1614 Fr. Pedro De Arce, Bishop of Cebu, separates the city area into two parishes, the ciudad, for the Spanish, and the Parian, for the Chinese mestizos. The third division in the port areais San Nicolas reserved for the natives or naturales. 1903 The Philippine Commission passes Public Act No. 952 which reduces the number […]
Today in the History of Cebu
OCTOBER 1
1692 Death of Fr. Diego de Aguilar, Bishop of Cebu. 1906 The first convention of provincial governors is held in Manila.
SEPTEMBER 30
1568 A Portuguese fleet under the command of Gonzalo de Fereira appears off Cebu and orders the abandonment of Cebu led by the Spaniards. Legazpi’s refusal leads to a Portuguese blockade of the Cebu harbor.
SEPTEMBER 29
Fiesta of Argao, Cebu. Fiesta of Samboan, Cebu. 1957 Death of Manuel C. Briones (1893-1957), justice of the Supreme Court and Senator of the Philippines.
SEPTEMBER 28
1829 Augustinian Santos Gomez Marañon is appointed as the 15th Bishop of Cebu. 1898 A bloody battle takes place in Pardo between Spanish troops and Cebuano insurgents led by Rafael Tabal. Tabal meets a hero’s death during the encounter. 1979 Death of Fr. Diosdado Camomot, Cebuano writer and linguist.
SEPTEMBER 27
1908 Capt. William A. Burnside assumes command of the U.S. garrison in Cebu, succeeding Major John S. Parks.
SEPTEMBER 25
1900 Residents of Danao, through their town council, register a formal protest against the American occupation of their town. 1942 The Cebu guerilla organization is formally established in Sudlon. 1944 The U.S.S. Nautilus appears off Nueva Caceres to unlead shipments from Australia for the Cebu guerillas and evacuate American families from Cebu.
SEPTEMBER 24
1792 Ignacio de Salamanca of the secular clergy is appointed as the 12th Bishop of Cebu. 1901 Brig. Gen. Robert P. Hughes, commanding the Department of the Visayas, takes personal command of Cebu from Lt. Col. James Miller in order to pursue the pacification drive against the Cebu insurgents. 1904 The construction of a timber […]
SEPTEMBER 23
1844 A royal classifies Philippine provinces on the basis of population, income, and importance. Cebu is classified as an alcaldia de termino, or a first-class province. Subsequently, however, it is reclassified (in 1859) as a military province of the second class, with a population of 565, 500.
SEPTEMBER 22
1899 Col. Simon Snyder, commanding the American force in Cebu, drives back Cebuano insurgents from trenches southwest of the city. The Americans capture seven gun emplacements and about 40 Cebuanos. 1922 Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo visits Pardo, Cebu, on the occasion of its fiesta.
SEPTEMBER 21
1944 The Osmeña family (including the president’s wife and Sergio Osmeña Jr.), fearing imminent Japanese arrest, flees from Manila in a plan to cross over to guerilla territory and seek sanctuary with Col. Russell W. Volckmann’s until in Northern Luzon. The family finally crosses over to safety on October 30. 1972 President Ferdinand E. Marcos […]