Contreras ng Bulalacao
The oldest surviving records date the Contreras clan as the Principalia of Bulalacao from 1755 and regional oral histories tell of their residency in the area antedating the colonial period.
Spanish colonial document containing the signatures of the Principalia of Mindoro. The signature of Don Gabriel Contreras, the Gobernadorcillo of Bulalacao, is found prominently on the upper right.
Courtesy of the National Archives of the Philippines.
A plaque commemorating the election of Don Potenciano Contreras as Municipal Presidente of Bulalacao during the American Commonwealth Period.
Courtesy of the Municipality of Bulalacao.
A letter written in 1793 by the Maginoo of Mindoro to the Spanish colonial government; Nicolas Contreras, the Panginoon of Bulalacao and progenitor of the Contreras clan, is a signatory.
Courtesy of the Municipality of Bulalacao and the National Archives of the Philippines.