APRIL 7
1521
At noon of this day, the Magellan Expedition enters the harbor of Cebu.
1881
A bishop’s decree confirms the erection of Santa Fe, Cebu, as a parish.
1882
Birth in Carcar, Cebu, of well-known Cebuano writer and Carcar Mayor Epifanio Alfafara.
1898
Spanish reinforcements arrive in the cruiser “Don Juan de Austria” and the bombardment of the rebel held in Cebu City begins. The Spaniards subsequently retake the city, driving out the local Katipuneros.
Category: Today in the History of Cebu