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OCCUPIED BY THE REVOLUTIONISTS UNDER COL. BLAS VILLAMOR, 1898, WHEN THEY OVERWHELMED THE SPANISH FORCES THAT SOUGHT SHELTER THEREIN. DESTROYED DURING THE LIBERATION, 26 FEBRUARY 1945. RECONSTRUCTED BY THE RESIDENTS THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF BISHOP SANTIAGO C. SANCHO, 1947\u20131949. 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