APRIL 23
1594
An order of the Spanish King decree that the Spanish citizens of Cebu could construct one galleon annually at their own expense and dispatch it directly to Mexico. Cebu thus came to participate in the lucrative Galleon Trade. Cebu’s participation in the trade, however, ended by 1604.
1663
Dominican Juan Lopez is appointed the 4th Bishop of Cebu.
Category: Today in the History of Cebu