The Cabeza de Barangay or Teniente del Barrio was the leader or chief of a barangay or barrio in the Spanish Philippines during the Spanish colonial period.[1] Cabeza de Barangay translated from Spanish: means "head of the barangay" or "head of the neighborhood". The post was inherited from the first datus who became cabezas de barangay when the many independent barangays became tributary vassals of the Spanish Crown. King Philip II of Spain, after whom the Philippines were named, decreed that the native nobility of the country should retain the honors and privileges they had before their conversion and subjection to the Spanish Crown.[a] Under the form of government employed by the Kingdom of Spain, several existing neighboring barangays were combined to form a municipality and the Cabezas de Barangay participated in the governance of the new towns, forming part of the elite ruling class called the Principalía. From among their ranks the head of the town, the Gobernadorcillo or Capitan Municipal, was elected. Furthermore, only the members of their class could elect the Gobernadorcillo
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Francisco Dagohoy
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The Cabeza de Barangay or Teniente del Barrio was the leader or chief of a barangay or barrio in the Spanish Philippines during the Spanish colonial period.[1] Cabeza de Barangay translated from Spanish: means "head of the barangay" or "head of the neighborhood". The post was inherited from the first datus who became cabezas de barangay when the many independent barangays became tributary vassals of the Spanish Crown. King Philip II of Spain, after whom the Philippines were named, decreed that the native nobility of the country should retain the honors and privileges they had before their conversion and subjection to the Spanish Crown.[a] Under the form of government employed by the Kingdom of Spain, several existing neighboring barangays were combined to form a municipality and the Cabezas de Barangay participated in the governance of the new towns, forming part of the elite ruling class called the Principalía. From among their ranks the head of the town, the Gobernadorcillo or Capitan Municipal, was elected. Furthermore, only the members of their class could elect the Gobernadorcillo