During the Spanish and early American occupations, Marinduque was part of Balayan Province (now Batangas) in the 16th century, Mindoro in the 17th century, and had a brief period as an independent province in 1901, when the Americans arrived.
Durante as ocupacións española e americana, Marinduque formaba parte da provincia de Balayan (agora Batangas) no século XVI, de Mindoro no século XVII, e tivo un período breve como provincia independente en 1901, cando chegaron os americanos.