History of Cebu Interesting Story

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@tarantado07: siguro sir.. pero they died for our freedom and mismo sa kana nga lugar..

I have also lots of Info about the towns with names that are of Spanish origin or Latin American.

1. Madridejos
2. Santa Fe
3. Medellin
4. Tudela
5. San Francisco
6. Pilar
7. Carmen
8. Compostela
9. Consolacion
10. Cordova
11. Minglanilla
12. San Fernando
13. Alcoy
14. Santander
15. Alegria
16. Alcantara
17. Ronda
18. Toledo
19. Asturias
20. San Remigio
21. Borbon
22. Carcar () wala ko kabalo kung asa ni sya ibutang maybe one of the native names cguro what do you think guys?

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Pantaleon del Rosario lived in Imus, Cavite and descended from a Scotman or Englishman named Stuart and connected on his mother’s side to General Emilio Aguinaldo.

Del Rosario was a colonel of the 2nd division of the Cebu Revolutionary Center and he fought Americans who were stationed in the province, and routed the well-equipped U.S. army in the hills of Buhisan.

Sometime in 1899, he came to Cebu by order of the president Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, but before that, he had obtained his early education in Ateneo de Manila. In October 1901, he joined the other leaders of the Republic in the mass surrender to the Americans which brought the war in Cebu formally to an end.

He died at the early age of 54 on November 30, 1930 living behind a family that has remained prominent to this day. Ordinance No. 1467 has named a street in honor of Pantaleon del Rosario. It is on this street where you will find the University of San Carlos, the oldest university in the Philippines.

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Juan Climaco born in 1859 who came from one of the wealthiest families of Cebu in the late Spanish period. In 1880s and 1890s, he served as capitan municipal of Toledo, where his family owned huge landholdings. Juan Climaco's involvement with the KKK & revolution was a bit hazy but he eventually emerged as a well known figure once they had departed.

When the Filipino-American War broke out in Luzon, Luis Flores appointed Climaco as "Chief of Staff" in charge of the war preparations. Climaco together with General Maxilom, refused to surrender Cebu to the Americans ( YEAH!!!) when some provincial leaders decided to set-up their own HQ & revolutionary government in El Pardo.

The lack of dependable men for a cohesive army, Climaco and Maxilom also lacked the funds to keep an army intact. They accepted donations from several townspeople and in another attempt to acquire more funds, they issued taxes.

Another problem that they faced was the lack of arms and ammunitions. As early as April 11, 1899, when Mabini wrote Maxilom and congratulated him on his continued effort for resistance, he also mentioned that the revolutionary government of Aguinaldo was unable to send them arms or forces. Even Vicente Lukban from Samar could only give the Cebuano revolutionary force a meager number of 20 rifles and 4,000 cartridges.

What is clear then is that Climaco and Maxilom had to resort to their own resources when it came to organizing the resistance movement in Cebu. Although they put up a good fight, the resistance movement was clearly on the losing end.

They later retreated and moved to Sudlon when they realized they could not openly compete with the superior arms & training of the Americans. Employing Guerilla Warfare, Juan "The Brains of the Resistance" Climaco surrendered to them on September 26, 1901 in Carmen. Together with Maxilom, Climaco was to lead the Cebuano resistance against the Americans. From 1899 until their surrender in 1901.

But less than a year later, he ran for the governorship of the province against incumbent appointed governonr (by the Americans) Julio Llorente and won. He then was sworn into office around March of 1902. Climaco ran again in February 4, 1904 against Alejandro Ruiz and won a second term as governor.

Under his term, Climaco tackled with the problems of the pulahanes, an irregular, half-organized group with mixed political and religious sentiments that emerged in Cebu and was at its peak in 1902-1905. Through continued efforts to suppress this group, their harassment in the towns were put to an end by 1906.

By the next elections for governorship, Climaco had already decided to no longer run for governor because of his poor health. It was the young and talented, Sergio Osmeña, who succeeded him as governor of Cebu. One year after Climaco left the governorship, he died at the age of 47 on July 16, 1907.

**Update: in 2004, the ancestral home of Gov. Arsenio Climaco, Juan's brother, burned down due perhaps to faulty wiring---and all the memorabilia in it was lost forever..

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What is the real name of Keon Kilat?

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@The Kid: Don Pantaleon Villegas y Solde... thats his real name po.

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JULIO LLORENTE was a Cebuano leader who fought against the Spaniards and aided in appeasing the guerillas during the American Administration. He born to one of the wealthiest families in Cebu. His father was Don Ceferino Llorente, a Spanish who owned several inter-island vessels and a sugar estate in Medellin.Julio Llorente's mother, Martina Aballe, was a Cebuano from Argao, a town located south of Cebu.

Llorente was educated in a private school in his hometown. He then had the opportunity to go to the city of Manila in 1876 and study at Ateneo de Manila. Afterward he left for Spain and there he obtained a degree of Doctor of Laws in 1881 at the Universidad Central de Madrid. Llorente was then admitted to the bar and practiced law in the foreign country. He became a member of the editorial staff of the newspaper España en Filipinas published by the Filipino reformists.

He worked closely with Rizal and Marcelo H. del Pilar to for a committee that will work for the unification of the Filipino groups into one entity under one head.

Back in Cebu in 1891, he became segundo teniente of the Ayuntamiento of Cebu. He was the magistrado suplente in the Audencia de la Criminal in Cebu until the outbreak of the revolution.

After being imprisoned at the Cotta de Cebu, he was sentenced to death by military court. Luckily for him, the ex-minister of the colonies, Segismundo Monet, intervened and Llorente was freed.

It was during this time that he got acquainted with Jose Rizal and other personalities from the Propaganda Movement. He got involved with this movement through some articles he regularly contributed to La Solidaridad. He was also a member of the editorial staff of the newspaper España en Filipinas published by the Filipino reformists. Moreover, he was a member of the nationalist society called R.D.L.M which was founded by Jose Rizal in Paris, France.

On February 23, 1899, the day after Cebu was surrendered to the Americans, Luis Flores convened a meeting of top officials in the provincial government of Cebu. The purpose of the meeting was to decide on the request of the Americans for local officials to continue in office. The main issue that arose was who held legitimacy in the government. Flores and those on his side contended that they had still had authority as a civil government; however Arcadio Maxilom and those on his side argued that the moment Flores surrendered Cebu to the Americans, the legitimacy was passed on to the military government. What resulted was the creation of two governments: the civil government headed by Flores and Llorente and the military government headed by Juan Climaco and Arcadio Maxilom.

A popular junta was convened in Cebu on April 16, 1899 for the purpose of electing a new set of provincial officials. Flores resigned from his post and Julio Llorente was elected provincial President of Cebu by a popular junta composed of representatives from 40 out of 58 towns in Cebu.

Llorente showed support to the Americans even though they had some reservations about him. Nonetheless they considered him as a better alternative than Flores. With Maxilom and Climaco establishing their own government, Llorente now had to fight for the legitimacy of his own government. He attempted to do this by undermining the government established by Maxilomand Climaco. An example of how Llorente tried to undermine the military government of Maxilom and Climaco was by cutting off their salaries from public funds. In fact, on May 15, 1899, Llorente decreed the abolition of Maxilom’s government and authority over towns.

In May 4, 1899 Julio Llorente, President of Cebu, warned the people that they are not to furnish money or food to persons in the military service. He also informed Arcadio Maxilom that the latter’s office has been abolished. These moves are part of the leadership struggle between the insurgent Maxilom and the pro-American Llorente. The Philippine Commission established a civil government in Cebu on April 18, 1899. They appointed Julio Llorente as the Governor.

By August of 1901, Llorente’s provincial government made stringent pacification efforts to put the war between the Americans and insurgents to an end. Townspeople were urged not to show support to the guerillas. Together with the Americans, Llorente established a peace commission that would aid in talks with the guerilla leaders. By December 1901, insurgent leaders had already surrendered and the war was formally put to an end.
On February 3 to 5, 1902, the first election for governorship in Cebu was held. There were two candidates for the governorship. The first was Julio Llorente and the second was Juan Climaco. Llorente was succeeded by Climaco as governor of Cebu.

It is mentioned that Llorente sold all his properties in Cebu and lived in Manila, feeling that he was not given due recognition by his fellow Cebuanos. It was in Manila where he died a “poor and largely forgotten man” in the 1950s.

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Gen. Saturnino Echavez fought in both the Spanish American war and later the Filipino American war. A major street in Cebu has been named after him. Searching for further documentation and history to him and his descendants. I Gen. Saturnino Echavez

sa mga lugar napud tah

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biliba gyud nako sa Cebu kay daghan gyud mga places dinhi nga spanish in origin.

towns with names that are of Spanish origin or Latin American:

1. Madridejos
2. Santa Fe
3. Medellin
4. Tudela
5. San Francisco
6. Pilar
7. Carmen
8. Compostela
9. Consolacion
10. Cordova
11. Minglanilla
12. San Fernando
13. Alcoy
14. Santander
15. Alegria
16. Alcantara
17. Ronda
18. Toledo
19. Asturias
20. San Remigio
21. Borbon

towns with native names:

1. Bantayan
2. Daanbantayan
3. Bogo
4. Tabogon
5. Sogod
6. Catmon
7. Danao
8. Liloan
9. Poro
10. Mandaue
11. Lapu-Lapu
12. Cebu
13. Talisay
14. Naga
15. Carcar ()
16. Sibonga
17. Argao
18. Dalaguete
19. Boljoon
20. Oslob
21. Ginatilan
22. Samboan
23. Malabuyoc
24. Badian
25. Moalboal
26. Dumanjug
27. Barili
28. Pinamungajan
29. Aloguinsan
30. Balamban
31. Tabuelan
32. Tuburan

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i don't know if you have observed this. there a number of places whose names begin with the prefix can- (kan-), cang- (kang-), cam- (kam-). Someone told me that it refers to the owner of the place. But one possibility is that this is an abbreviation to "kanang (adunay)".

I have some samples here:

Kamputhaw, Cebu City: Lugar nga dunay puthaw?
Candulawan, Talisay:
Cantao-an, Naga: Lugar nga taw-an?
Kan-asuhan, Carcar: Lugar nga dunay aso?
Candaguit, Sibonga: Lugar nga dunay mangdagit?
Cantolaroy, Sibonga: Lugar ni Tolaroy, (name of person)?
Can-aga, Sibonga: Lugar ni Aga, (name of a person)?
Canbantug, Argao: Lugar ni bantug?
Canbanua, Argao: Lugar ni banwa?
Cansuje, Argao: Lugar ni suhi?
Can-ukban, Oslob:
Cansalo-ay, Oslob:
Kandamiang, Santander:
Cambigong, Samboan:
Camburoy, Samboan:
Canorong, Samboan:
Cambagte, Ginatilan
Campisong, Ginatilan
Canbadong, Alcantara:
Can-abuhon, Ronda
Canduling, Ronda
Cansalonoy, Ronda
Cansayahon, Ronda
Kambanog, Dumanjug
Camboang, Dumanjug
Candabong, Dumanjug
Kang-actol, Dumanjug
Kanghalo, Dumanjug
Kanghumaod, Dumanjug
Kanguha, Dumanjug
Kantangkas, Dumanjug
Kanyuko, Dumanjug
Campangga, Barili
Kangdampas, Barili
Candugay, Barili
Kantabogon, Aloguinsan
Cambang-ug, Toledo
Canlumampao, Toledo
Cantabaco, Toledo
Cambuhawe, Balamban
Cansomoroy, Balamban
Cantibas, Balamban
Cantuod, Balamban
Kanlunsing, Tuburan
Kanlim-ao, Tabuelan
Kanluhangon, Tabuelan
Kantubaon, Tabuelan
Camoboan, Tabogon
Canhabagat, Medillin
Campusong, Borbon
Cantumog, Carmen
Cantucong, Carmen
Cambangkaya, Catmon
Can-ibuang, Catmon
Cambanay, Danao
Cambubho, Danao
Cambayog, Compostela
Canamucan, Compostela
Cansaga, Consolacion
Cambaro, Mandaue
Canduman, Mandaue
Kampingganon, Bantayan
Kangkaibe, Bantayan
Cansabusab, Poro
Kangwayan, Madridejos
Canjulao, Lapu-lapu

what do you think guys?

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I was browsing in the net and it caught my eye to dig the history of Ginatilan, Cebu.

Here's the story:

The name Ginatilan evolved from the native word hinatdan which means where things are brought. When the place was just a barrio of Samboan, it had already a chapel. But aside from the building, there was nothing to use for Sunday masses. From Samboan, all -- including the acolytes -- were brought to the barrio. Thus, the place was called Hinatdan.

This seaside town was not spared from Moro pillages, which was prevalent during those days. For safeguard, the villagers had to build watchtowers connected with high walls. Because of these, pirate attacks were checked and the people were able to live n peace. It was during this time that they built their municipal building and church. The church was completed in Feb 2, 1829. It still stands today.

In response to the clamor of the residents to be independent from Samboan, Spanish officials were sent to investigate the merits of their request. Their petition was eventually granted. But because Hinatdan was a tongue-twister to the Spaniards, they changed the name of the town to Ginatilan.

The town has spawned many notable personages. Most illustrious among them is Pedro Calungsod, now a saint, who is the second Filipino and the first Visayan to belong to the divine hosts. Dr. Leandro Tojong became City Mayor of Cebu City and Congressman of the then 5th district of Cebu.

There were a number of heroes among the Ginatilanons. In the anti-Spanish was were Gen. Saturnino Echavez (a street in Cebu City is named after him) and Tiniente Anong Guerrero. During World War I, Ginatilan sons who joined the cause for democracy were Alejandro Cadungog, Pio Cadungog, Anacleto Sinco, Matias Echavez and many others. In World War II, a greater number fought against the Japanese, and many never returned to their hometown.

The first capitan of Ginatilan was Justiniano Ferolino and the first parish priest was Rev. Fr. Juan Clemente.

very nice history!! I want to visit this historical spots one day.