Buenavista (Marinduque) 5.2

Buenavista is a fourth class municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.BarangaysBuenavista is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Bagacay Bagtingon Bicas-bicas Caigangan Daykitin Libas Malbog Sihi Timbo (Sanggulong) Tungib-Lipata Yook Barangay I (Pob.) Barangay II (Pob.) Barangay III (Pob.) Barangay IV (Pob.)HistoryThe town was named "Buenavista" by Don Cornelio Sadiua, due to its "good view." Its former name was Sabang, which is the river that runs through it. The majority of Buenavistans trace their ancestry to the Don Cornelio Sadiua family.In 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces landed in Buenavista at Patay Ilog before making their way to the capital. Due to its rugged terrain, relative isolation, and fierce pro-American sentiment, Buenavista was the headquarters for the resistance movement. Japanese forces and the Resistance and guerrillas frequently engaged in skirmishes within the town borders. Occupying Japanese forces burned the school and municipal building, after holding captives composed a member from each Buenavista family. Guerrilla forces eventually re-captured the town.The 'Libas Ambush, known locally as Pinag Labanan, was a joint guerrilla-Buenavistan effort in which Filipino guerrillas and Buenavistans ambushed and killed a troop of Japanese soldiers. After which the Japanese commandant issued a proclamation that for 1 Japanese soldier killed by the Filipinos in Buenavista, 10 Filipinos will die within a 5-mile radius.