Aman Dangat, also known as "Kenan", was a prominent Mangpus from the town of Malakdang on Sabtang island in Batanes, Philippines.

[1] In 1782, Governor-General José Basco y Vargas sent an expedition to Batanes island, formally subjecting the Ivatan people under the Spanish King.

Spanish authority was established on June 26, 1783 in Batanes island, with Joseph Huelva y Melgarejo appointed as the first governor.

[10][11] In 1791, non-Ivatan Filipinos employed by the Spanish government seized supplies and timber from Aman Dangat's people without compensation.

[12] Aman Dangat, a powerful chieftain and a leader fighting for the rights and freedom of the natives, was hanged in public in September 1791 in the town of Basco, Batanes.