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| May 26, 2024

1607

The royal council in Spain responds to a petition of Jesuits Pedro Chirino and decrees an annual endowment of 2,000 ducados to support the Jesuit College in Cebu.

1918

Father Sinforosos Montemar of Santa Fe, Cebu, is consecrated in Manila as Bishop of the Aglipayan Diocese of Cebu. Montemar (1859-1931) is a leading figure in the Aglipayan movement in Cebu.

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