Category: 1900s Marinduque Insurrection

The Surrender of Maximo Abad in Boac, Marinduque

We will start the new year off with a newly discovered picture of the Maximo Abad surrender from the U.S. Archives. It provides us with a very clear face of Maximo Abad.

It is labeled: The priest of Boac, Marinduque, P.I. giving the oath of allegiance to Maxio Abad and some of his officers surrendering at Boac, May 1901

Officers U.S.A. – Left to right 1. Probably 1st Lt. Campbell King, 1st infantry 2. Captain H.H. Bandholtz, 2nd Inf. 3. Major Fred Smith, 1st Inf. Comdg. 4. Captain H.H. Benham, 2nd Inf.

The next photo is labeled differently from the Archives then what I have in my collection. My photo is labeled: Abad on route to surrender Camantique , Bandholtz, Abad, Roque, Matajacon, King, Castaneda, Bugarin The archives photo is labeled: Picture taken at time of Surrender of Lt. Col. Maximo Abad and party at Boac, Marinduque, P.I. May 1901, Left to Right (there is no #1) 2. Capt. H.H. Bandholtz, 2nd Infantry 3. Maximo Abad, commander of Insurrectos on Marinduqe, P.I. 4. Capt. Roque his assistant 5. Lt. Simon –(not legible) insurrecto 6. Lt. Campbell King, 1st Infantry 7. Abad’s Adj. Exactly where this photo was taken in Boac is up to speculation.

The next photo is labeled by the archives as: Maximo Abad, Insurrecto Leader, Boac, Marinduque, P.I. and officers taking oath of allegiance in Boac, Marinduque, P.I. May 1901 1. Captain H.H. Bandholtz 2. Unknown 3. 1st Lt. Campbell King, 1st Inf. 4. Major Fred Smith, 1st Inf. 5. Dr. Renn, acting Asst. Surgeon The building in the background is the present-day site of Bodettes Gift Shop. The actual signing took place in the present-day plaza. I have often wondered why no historical marker has been placed here since it marks a pivotal place in time for Marinduque.

1901, American soldiers leaving the Boac Church

1st Lt. J.L. Hines, 2nd Infantry leaving the old convent at Boac, Marinduque, P.I. (where Hqtrs and 2 companies, 2nd Infantry were quarted) with a detachment 2nd Infantry after insurrectors. Probably February or March 1901.

Great view of the courtyard in front of the Boac church with the tents of the troops.

Lt. Hines would become a very important figure in the U.S. Army. In December 1922, Hines was assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, and became Chief of Staff of the United States Army on 14 September 1924. In 1926, after completing his tour as Army Chief of Staff, Hines took command of the IX Corps Area in California, which he led until 1930. In 1930, Hines became commanding general of the Philippine Department. Hines retired in May 1932. He was promoted to the rank of full (4 star) general on the retired list by a Special Act of Congress on 15 June 1940.

1901 – Soldiers on the beach near Torrijos

Detachments, 1st and 2nd infantry on beach in Marinduque, probably near Torrijos, Marinduque, where Co. A, 1st. infantry was stationed 1901.

Left to right: Capt. F.E. Lacey. 1st Inf. Comdg. Co. A , Capt. H.H. Benham, 2nd Infantry.The steamer Kansas City in background.

Judging by the picture this would be the bay just south of Poctoy beach area near Gabison Pottery in Torrijos. Time frame corresponds to Lt. Col A.W. Corliss Campaign, December 1900- January 1901 –

After establishing an intelligence system and apportioning the newly constituted garrison (two companies of the 1st and four companies of the 2nd Infantries) among the island’s five major towns. Corliss coordinated these operations with the aid of the harbor launch Kansas City, which he succeeded in getting permanently assigned to Marinduque.