Angat

The rebels held only two impregnable places, namely Angat and San Mateo, but whilst they carried on an interminable guerilla warfare they as carefully avoided

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

There have been rumors the Angat Dam north of Manila was open to stop it overflowing, contributing to the rapidity of the flood, but staff have told CNN only small amounts of water were allowed out gradually and denied they were to blame.

CNN Transcript Sep 29, 2009 2009

The Angat iron-mines undoubtedly yield a very rich ore -- it is stated up to 85 per cent. of metal.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

The old parish priest of Angat, in Bulacan Province, once gave me the whole history of the rich iron-mines existing a few miles from that town.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

I inquired about the origin of this novelty, and several respectable natives, whom I had known for years, could only inform me that their elders had told them about the foreigners who worked the Angat mines, and that the iron in question came from there.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

Whenever the rebels were beaten off and pursued they fled to their strongholds of San Mateo (Manila, now Rizal) and Angat (Bulacan).

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

This region, the upper reaches of the Angat River, was visited by

Negritos of Zambales William Allan Reed

Provinces, where Llaneras's flying column, together with the rebels in the mountain fastnesses of Angat and San Mateo, amounted to about 10,000 men.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

Zúñiga in 1803 spoke of the Negritos of Angat -- in those days head-hunters who were accustomed to send messages by means of knotted grass stalks.

Negritos of Zambales William Allan Reed

The Spaniards made an unsuccessful attempt to dislodge the enemy at Angat, whilst at San Mateo, where they were supposed to be 5,000 strong, they were left undisturbed.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman