Bambang was originally inhabited by the
Igorot and Panuypuyes (
Aritao), the
Ilongots (Dupax and Bambang), and the
lgorot in the area west from the present native population of Dupax, Aritao, and Bambang came about by the inter-marriages of the tribes mentioned above and the merging of settlements by the Spanish. Bambang itself was officially recognized as a town by the Spanish on July 5, 1747. Located initially in the present-day village of San Fernando, it was moved to its present location in 1777. According to the town's history, the warring Ilongots and Igorots buried their weapons nearby a pit ("bang-bang") to symbolize the end of their tribal feuds, and so birthed the name of the town Bambang. In 1988, the town's mayor, Benjamin Cuaresma, was abducted and assassinated by the
New People's Army on the eve of
local elections. He was then succeed by his widow,
Luisa Lloren Cuaresma, who went on to become governor and representative of Nueva Vizcaya. ==Geography==