Ambos Camarines

Ambos Camarines
Camarines
Province of the Philippines
1579–1829
1854–1857
1893–1919

Location of the historical province of Ambos Camarines.
CapitalNueva Caceres[1]
Historical eraSpanish Colonial Period
American Colonial Period
• Established
1579
• First reunification
1854–1857
• Second reunification
1893–1917
• Disestablished
1919
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ibalon
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Today part of · Camarines Norte
 · Camarines Sur
 · Albay
De facto ·

Ambos Camarines (Spanish: ambos, meaning "both";[2] commonly known as Camarines), officially the Province of Ambos Camarines, was a historical province in the Philippines found on the northern end of the Bicol Peninsula. It now exists as two separate provinces—Camarines Norte (North) and Camarines Sur (South).

The province was founded in 1579 and was split into two, Camarines Norte and Sur in 1829. They were reunited under the province Ambos Camarines in 1854, but was separated again after three years.[citation needed] In 1893, they were reunited until March 10, 1917, when Act No. 2711[3] formed most of the present-day provinces, including Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur.

  1. ^ Forbes-Lindsay, C. H. (1906). The Philippines Under Spanish and American Rules. J. C. Winston Company. p. 45. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Philippines, United States Congress Senate Committee on the (1902). Affairs in the Philippine Islands: Hearings Before the Committee on the Philippines, United States Senate. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 35. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "ACT NO. 2711 AN ACT AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. March 10, 1917. Retrieved January 20, 2022.