History
Cabayugan. This was how the people, led by the village chief Bang'at and his wife Sarrah, called their humble place. This was before the arrival of the Spaniards on the late part of the 16th century. Sarrat is a compound of the couple's names and is believed to be coined by their son Garo.
Few years after the colonization of the Spaniards, the town was renamed to San Miguel. It gained township status on September 29, 1724. Two notable legislators in former senators Santiago Fonacier and Isabelo delos Reyes eventually created the bill that changed the town's name from San Miguel to Sarrat in 1916.
The Sarrat Heroes monument erected at the town plaza symbolizes the heroism and bravery of all Sarrateños. "Ritritem'mon Kayong" was their war cry and it still echoes on the true-blood Sarrateños until now.
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