[1] Agustin Sumuroy is referred to by many as the Waray hero of the Palapag, Northern Samar rebellion during the Spanish time around 1649 to 1650.

This caused resentment and, eventually, under the leadership of Sumuroy, the people of Palapag, Samar rose in arms.

The revolt then spread to Masbate, Cebu, Camiguin, and Albay; and Sumuroy won several victories over combined Filipino and Spanish forces.

There was a story that when a Spanish commander offered a large sum of money to the rebels for Sumuroy's head, they only returned with a pig's instead.

The revolt ended on July 1650 when government forces successfully staged an assault on the rebels' fort.