early Pambujanons. After several battles against the Spanish Colonial Regime, they were eventually subjugated and introduced to Christianity. They became subjects of the Spanish Crown and adopted Spanish surnames. Brave and prominent townsfolk of Pambujan: Dagohoy Siervo, Lucio Lovino, Captain Josef Adonis, Gallego, brothers Jose and Domingo Catangcas, Francisco Atencio, Turino Jazmin, Urtilano Morales, Casimiro Merino, Albino Bomitivo and Felino L
