Pozorrubio, Pangasinan Etymology

Jack Maico
Apr 12
3 min read

“Pozo rubbio” (ruby-like waters from the “poso” or artesian well of the town) is the origin of the town’s name.

Fr. Domingo Naval, Vicar of San Jacinto, Pangasinan Vicar, founded on “Pozo rubbio” March 12, 1834.

“Claris” or Pozorrubio became a Municipio on January 13, 1870. It was formerly a settlement and later a Barangay of San Jacinto, Pangasinan.

Wealthy landowners, Don Benito Magno, Domingo Aldana, Pedro Itliong, Bartolome Naniong, Bernardo Olarte, Pedro Salcedo, Juan Ancheta, Antonio Sabolboro, Jose Songcuan, Tobian Paragas, Francisco Callao and Baltazar Casiano y Salazar filed the June 19, 1868, Petition addressed to the Philippine Governor General de la Torre thru the Pangasinan “Alcalde Mayor” for conversion of Barrio Claris. The request was granted on November 3, 1869.

Parish Priest, another Dominican, Rev. Fr. Asencio, and Lingayen Seňor Domingo Castro filed petitions to the Governor-General. Claris was derived from Juan dela Cruz Palaris, the leader of the 1762 Spanish revolt of Binalatongan (San Carlos). Claris was named in honor of Palaris, king of Pangasinan. Father Asencio suggested Pozorrubio to honor Governor-General dela Torre alias Conde de Pozor-the Count of Pozor, adding RUBIO.

Source: https://pozorrubio.gov.ph/home-4/

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The St. Jude Thaddeus Parish was established on September 16, 1879, through a Royal Decree dated July 26, 1878. The church building stands striking for its dominant cream color, which complements the mosaic of marble that outlines its façade. A statue of St. Jude Thaddeus himself also stands in the middle of the church compound.

Pozorrubio began as Claris, a hamlet and later barrio of San Jacinto, Pangasinan. It was named in honor of Juan de la Cruz Palaris, leader of the 1762 Palaris Revolt in Binalatongan (today San Carlos City).

Wealthy landowners Don Benito Magno, Domingo Aldana, Pedro Itliong, Bartolomé Naniong, Bernardo Olarte, Pedro Salcedo, Juan Ancheta, Antonio Sabolboro, José Songcuan, Tobías Paragas, Francisco Callao, and Baltazar Casiano y Salazar filed a petition on June 19, 1868, with Governor-General Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada through the Pangasinan Alcalde Mayor, requesting the conversion of Barrio Claris into an independent town. It included the modern barangays of Nantangalan, Maambal, Bantugan, Dilan, Malasin, and Talogtog. The town's seat of government was at the original site of Barrio Claris, now Barangay Amagbagan.

The local parish priest, Rev. Fr. Asencio OP, and a certain Domingo Castro of Lingayen also filed petitions to the Governor-General. Magno, Castro, Aldana, and Don Agustín Venezuela travelled to Manila by carruaje (stagecoach pulled by four horses) to personally deliver the second petition, which Queen Isabel II of Spain gave assent to on August 13, 1868.

The request was granted on November 3, 1869, and Claris became a Municipio on January 13, 1870. Fr. Asencio suggested the new name of "Pozorrubio" to Governor-General De la Torre: it was in his honour as he was also Count of Pozor, with the addition of "Rubio".

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pozorrubio

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Pozorrubio was once called Claris, named after Juan de la Cruz Palaris, a local hero who led the revolt of 1762 that resulted in a short-lived independence of Binalatongan (now San Carlos City) along with other towns in Pangasinan against the Spanish empire.

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