1595 The Spanish King, Philip II, issues a royal decree granting to Cebu the title of a city. 1865 Birth in Barili, Cebu, of Cebuano priest-writer Ismael M. Paras (1865-1935). 1899 Santiago Ferraris, presidente of San Nicolas, presents to Col. R.H. Hamer a letter of the town council protesting the American occupation of San Nicolas. […]
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Cebuano Poetry Sugboanong Balak
Alburo, Erlinda K., et al (trans-eds.) Cebuano Poetry/Sugbuanong Balak until 1940. Cebu City: Cebuano Studies Center, 1988. (with critical preface, bilingual texts and annotations) 232 p. P350.00 in the Philippines* (Out of print)