Amburayan

For the river, see Amburayan River.

Amburayan
Former comandancia politico-militar of La Montañosa Former sub-province of Mountain Province
1890-1920 →   30px →   →   →
Capital		Alilem (until 1908) Tagudin
Historical era		Spanish colonial period American colonial period
•	Established	1890
•	Disestablished	February 4, 1920 1920
Today part of		Ilocos Sur La Union Benguet

Amburayan was a former sub-province of the old Mountain Province in the Philippines. It was originally established during the Spanish Occupation of the Philippines as a comandancia politico-militar in 1890, and encompassed the current provinces of northern Benguet, southern Ilocos Sur, and northeastern La Union.

It originally comprised the towns of Suyo, Sugpon, Santol, San Gabriel, Sudipen, Sigay, its old capital Alilem, and its newer capital, Tagudin. The comandancia included the rancherias of Up-uplas, Maliclico, Quimposa, Daquis, Bacanoa, Batangen, Tamurong and Bakun.

Timeline of events

• 1890 - Creation of Amburayan as a comandancia, with Alilem as its capital town
• 1890 - Sugpon becomes part of the comandancia
• 1906 - San Gabriel is made into a township of the sub-province
• 1908 August 18 - Amburayan is established as a sub-province of Mountain Province with the issuance of Act No. 1876. Tagudin replaces Alilem as the capital.
• 1908 - Santol, a rancheria of northeastern Balaoan, becomes a township of the sub-province. Bakun is separated from Amburayan and is transferred to the sub-province of Benguet.
• 1920 - San Gabriel becomes a municipal district of the sub-province
• 1920 February 4 - Act No. 2877 abolishes Amburayan sub-province in the Mountain Province by annexing its municipal entities to Ilocos Sur and La Union; Lepanto sub-province reduced in size by annexing some of its municipal entities to Ilocos Sur and Benguet.