The Ategas of Cabadbaran and Butuan are an interesting but complicated lot. Some of them are descendants of an 18th century Recollect friar sent to the Philippines by the King of Spain, Padre Pedro Garcia de la Virgen delos Martires.
Garcia was said to be a naturalist who was credited for the collection of Plants of the Philippines found in the Natural History Museum of the School of Monteagudo, Spain.
This blog is a virtual search and 'reunion' site for the descendants of one of Garcia's sons, Juan Atega, whose mother must have been Josefa, one of two Atega sisters who bore the friar's children.
Juan Atega is the father of Conrado "Dado", Isabelo "Belo" and Florencio "Pinsoy." His first wife was Anselma Duro.
Juan was both brother and cousin to Andres Atega, Cabadbaran's revolutionary leader who built what used to be called 'Dakung Balay', now popularly known as the Atega ancestral home.
Juan, on the other had, was said to be a Juez or Judge in the Primera Istancia.
After Juan's wife Anselma died, Andres took his brother's sons under his wing and reared them as his own at the Dakung Balay. Protective of the boys whom he called his 'Three Kings," Andres convinced Juan that this was best for his boys when the latter decided to go into a relationship and later on married Romualda/Remalda Atega Calo, his first cousin. Andres feared that the madrasta might not treat the three boys well.
We will try to understand the complex web of relationships of the Ategas under Juan's List through this blog.
To put things in perspective, I may use the 'first person' voice frequently as I am one of the granddaughters of Belo, Juan's second son. Hence, I am on the list.
Below is a photo of Padre Pedro Garcia dela Virgen delos Martires which still hangs on the wall of the Atega Ancestral Home in Cabadbaran. The house is owned by Don Andres Atega, one of his sons.
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