amarines Norte (Central Bicolano: Amihanan na Camarines; Tagalog: Hilagang Camarines) is

a province located in the Bicol region in Luzon of the Philippines. Its capital is Daet. The province
borders Quezon to the west, Camarines Sur to the south, and the Philippine Sea to the north.

Contents

 1History
o 1.1Spanish period
 1.1.1Daet Revolt
o 1.2First guerrilla encounter
o 1.3Japanese Occupation and Liberation
 2Geography
o 2.1Climate
o 2.2Administrative divisions
 3Demographics
o 3.1Religion
o 3.2Language
 4Economy
o 4.1Infrastructure
 5Festivals and Events
 6Notable people from Camarines Norte
 7See also
 8References
 9External links

History[edit]
In 1573, Bicol province was founded. From Bicol, the province of Camarines was created in 1636,
which was divided in 1829, creating Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. They were briefly merged
from 1854 to 1857 into Ambos Camarines (ambos is Spanish for "both"). They were merged into
Ambos Camarines once again in 1893. The province was divided into Camarines Norte and
Camarines Sur once again in 1917.
When Camarines Norte was separated from Ambos Camarines in 1829, it was assigned the towns
of Daet, as capital, Talisay, Indan (now Vinzons), Labo, Paracale, Mambulao (now Jose
Panganiban), Capalonga, Ragay, Lupi and Sipocot.
Seventeen years later, it lost Sipocot, Lupi and Ragay to Camarines Sur in exchange for the town
of Siruma.

Spanish period[edit]
Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo, dispatched by Legazpi to explore the island in 1571,
influenced the existence of Camarines Norte. After subduing Taytay and Cainta, he marched further
across Laguna and Tayabas.
He visited the rich gold-laden town of Mambulao and Paracale, obsessed by them about which he
heard from natives there of existing gold mines.
When Francisco de Sande took over from Legazpi as Governor General, Spanish influence started
to be felt in the region. He established a permanent Spanish garrison in Naga to control the region
and defend it from Chinese and Muslim pirates. Capt. Pedro de Chavez was assigned to head this
force.
Native settlements, which include Mambulao and Paracale, were already thriving when the
Spaniards arrived. Indan and Daet were the other settlements besides Capalonga. But Paracale
remained the most sought after because of its gold mines.[citation needed]
The towns were chiefly inhabited by Tagalogs; the rests were of Visayan strain. However, most of
the immigrants were from Mauban, Quezon. The Spanish missionaries established missions to
Christianize the natives.
Daet Revolt[edit]
April 14–17, 1898 - Local members of the Katipunan led by Ildefonso Moreno and other patriots
staged an uprising against the Spanish authorities here who have fortified themselves in the house
of one Florencio Arana, a Spanish merchant and a long time resident of Daet. Sporadic encounters
started on April 14 until April 16 when the rebels occupied Daet and surrounded the Spaniards in the
house of Arana. But the Katipuneros failed to repulse the reinforcements which arrived in Barra
(now Mercedes) from Nueva Caceres on April 17. Said reinforcements broke the siege of Daet. This
resulted in the death and/or execution of many patriots, including Ildefonso Moreno, Tomas Zaldua
and his two sons, Jose Abaño, Domingo Lozada and Aniceto Gregorio, among others. While the
Daet revolt collapsed, it signaled the start of a series of rebellion throughout the Bicol region.
By virtue of Act 2809 of March 3, 1919, Governor General F. B. Harrison separated Camarines
Norte from Camarines Sur with the installation of Don Miguel R. Lukban as its first governor. "In
functional sense, April 15, 1920, was the date of the organization of Camarines Norte, as directed
by Executive Order No. 22 dated March 20, 1920, in conformity with the provisions of Act No. 2809,"
according to Serafin D. Quiason, former chairman of the National Historical Institute (NHI).

First guerrilla encounter[edit]

The first guerrilla encounter in the Philippines during the second world war in the Pacific occurred on
December 18, 1941 – 11 days after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7,
1941 and 10 days after the attack on Clark Airbase in Pampanga on Dec. 8, 1941 - at
Laniton, Basud, Camarines Norte when the Vinzons guerrilla group with some elements
of USAFFE units engaged the vanguard of the Japanese Imperial Army advancing towards Daet, the
capital town. A shrine was put up in Laniton to mark this historic feat of arms while surviving
veterans and the sons and daughters of veterans who fell commemorate this event every Dec. 18 in
Basud and Daet under the auspices of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines – Camarines
Norte Chapter (VFP-C