Today in the History of Cebu
SEPTEMBER 28
1829 Augustinian Santos Gomez Marañon is appointed as the 15th Bishop of Cebu. 1898 A bloody battle takes place in Pardo between Spanish troops and Cebuano insurgents led by Rafael Tabal. Tabal meets a hero’s death during the encounter. 1979 Death of Fr. Diosdado Camomot, Cebuano writer and linguist.
SEPTEMBER 27
1908 Capt. William A. Burnside assumes command of the U.S. garrison in Cebu, succeeding Major John S. Parks.
SEPTEMBER 25
1900 Residents of Danao, through their town council, register a formal protest against the American occupation of their town. 1942 The Cebu guerilla organization is formally established in Sudlon. 1944 The U.S.S. Nautilus appears off Nueva Caceres to unlead shipments from Australia for the Cebu guerillas and evacuate American families from Cebu.
SEPTEMBER 24
1792 Ignacio de Salamanca of the secular clergy is appointed as the 12th Bishop of Cebu. 1901 Brig. Gen. Robert P. Hughes, commanding the Department of the Visayas, takes personal command of Cebu from Lt. Col. James Miller in order to pursue the pacification drive against the Cebu insurgents. 1904 The construction of a timber […]
SEPTEMBER 23
1844 A royal classifies Philippine provinces on the basis of population, income, and importance. Cebu is classified as an alcaldia de termino, or a first-class province. Subsequently, however, it is reclassified (in 1859) as a military province of the second class, with a population of 565, 500.
SEPTEMBER 22
1899 Col. Simon Snyder, commanding the American force in Cebu, drives back Cebuano insurgents from trenches southwest of the city. The Americans capture seven gun emplacements and about 40 Cebuanos. 1922 Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo visits Pardo, Cebu, on the occasion of its fiesta.
SEPTEMBER 21
1944 The Osmeña family (including the president’s wife and Sergio Osmeña Jr.), fearing imminent Japanese arrest, flees from Manila in a plan to cross over to guerilla territory and seek sanctuary with Col. Russell W. Volckmann’s until in Northern Luzon. The family finally crosses over to safety on October 30. 1972 President Ferdinand E. Marcos […]
SEPTEMBER 20
The Magellan expedition sets sail from Sanlucar de Barrameda in Spain on a voyage that was to lead to the Spanish arrival in Cebu and the “discovery” of the Philippines. 1867 Franciscan Benito Romero de Madridejos y del Rosario is appointed as 17th Bishop of Cebu. 1907 Twenty miles of railtracks, operated by the Philippine […]
SEPTEMBER 19
1905 Maj. Charles G. Morton assumes command of the U.S. Garrison in Cebu, succeeding Maj. Omar Bundy. 1930 Death of Dr. Arlington Pond, prominent American official and resident of pre-war Cebu. 1934 The first issue of Lungsoranon, Catholic periodical founded by Archbishop Gabriel M. Reyes, comes off the press.