Fiesta of Mandaue City 1565 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi establishes the Spanish settlement of Cebu as “Villa de San Miguel.” Ground is broken for a triangular fort and sites marked off for Spanish quarters and a church. 1878 Birth in Dumanjug, Cebu, of Dionisio Jakosalem (1878-1931), lawyer, journalist, Cebu governor, and Secretary of Commerce and […]
Today in the History of Cebu
FEBRUARY 6
1852 Moalboal, Cebu is established as a parish. 1908 Maj. John S. Parke assumes command of the U.S. garrison in Cebu, succeeding Lt. Col. Ammon A. Augur.
FEBRUARY 4
1899 The San Juan del Monte bridge incident in Luzon ignites the Filipino-American war. 1904 Juan Climaco is reelected Governor of Cebu. 1920 Aboitiz & Co. is formally incorporated. Aboitiz is a leading Cebu business firm which had its early beginnings in the 1890s.
FEBRUARY 3
1863 A royal decree establishes San Francisco, in Camotes Island, a parish. 1897 Governor of Cebu Celestino Fernandez Tejero y Molet resigns from his post to assume the position of General of the Spanish Division in Northern Luzon. 1899 A group of Cebu women sends a petition to General Emilio Aguinaldo asking that Spanish bishop […]
FEBRUARY 2
1933 The Santo Rosario parish in Cebu City is created and inaugurated with Jose Ma. Cuenco as its first parish priest.
FEBRUARY 1
1862 Borbon, Cebu is established as a parish by royal decree. It is put under the patronage of San Sebastian Martir. 1899 In the wake of the revolutionary takeover of Cebu, Bishop Martin Alcocer, fearing imminent arrest, leaves Cebu on board a German ship bound for Colombo. He finds his way to Hongkong and Canton […]
JANUARY 31
1901 Cebu insurgents ambush American troops near Guinamasan River in Balamban, Cebu. The Americans retreat, with six dead. On this same day, the Philippine Commission passes Public Act. No. 82, providing for the organization of municipal governments in the Philippines. It was, however, only in April of this year that civil government was organized in […]
JANUARY 30
1885 A royal decree establishes Asturias, Cebu, as a parish, thus separating it from Balamban. The new parish is put under the patronage of San Roque.
JANUARY 29
1901 Pantaleon del Rosario (commander of the Central Column in the war against the Americans) writes to fellow guerilla chief Troadio Galicano, requesting reports on venues and expenses in the conduct of the war and setting guidelines for wages to insurgent officers and soldiers in Cebu.
JANUARY 28
1780 A royal decree establishes Samboan, Cebu, as a parish. This is confirmed by a decree of the Bishop of Cebu on November 3, 1784. 1954 Florentino D. Tecson takes his oath as Vice-Mayor of Cebu City upon his appointment by the Philippine President. 1958 A bishop’s decree recreates Talamban, Cebu, as a separate parish.
JANUARY 26
1660 Juan Velez of the secular clergy is appointed 3rd Bishop of Cebu. 1705 Mercedarian Pedro Sanz de la Vega Landaverde Perulero is appointed 7th Bishop of Cebu.