History of Pangasinan

1945 invasion, part of World War II

earthquake on Luzon Island in the Philippines that occurred on July 16, 1990

Urduja was a legendary warrior princess recorded in the travel accounts of Ibn Battuta (1304 – possibly 1368 or 1377). She was described to be a princess of Kaylukari in the land of Tawalisi. Though the locations of Kaylukari and Tawalisi are disputed, in the Philippines, Urduja is believed by modern Filipinos to be from Pangasinan, and has since been regarded as a national heroine.

Limahong, Lim Hong, or Lin Feng (Teochew , :, : ), well known as Ah Hong (Teochew , : , : ) or Lim-A-Hong or Limahon (Teochew , :, : ), was a Chinese pirate and warlord who invaded the northern Philippines in 1574. He built up a reputation for his constant raids to ports in Guangdong, Fujian and southern China. He is noted to have twice attempted, and failed, to invade the Spanish city of Manila in 1574. He succeeded in invading a portion of Pangasinan, but was later repelled by reinforcements.

sovereign pre-colonial (before 1406–1572) Philippine polity located in the coast of Lingayen Gulf