PARTITION OF YLOKOS

Ylokos comprised the present provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, and
a part of Mountain Province.
A royal decree dated February 2, 1818, separated the northern section of
Ylokos which became the province of Ilocos Norte. The southern portion,
called Ilocos Sur, included the northern part of La Union and all of what is
now the province of Abra. In 1854, the province of La Unin was created out
of the towns that had belonged to Ilocos Sur and Pangasinan. Ilocos Sur
previously extended as far south as Namacpacan (in Luna), and the territory
south of this belonged to Pangasinan. It was the union of portions of Ilocos
Sur from the Amburayan were taken from the Mountain Province and
incorporated with Ilocos Sur.
Abra, which was part of Ilocos Sur, was created in 1864 with Lepanto as a
sub-province to Ilocos Sur, and remained as such until March, 1971 when the
passage of Act made it again a separate province.