Juan Ponce Sumuroy (also spelled as Sumoroy or Sumudoy) was a Waray hero and leader of a rebellion in Eastern Visayas against the Spaniards from 1649-1650. (Other sources list his name as Juan Agustin Sumoroy rather than Juan Ponce Sumuroy). The rebellion has subsequently been named after him, hence Sumuroy Rebellion (another name for it is Sumuroy Revolt). The rebellion originally started in the towns of Palapag and Pambujan in present-day Northern Samar but gradually spread throughout the region. Some accounts of the rebellion claim that it even reached the Bikol region and as far south as Mindanao. // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... // Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... Palapag is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. ... Pambujan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. ... Northern Samar is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ...

The main reason for the Sumuroy Rebellion was the Spaniards' forcible conscription of workers from Eastern Visayas and neighboring regions to work in the shipyards of Cavite. The rebellion however despite being popular throughout the region was suppressed by the Spaniards. Eastern Visayas Eastern Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VIII. It consists of six provinces, namely, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Samar (Western Samar) and Southern Leyte. ... Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the CALABARZON region in Luzon, just 30 kilometers south of Manila. ...