Agustín Sumuroy
leader in the Sumuroy Rebellion in the colonial Philippines (1649–50)
Agustín Sumuroy (better known as Juan Sumuroy) was a Filipino hero and Waray leader of the Sumuroy Revolt, a rebellion of native Filipinos against colonial Spanish forces that occurred in eastern Visayas in 1649–1650. He is referred to by many as the Waray hero of the Palapag rebellion during the Spanish time around 1649 to 1650.
There were several personalities in the said uprising: Don Juan Ponce, the leader of the group; Don Pedro Caamug, the second leader; Agustín Sumuroy. The name Juan Ponce Sumuroy is sometimes given to Agustín usually as the result of confusion between Juan Ponce and Agustín Sumuroy.
Sumuroy Revolt (1649–1650)
In 1649, Governor-General Diego Fajardo ordered men to be sent to the Cavite shipyards. This caused resentment and, eventually, under the leadership of Sumuroy, the people of Palapag rose in arms. The curate of the town was killed on 1 June of the same year and hostilities ensued the next day after the house and furniture of the Palapag Church were destroyed. On the 3rd, Sumuroy announced that he was the one who killed the friars and destroyed the church in Palapag completely. The towns of Palapag and Catubig began to revolt and renounced Christianity. The towns of Pambujan, Bayugo, Catarman, Bonan followed the rebels.
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