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In 1852 the entire territory of present Lepanto-Bontoc and a large part of northern Nueva Vizcaya were organized as an independent "distrito," under the name of "Valle de Cayan;" and a few years later, though the author does not give the date, Bontoc was established as an independent "distrito."
Christian Ilokano from the west coast of northern Luzon and the Christian Tagalog from Manila and vicinity were the soldiers. The Spanish comandante of the "distrito," the head of the political-military government, resided there, and there were also a few Spanish army officers and an army chaplain. A large garrison was quartered in Cervantes; there was a church in both Bontoc and Cervantes.
Rafael Palma Senador por el Cuarto Distrito En favor del proyecto de Ley No. 23 del Senado en las sesiones celebradas por dicho cuerpo en los días 22 y 25 de noviembre de 1919 Manila Bureau of Printing 1919 Sr.
"El Coronel Miranda, Commandante del Distrito Militario de Albuquerque, Nuevo Mexico." Its contents, also in Spanish, translated read thus: "My dear Colonel Miranda, I am about to carry out the promise made to you at our parting. I have my mercantile enterprise in a forward state of readiness for a start over the plains.
The Bontoc Culture Group Bontoc culture area The Bontoc culture area nearly equals the old Spanish Distrito Politico-Militar of Bontoc, presented to the American public in a Government publication in 1900. The Spanish Bontoc area was estimated about 4,500 square kilometers.
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