LUKBAN
war against American occupation Cuartel , official quarters of the troops during the Spanish regime . The name stuck in the early days of American occupation De ruida , the largest bell in the church rung only during special events like a fiesta or emergencies , like fires Delegado de Justicia y Registro Civil , the town official in charge of dispensing justice and census of residents Delegado de policia – the person in charge of police matters and peace and order in the town Delegado de Policia y Order Interior , same as above Delegado de Rentas y de la Propriedad , the person in charge of public lands and buildings Delegados , representatives in assemblies Dios-dios , the quasi-religious groups that emerged during the last two decades of the Spanish colonial regime in Leyte and Samar that became popular among the mountain folk Gobernadorcillos , the equivalent of the municipal mayor . In the earlier days , the position was called capitan municipal . Harina de Palmira , the flour made from the fruit of a kind of palm tree found abundant in mountainous areas of Samar . The flour was either baked or steamed . Illustrado , the social class of Filipinos during the Spanish regime who had money , properties and obtained schooling in colegios . Insurrecto , the term sometimes given to rebellious segments of the population . Years later , the recalcitrant elements were named ladrones , associating them with common criminals . Jefe de Governacion , literally the person in charge of governing . Mostly appointees . Jefe de Hacienda , in charge of public properties . Jefe de Justicia , often interchanged with the term delegado de justicia . Later they were also called juez de paz . Jefe de rentas , the same as delegado de rentas . The person in charge of tax collection . Jefe local , local chief . Jefes , chiefs . Juntas magnas , the general assembly constituting the entire population . Kaingin , slash-and-burn farming system where the farmer burns the forest first before planting on the burnt area . Ladrones , thieves or common criminals . The term used to describe the unsurrendered rebels after the surrender of Lukban ’ s leaders . Lantaka , homemade cannon built of bamboo and reinforced by steel plates
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