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Torrijos is a third class municipality in the province of Marinduque, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.BarangaysTorrijos is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.HistoryOn September 13, 1900, during the Philippine-American War an engagement in Torrijos pitted the forces of Philippine Revolutionary Army Colonel Maximo Abad against the Americans led by Captain Devereux Shields. Abad's men defeated the American force, it was one of the worst defeats suffered by the Americans during the war. This was known as the Battle of Pulang Lupa which took place in Torrijos. A monument now stands on the mountain where the battle took place, known as Pulang Lupa or "Red Mountain" due to the red soil.In 1942, the Japanese occupied the town of Torrijos, Marinduque.In 1945, in the Battle of Marinduque, American and Filipino troops fought in and around the town of Torrijos and Marinduque against the Japanese soldiers during World War II.DemographicsIn the, the population of Torrijos, Marinduque, was people, with a density of {{sigfig{{PH wikidata.Educational institutionsTertiaryMarinduque State College Torrijos Poblacion School of Arts and Trades (TPSAT)SecondaryBonliw National High SchoolMalibago National High SchoolMaranlig National High SchoolMatuyatuya National High SchoolPoctoy National High SchoolSibuyao National High SchoolTigwi National High SchoolOur Mother of Perpetual Succor Academy