Fiesta of Carcar, Cebu. 1898 Luis Flores, head of the revolutionary forces in Cebu, delegates to Emilio Verdaflor, commander of Cebu’s Western Sector, the duty of organizing revolutionary municipal governments in the province in accordance with Aguinaldo’s decree of June 18, 1898. 1930 Death of Cebu revolutionary leader and prominent pre-war lawyer Pantaleon del Rosario.
Today in the History of Cebu
APRIL 15
Fiesta of Bogo, Cebu 1900 A circus, “Circo Filipino,” opens at Teatro Junquera in Cebu. It is sponsored by Doña Carmen Carratala de Gandionco. 1948 Death of President Manuel A. Roxas at Clark Air Field in Pampanga. Elpidio Quirino succeeds to the Presidency.
APRIL 14
1521 Rajah Humabon and his men are baptized as Christians. The ceremony begins with the planting of a wooden cross (a replica of which stands today in what is called Magellan’s Kiosk). In the afternoon of the same day, Humabon’s wife and other women are also baptized. On this occasion, Humabon’s wife (Juana) receives the […]
APRIL 13
1945 The battle of Babag Ridge takes place as American troops continue to press the Japanese defenders entrenched in the mountains of Cebu.
APRIL 12
1945 Heavy fighting in the liberation of Cebu from the Japanese continues as Americans battle the Japanese in Mananga River Valley and in other points near Cebu City.
APRIL 11
1899 Apolinario Mabini writes to Cebuano leader Arcadio Maxilom congratulating him on “your fixed determination not to accept the American yoke” and urging him to cultivate the support of the populace for the Republic. 1942 Justice Jose Abad Santos is captured by the Japanese in Carcar, Cebu. Later executed, he became one of the important […]
APRIL 10
1866 A bishop’s decree confirms the establishment of Pardo, Cebu, as a parish. 1898 Candido Padilla is executed in Carreta, Cebu City, on orders of the Spanish authorities for supporting the insurgents’ cause. 1915 The first number of The Independent, a Filipino weekly published by Vicente Sotto, hits the streets. 1942 Japanese forces land in […]
APRIL 9
1898 Upon the Spanish reoccupation of Cebu City, General Adolfo Montero issues an order saying that all Cebuanos who will enter the city with a white flag, signifying surrender, will not be harmed. 1953 Carlos J. Cuizon takes his oath as Vice-Mayor of Cebu City by presidential appointment.
APRIL 8
1898 In the early hours of the morning, Pantaleon Villegas (better-known as “Leon Kilat”) is assassinated in Carcar Cebu. Thus ends the life of a legendary figure of the revolution in Cebu. 1942 Shell oil storage tanks are blown up by the Japanese and fire hits the city of Cebu as the USAFFE withdraws on […]
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 […]
APRIL 6
1901 Cebuano general Arcadio Maxilom issues a manifesto urging “courage and constancy” despite the news received of the capture of General Aguinaldo. He says that the war against the Spaniards should continue. 1945 Fighting for the liberation of Cebu from the Japanese continues. 1946 Manuel Roxas is elected Philippine President over Sergio Osmeña, Sr.