1887 Birth in Talisay, Cebu, of Cebuano fictionist and Talisay Mayor Vicente H. Garces. 1906 Birth in Barili, Cebu, of Manuel A. Zosa, lawyer and multi-term Cebu Congressman. 1916 “Academia Visaya” one of the earliest of the Cebuano language associations, is founded at the residence of Jose Vaño on Colon Street.
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Nicolas Rafols
Nicolas Mercado Rafols Jr was born in Toledo, Cebu in 1894 and died on May 2, 1947. He was a poet and fictionist. His parents are Ignacia Mercado and Nicolas Rafols Sr, a Spanish mestizo who was one of those responsible for opening up the Toledo area to large-scale commercial agriculture. He studied in […]