GAT UBAN OR GAT PANGIL JR., a Dumagat,  is said to be this  town folks’ liberator from the attack of  Moros. He was fondly called Gat Uban because of his gray hair at the age of twenty and was given the title  Gat  because he was considered an honorable chieftain of one of the 5 settlements of this town and the hero of all the  early settlements. Gat Pangil or Gat Uban showed  his  unexcelled bravery, tact  and exemplary ways of fighting during the Moro pirates’ attack. Sincere appreciation was given him by  the settlements when he left the settlement together with other Dumagats on account of  their  different way of living. It was when Rev. Father Tabor, a Tagalog Priest who was assigned in this area that the settlements ware organized as a town. Its  government was patterned after the Spanish government. Simultaneously, the name of the town came into consideration and in remembrance of Gat Uban’s  heroic acts,  the name that was given to the new born town was  MAUBAN  meaning with “plenty of gray hair”.  

THE CANON – one of the massive raids of  Moro pirates included the capture of  Franciscan friars assigned in this town. It was said that Mauban has four (4) men  known for their bravery and it was  through  their wise tactics that  the friars were rescued from the hands  of these unrelentless  Moros. In return for  their heroic acts, the Spanish Government gave as a gift  5 canons and when the turn of event came for the  Maubanins/Filipinos to fight against the Spaniards,  the canons, their gifts, were used  to fight against the Spaniards. Two of the big canons were  decorated in front of the Municipal Building. It is said that  throughout Quezon, there are a lot of canons but what we have was given by the Spaniards as a gift in their recognition of  our bravery. During the demolition and excavation phase of the  new municipal building  (months of July to Sept 2002) two  canons believed to be  two of the five (5) canons were found buried at the back of the  building being demolished.

THE CALVARIO HILLS- according to information gathered from old residents of the town, the complete isolation from the mountain range was made when Dona Marciana Pastrana, wife of the civilian Spaniard named Blanco Perez constructed a residential building on the western side of the hill in the latter part of the nineteenth century. During the Spanish regime the said building was made as a garrison for Spanish soldiers and the hill was utilized as an observation post. On moon light nights, the Spaniards used to go on top of the Kalbario Hill and sang their favorite Kastillan song. The place was used by the Spaniards for religious  purposes during Lenten season so that the hill was named by the Spaniards, “Kalbario” in memory of the hill  were Jesus Christ was crucified. After the arrival of the American in the Philippines, the convent was used as  headquarter for the American soldiers.  The  hill was then utilized as an observation port and  the lower portion of the hill was used as their kitchen. During independence day celebrations, every 4th of July, the Americans used to hold fireworks on top of the said hill. After the Spanish-American war, when peace was restored, when the Americans were replaced by the Phil.Constabulary, the area was also used for observation purposes.
In 1941, shortly after the outbreak of the 2nd world war, the top of the hill was used by the Local Air Warden of the Civilian Emergency Administration for observation against air raids. After the occupation of the town by the Japanese on December 23, 1941, the hill was also utilized by the Japanese as an observation post. When the war ended, a civic organization of the town composed of  Mauban students from Manila, the Mauban Circle, constructed on top of hill the monument of the  country’s National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Stairs were also constructed from the northern part of the hill. After the erection of the monument, floral offerings each year were done every  30th of December. Those coming for the floral offerings wore black clothing in remembrance of the hero’s death. The Girl Scouts of Mauban were used to be a part in keeping the place clean. At present, its preservation is being  funded by the Mauban- USA Inc. of Northern California.

THE COCONUT TREE AND FISH – these two are the main products of  Mauban.  From these products are the occupation and the main source of livelihood of many of the  Maubanins.