"KNOW THE HISTORY OF AGUSAN DEL SUR"
The province of Agusan del Sur once shared one
governance with its sister province, Agusan del Norte. However, Republic Act
4969, enacted on June 17, 1967, divided the Agusan province into two: Agusan
del Sur and Agusan del Norte.
Agusans pre-hispanic history was greatly
influenced by the Madjapahit Empire. This can be attested through the discovery
of the Golden Tara in 1960, in one of its towns, which is Maasam, Esperanza.
The 8-inches gold image, that was retrieved along the river of Esperanza,
originated from the Madjapahit Empire.
The aborigines of Agusan were the ancestors of
the present-day Mamanwas who were driven to the hinterlands by the waves of
Malay immigrants from nearby Borneo, Celebes and Malaysia. These people, in
turn, sought the protection of the interior jungles because of the forays and
the constant raids of Moros. Being a sea-faring people, they confined
themselves to the coastal areas where they started settlements, leaving the
forestall area to the other native tribes.
"KNOW THE HISTORY OF AGUSAN DEL SUR"
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