Bugallon 5.76

', officially the ', is a of the Philippines in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.HistoryThe municipality of Bugallon was formerly called "Salasa" . In the Spanish colonial era, the Spanish authorities established the town center in Poblacion . Because of the 1914 massive flooding and erosion, the town center was later transferred to Barrio Anagao but the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, one of the oldest churches in the country, could not be transferred . A new Catholic church was created in the Poblacion, the Saint Andrew Catholic Church. This is the reason why Bugallon has two Catholic Churches .Fr. Antonio Perez. founded Salasa In 1720, Poblacion was in Barangay Polong's Don Francisco Valencerina yard, later transferred later to Baranggay Salasa on January 24, 1734 by Fr. Fernando Garcia. The Plaza, Presedencia, the church and convent, were engineered by the Frayle . Doña Milagros Klar, wife of then manager of Pantranco donated in 1935, the Our Lady of Lourdes statue to Salasa Shrine.The town was named after the town's hero Major Jose Torres Bugallon who fought together with Gen. Antonio Luna during the Philippine–American War in 1899. February 5, 1899, at the Battle of La Loma, Bugallon faced Gen. Arthur MacArthur. Bugallon suffered a shot to the thigh during the battle. Later that day, in the arms of Antonio Luna, Bugallon died from excessive loss of blood.