OCTOBER 2
1899
Birth in Baybay, Leyte, of Cebuano editor and writer Angel L. Enemecio.
1900
Prominent Cebuanos send to the U.S. Congress a memorial, written by Juan Climaco, supporting Philippine independence. This is the second Cebuano memorial favoring the cause of the revolution. The first is a memorial addressed to the Schruman Commission in 1899, signed by Florentino Rallos, Tomas Osmeña, Luis Flores, Vicente Sotto, Fr. Toribio Padilla, Fr. Emiliano Mercado, Marcial Velez, and others.
1901
Gen. Arcadio Maxilom, commander of the Cebuani insurgent forces, surrenders to Gen. R.P. Hughes of the U.S. army.
Category: Today in the History of Cebu