Juan Atega mentioned in a history book

What are the chances that Juan Atega has a namesake who may have also lived during his time?

In the hope of finding leads, I tried matching names from memory (as mentioned by Lolo Belo) and dates that appear on records.

Online, I sought out Butuan’s foremost historian, Greg Hontiveros whose book ‘Butuan of a Thousand Years’ mentions Juan Atega as the last Gobernadorcillo of Butuan during the Spanish era as the Spanish government left Mindanao on December 25, 1898. He graciously answered some questions I sent via PM on Facebook and even gave encouragement towards connecting with forebears.

Hontiveros’ book made mention of Juan Atega at least five times. Here are excerpts:

a       1.        On January 6, 1899 (then a Feast Day of the Three Kings), gobernadorcillo Juan Atega, in quandary about the situation in Manila with the entry of the American forces, and not having the Philippine flag, was advised by the Parish priest to fly the Pontifical flag of the Vatican instead. (page 187)

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      2.  But the situation in Manila was so fluid that the transition government of Atega was ambivalent on its stance. (page 188)

c    3.   …on January 20, 1899, the Jesuit missionaries boarded the barotos that would bring them to Surigao. With them was gobernadorcillo Juan Atega whose loyalty to the revolutionary regime was in question. (page 191)

d    4.       The tragedy that befell the Gonzales brothers in Surigao had a less deadly parallel in Butuan when Calo was deposed by his political rivals on February 28, 1900. Canuto Rosales became governor, and Juan Atega, the former gobernadorcillo of Butuan, regained his old post as mayor. (page 194)

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      5.     When the American commander asked the intercession of Urios for the peace talks, the latter traveled to Tubay, Jabonga and Mainit to confer with Sison. Copin takes up the thread: “Not long after, General David arrived in Butuan together with his men and went to rest in the house of Juan Atega.” (page 209)

So that it is really a wonder why someone of such stature  does not appear in current  genealogy of the Atega family.