Mamburao

Mamburao lies on the coast of northwestern Mindoro, near the mouth of a river of the same name. In 1570 Juan de Salcedo's expedition passed through the area in the course of Spanish expansion from Panay. Two centuries later the coast became a base for raiders who threatened shipping and settlements around Luzon. A Spanish expedition attacked their position between the Mamburao and Maasin rivers in 1762; another returned in 1778 and burned the occupied town, boats and crops.