Friars have been the Town Heads: Sr. Padre Diego de Oropesa (1574–1587) Sr. Padre Esteban Ortiz (1588–1598) Sr. Padre Geronimo Monte (1599–1622) Sr. Padre Gabriel Santo Tomas (1623–1637) Sr. Padre Marcelo de la Guardia (1638–1661) Sr. Padre Celestino de San Miguel (1662–1670) From 1671, Gobernadorcillos are the Heads of Town dof Gumaca (Spanish period): (Mostly composed of Dynasties of Hispanic-Filipino Families) Don Diego Jose (1671–1672) Don Francisco Santa Maria (1673–1676) Don Pedro De Castro (1677–1679) Don Simon Prada (1680–1681) Don Mariano De Dios (1682) Don Jose San Agustin (1683) Don Santiago Abra (1684) Don Felix Gimenos (1684–1685) Don Juan Adriano (1686) Don Antonio Lopez (1686) Don Juan San Buenaventura (1687–1688) Don Jose Ajan de Vera (1689) Don Buenaventura dela Cruz (1690) Don Diego Martinez Polintan (1690) Don Manuel Cuello (1691) Don Don Gregorio Dandan (1692) Don Nicolas Sarmiento (1693) Don Francisco de Victoria (1694) Don Francisco Martinez (1695–1696) Don Juan Cabig (1697) Don Gaspar Catapang (1698) Don Francisco Escobar (1698–1699) Don Marcos Frias (1700) Don Pedro Talavera (1701) Don Francisco Martinez (1702) Don Diego Martinez Polonio (1703) Don Diego Salvador (1704) Don Francisco Cortez (1705) Don Antonio Santa Maria (1706) Don Pedro Talavera (1707) Don Francisco de Victoria (1708) Don Diego Martinez Polonio (1709) Don Pedro Talavera (1710) Don Buenaventura Delos Santos (1711) Don Francisco Clemente (1712) Don Juan Bautista (1712) Don Francisco Salvador Martinez (1713) Don Alejo Alonzo de Victoria (1714) Don Antonio Catapang (1715) Don Pedro Gimenes (1716) Don Francisco Clemente (1717) Don Geronimo Gimenes (1718) Don Pedro Almonte (1719) Don Pedro Patilo (1720) Don Santiago Martinez (1721) Don Bartolome Dandan Casadia (1722) Don Pedro Talavera (1723) Don Antonio Peras Margas (1724) Don Jose Pagayanon (1724–1725) Don Francisco de Victoria (1725–1727) Don Francisco Salvador (1728) Don Gregorio Gimenes (1729) Don Francisco Cordero (1730) Don Juan de Reyes (1731) Don Eugenio delos Santos (1732–1733) Don Francisco delos Reyes (1734) Don Francisco De Leon (1735) Don Andres Martinez (1736) Don Diego delos Santos (1737) Don Miguel delos Reyes (1738) Presidentes Municipal (American period) Don Donato T. Arcaya (1901–1903) (First elected Presidente Municipal de Gumaca) Gobernadrocillo Interim (1900) Don Carlos Capisonda (1904–1905) Don Rafael Castro (1906–1907) Don Conrado Oliveros (1908–1909) Don Tomas Tañada, Sr. (1909–1912) Don Aurelio P. Nava (1912–1916) Son of Gobernadorcillo Don Antonino Nava Don Deogracias Tañada (1916–1919) Don Panfilo M. Tañada (1919–1923) Don Valeriano Arcaya (1923–1925) Son of Presidente Don Donato Arcaya Don Marciano Linay Principe (1925–1928) Don