Namayan
Documented rulers of Namayan
The rulers of Namayan from the period of colonial contact (the 1570s) back to three prior generations, were documented by Franciscan Historian Fray Felix Huerta in the work Estado geográfico, topográfico, estadístico, histórico- religioso de la santa y apostólica Provincia de San Gregorio Magno ("Geographical, topographical, statistical, historical and religious state of the holy and apostolic province of St.

Namayan

Section Title: Documented rulers of Namayan
Table Section Text: The rulers of Namayan from the period of colonial contact (the 1570s) back to three prior generations, were documented by Franciscan Historian Fray Felix Huerta in the work Estado geográfico, topográfico, estadístico, histórico- religioso de la santa y apostólica Provincia de San Gregorio Magno ("Geographical, topographical, statistical, historical and religious state of the holy and apostolic province of St.

Title	Name	Notes	Documented Period of Rule	Primary Sources

Lakan	Tagkan	Named "Lacantagcan" by Huerta and described as the ruler to whom the "original residents" of Namayan trace their origin	exact years not documented; three generations prior to Calamayin	Huerta

(title not documented by Huerta)	Palaba	Noted by Huerta as the "Principal Son" of Lakan Tagkan.	exact years not documented; two generations prior to Calamayin	Huerta

(title not documented by Huerta)	Laboy	Noted by Franciscan genealogical records to be the son of Lakan Palaba, and the father of Lakan Kalamayin.	exact years not documented; one generation prior to Calamayin	Huerta

Rajah	Kalamayin	Named only "Calamayin" (without title) by Huerta, referred to by Scott (1984) as Rajah Kalamayin. Described by Scott (1984) as the paramount ruler of Namayan at the time of colonial contact.	immediately prior to and after Spanish colonial contact (ca. 1571–1575)	Huerta

(no title documented by Huerta)	Martin*	*Huerta does not mention if Kalamayin's son, baptized "Martin", held a government position during the early Spanish colonial period	early Spanish colonial period	Huerta

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Fray Huerta recorded the genealogy of Namayan's ruling family, tracing Lakan Tagkan (known as Lacantagcan).

final_sentence: Fray Huerta recorded the genealogy of Namayan's ruling family, tracing Lakan Tagkan (known as Lacantagcan).