History of Cebu Interesting Story

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Minglanilla, Cebu



Places of Interest: Old parish church - classic, neo-Roman in design, Campo Siete forestral area, White caves

Father Fernando Lopez, Minglanilla’s first parish priest, is credited as the founder of the town in 1858. Nicolas Lopez, Miguel de Burgo and Jose Alonso worked together in the construction of the church and the cemetery. It roads and bridges were built by the same Fr. Lopez together with Fr. Magaz.

There were a number of capitanes whi headed the town during the Spanish era. The first capitan was Hilario Castañares. During the American regime when the town headsman was called president, the first to serve as such was Canuto Larrobis. The first to be elected municipal mayor was Gregorio de la Calzada.

But was the former name of Minglanilla. It was probably due to the fact that it was the place where early settlers dried (buad/buat) their sea catches. But in 1858, it was renamed Minglanilla by Fr. Lopez, after a place in Spain.

The town suffered setbacks, among them during the Philppine Revolution and World War II. In January 18, 1905, insurrectos burned down its municipal building and looted many houses. This unforgettable and lamentable event is commemorated by a street named 18 de Julio (18th of July). In 1942, its poblacion was razed to the ground by the Japanese in retaliation of the presence of the guerrillas in the town.

A popular legend explains the name of a barangay in Minglanilla. It is puzzling that Barrio Linao where i live today is so-called when there is no body of water in this locality. Linao in Cebuano means lake/bay. The legend goes:

It is told that Linao before was a bay, favorite place for Chinese traders to anchor their frigates. At first the natives were afraid of the slit-eyed, fair-complexioned foreigners that they fled inland.

To attract the inhabitants to trade with them, the Chinese left their merchandise on the shore and sailed away. Soon enough, the natives got the wares and exchanged them with precious stones. The barter went on with honest natives always repaying the goods with valuables.

On days, because there was no wind at all, the boats could not set sail. To raise wind, the boat’s captain decided to make his dog dance. This was an act of sacrilege on the part of the anitos or native gods, who sent strong winds, lightning, thunder and heavy rains which inundated the place. The frigates sunk and all the Chinese drowned.

The following day, the bay was no more. Instead, there was a wide plain where Linao stands today.

A big socio-religious event in Minglanilla which attracts not only people from adjacent towns but also from Cebu City and farther, is the Sugat. Sugat in Cebuano means meeting. On Black Saturday night, a public dance is held at the Church Plaza to witness the re-enactment of the “meeting” of the risen Christ and his mother. Their images, borne on richly-decorated carrozas, meet amidst joyous songs and the presence of child angels suspended by wires.

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Remembering Tres de Abril


A few days later, on April 9, we celebrated the Araw ng Kagitingan. The historic event was commemorated with a national holiday, newspaper articles, radio plugs, and a marathon tracing the 102-kilometer Death March. That day reminded us of the courage and sacrifices, even death, of Filipino soldiers who fought to defend our country.

I hope we could also remember, even in a much simpler way, the same courage and sacrifices of the Cebuano Katipuneros who also fought in our defense during the Tres de Abril.

Can you remember them who died during the uprising?

Do you recall a certain Januario Gabrillo? He was the first martyr of our revolution: he died of torture in a dark cell in Fort San Pedro. Have you heard of Gregorio Salazar and Titoy Saceda who were killed during the battle of Tres de Abril, and Eugenio Gines, Arsenio Cabreros, and Dionisio Abellar, who were wounded?

How about Frisco Abreu, Toefisto Cavan, and Florencio Gonzales? These three brave cebuano warriors were shot together, without trial, somewhere near the site of the present Cebu Technological University. While Olimpio Regis, Emilio Regis, and Candido Padilla were executed in Carreta. All six died along the road, which was later called Los Martires Street in their honor. That street, however, had been renamed for someone else’s honor decades ago.

Jose Abelgas, Luis Abellar, Crisogono Bermejo Franco, Fortunato Gonzales, Raymundo Jurado, Luciano Machacon, Nicomedes Machacon, Solomon Manalili, Precioso Padilla, Simplicio Sacedon, Tranquilino de los Santos, and Crispulo Valderrama, according Dionisio Sy’s book on Cebu’s revolution, were some of those arrested and summarily executed by the vengeful Spaniards and fanatic loyalists after the Tres de Abril Uprising, but other names would be permanently forgotten.

At the intersection of the Tres de Abril Street and V. Rama Avenue is a decaying stone marker stained dark brown by nature, time, and neglect. On its face are written a few lines describing what occurred on April 3, 1898: “Ang Madugong Linggo ng Palaspas” (The Bloody Palm Sunday).

Tres de Abril will fall on a Sunday this year; I hope we could make a better commemoration than the last.

Source:Remembering Tres de Abril - The Freeman » The Freeman Sections » Cebu Lifestyle

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[salvadorjr]

its so great to know this, Cebuano gud ta!

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[st.anger]

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Days before he was executed on April 18, 1898, upon orders of General Montero, General Aranas wrote to his parents in Misamis asking forgiveness for the troubles he had caused them, saying: “Dili lamang kamo maguol kanako kay panahon na sa pagtugyan ko kang Bathala sa akong kinabuhi...kay matam-is ang kamatayon nga ihalad alang sa atong kagawasan.”

i almost cried upon reading that line..wew...those times grabeh ang kalisud sa pinoy para makuha lang ang freedom nga naa natu karun...and yet we wonder why during our independence day (june 12 ba jud?) nganung gamay ra kaau ang mocelebrate.

para nako we should celebrate two independence days, one for mother spain and second is for uncle sam's savagery killing of our brother muslim especially in mindanao. american murdered a lot than what spain did to us. lol and yet we worship uncle sam like god....

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