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Early in the 19th century after the Spanish explorer Guillermo Galvey&#;s report of his expedition, the Spanish government organized the mountain region into six commandancias politico militar&#;, namely: Benguet in , Lepanto in , Bontoc in , Amburayan in , and Kayapa and Cabugaoan in The Province of Benguet, as now constituted, has portions which were parts of the Districts of Lepanto, Bontoc and Amburayan.

The early commandancias were divided into rancherias. The commandancia of Benguet was divided into 41 rancherias, with La Trinidad as the capital. It was named in honor of Don Galvey&#;s wife Trinidad. The first &#;Kapitan&#; of Benguet was Pulito of Kafagway, now Baguio City, which was then a minor rancheria of about 20 houses.

As of , the Katipunan came to Benguet and united the Igorots into establishing Benguet under the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. This was short lived for in the early &#;s, the American colonizers took over.

Under American Rule, local civil government were established on November 22, under Act No. 48 in the following townships of Benguet: Baguio, La Trinidad, Galiano, Itogon, Tublay, Atok, Kapangan, Balakbak, Palina, Ampusongan, Loo, Kabayan, Buguias, Adaoay, Bokod, Daclan, Sablan, Kibungan and Ambuklao. Under the same Act, the Provincial Government of Benguet was officially established.

When Act No. was passed on August 13, , Benguet Province became a sub-province of Mountain Province. Under this Act, the sub-provinces embraced by Mountain Province were Amburayan, Apayao, Benguet, Bontoc, Ifugao, Kalinga and Lepanto. In the course of time, the original 19 townships of Benguet as embodied in Act No. 48 were reduced to 13 municipalities. The township of Baguio became a chartered city in , creating in its place the township of Tuba. The townships of Ambuklao, Adaoay, Balakbak, Galiano, Palina and Loo were abolished under Executive Orders issued by the Governor-Gen

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Filipino entrepreneur

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Maduway and the surname or paternal family name is Dangwa.

Bado Maduway Dangwa (May 5, – March 18, ) was a Filipino entrepreneur, soldier and politician who founded the Dangwa Transportation Company, one of the biggest transport firms in the northern Philippines, and served as the twelfth Governor of Benguet.

Birth

Dangwa was born on May 5, , in Kapangan, Benguet.

Transport business

While studying at the La Trinidad Agricultural School, his passion towards mechanics caught the attention of his American teacher James Wright, who convinced him to start a business in transportation and helped him buy five dilapidated vehicles from a garage owner in La Trinidad which became the nucleus of the firm he founded, the Dangwa Transportation Company, which was incorporated in After borrowing P10 from a friend, Dangwa managed to repair his vehicles to serviceability, converting them into prototypes of the jeepney which plied the La Trinidad-Baguio route. His business soon prospered, and by the eve of the Second World War, he had amassed a fleet of buses carrying passengers and cargo and plying routes across the historic Mountain Province and into Manila.

Military career

During the war, Dangwa was commissioned into the Philippine army as a first lieutenant but was later promoted to major handling the 66th Infantry Regiment. During the Japanese occupation, he joined the guerrilla movement and ended the war as a colonel. He then rebuilt and expanded his transport company, which sustained heavy losses during the conflict.

Governor of Benguet

Dangwa became the last appointed Governor of Benguet after being chosen by President Elpidio Quirino in , and was retained by his successor, Ramon Magsaysay in When the position became an elected post