The Palaganas Family Tree (Genealogy)

 

 

 

The Palaganas as Pioneers

The Palaganases are native Filipino pioneers whose income is derived from farming and kaingin(coal production). They are pioneers in clearing most thinkets and forests around the valleys of the central plains of Luzon before government land titling existed.A vast region of Pampanga and Pangasinan, when the two provinces are still adjacent, was cleared by them and thereby displacing some aboriginal tribes from the forests and pushing them deeper into the heartlands while siring the rest. They turned the swampy marshland that the land was into tillable land, starting with abaca plants and cassava and eventually, as the soil improves, into food produce like rice, sugar and corn.
They also introduce horses, cattle animals and sheeps which were eventually replaced by goats,cows and carabaos.

The first recorded Palaganas on Hispanic records after Narciso Claveria on November 21, 1849 required every Filipino to have a family name was Miguel Lopez De Palaganas of Pampanga. 'Laking Binong' to his grandchildren, he was an octagenarian at the time of the edict.

One of the most noted among the grandchildren of Miguel Lopez De Palaganas was DON ANTONIO PALAGANAS(born 1821). The reason as to why the DE in his family name was dropped is still blurry but the popular belief was due to the confusion with the English "THE". Whatever was the reason, the natives learned to use the context of the family name as 'where everyone is heading' while the less popular meaning was 'always hitting us with guns'. He has three children, Andres, Mariano and Ramon.
He has another son but he sired it through his laundrywoman. And his son to the laundrywoman carried on bearing only the mothers name, and even to date he was only known as Pedro the son of Maria.

 

DON RAMON PALAGANAS(born 1856),the greater


DON ANDRES PALAGANAS(born 1851)

DON MARIANO PALAGANAS(born 1853)




DON CIRIACO PALAGANAS - Municipal President,Alcalde Mayor, of Dagupan City( 1915-1916 )

DON CIRIACO PALAGANAS was municipal president in 1915. He was in office for only one year. He was married to Paula Venteres.

The First World War was raging in Europe when he was elected municipal president. When the United States joined the war, There arose a need for Filipino volunteers to fight Europe under the American flag.

In response to an appeal for Filipino volunteers, President Manuel L. Quezon pledged to send some 25,000 Filipino volunteers.

Municipal President Ciriaco Palaganas came out to volunteer his services. He left behind his elective post and did undergo some training. He was commissioned as an officer.

As soon as the training of the Filipino volunteers was completed, The war suddenly ended. Palaganas could no longer return to his position as municipal president, Don Guillermo de Venecia, had already taken over.

President Quezon then employed Don Ciriaco in the Manila Railroad Company. His last assignment was as Station Master in Sariaya, Quezon.

Don Ciriaco was the son of Andres Palaganas. It was in the Palaganas house, on what is now Rivera street, where the family of Leonor Rivera moved after staying for sometime in the house of Don Alejandro Venteres on Jose Bugallon Avenue near the Quintos bridge.

One daughter, Mercedes Venteres Palaganas, who is now residing in Lipa City, where she was married, survives Don Ciriaco.

 

The Manila Times Under Don Ramon Circa 1898

The Palaganas During the First World War

The Palaganas  Just Before the Second World War

The Palaganas During the Second World War

The Palaganas after Liberation

The Lopez and Palaganas During the Marcos Era

The Palaganas at Present Time

 

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Janivean Palaganas, The Tornado Grade 3 at P.S. 7Q Young Audiences New York Teaching Artist: Mary Didoardo Classroom Teacher: Jennifer Colombo Theme: Dreams " The dreamer in my dream is invisible. A tornado is coming. Her blanket is flying away. The house is breaking apart. The paint is falling out. Some of the colors are flying in different directions. The dreamer is having a really bad dream. "

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