· 1760 – The original name was Bintauan with the original inhabitants were Gaddang.
· 1767- The Municipality was founded by Father Alejandro Vidal.
· 1768- It was called “Lungabang” which means “cave” in Gaddang dialect.
o Later it was changed to “Lumabang” by the Spaniards for convenience.
· 1851-Gov.Gen.Antonio Urbiztondo declared Lumabang a barrio of Bayombong for having insufficient inhabitants and revenue to maintain itself.
o Gov.Gen Ramos Solano Y Llanderal authorized the separation of Lumabang as barrio from Bayombong.
· 1853- The former Gobernadorcillo Don Diego Lumicao brought the first Ilocanos in Lumabang.
· 1860- It was called Solano its current name.
The town was planned by Father Juan Villaverde. The Poblacion, as designed, consisted of 14 parallel wide streets, each having a width of 20 meters. The streets run from North to South and East to West forming 100 square blocks with an aggregate area one hectare per block.
and Villaverde respectively. The land area of Solano was correspondingly reduced to 13,980 hectars.
"map of solano"
