Misamis (province)
Misamis was a province of the Philippines located in Mindanao. It corresponds to the present provinces of Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin.
Province of Misamis | |||||||||
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Former province of the Philippines | |||||||||
1902-1939 | |||||||||
![]() Location of the Province of Misamis in 1935. | |||||||||
Capital | Cagayan de Oro | ||||||||
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Historical era | Colonial Period | ||||||||
• Established | 1902 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1939 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin |
History[]
Misamis takes its name from an old settlement at the mouth of the Panguil Bay once populated by Subanen, now the city of Ozamiz. Misamis is believed derived from the term kuyamis, a term for a sweet variety of coconut. However, as a result of continued raids by Moros from Lanao, the Subanens retreated into the interior and Visayan and Bukidnon settlers occupied the coast. Misamis was part of the province of Cebu until it was made into separate corregimiento in the late 18th century. By 1818, Misamis was organized as a province covering the region from Dapitan in the west, up to Gingoog in the east and as far as Cotabato and Lanao del Sur in the south. Effective control, however, was limited to the coast.
For most of the 17th and 18th centuries, Misamis remained vulnerable to the Moro slave raiders. Forts were constructed, the principal ones being in Misamis (Fuerte dela Concepcion y del Triunfo), Iligan and Cagayan de Misamis. The population of Misamis gradually increased during the 19th century due largely to the influx of settlers from Cebu and Bohol.
Misamis used to be a part of Cebu. In 1818, it became a "corregimento" made up of four "partidos" or divisions: Partido de Misamis, Partido de Dapitan, Partido de Cagayan and Partido de Catarman. During the latter part of the 19th century, Misamis was one of the six districts of Mindanao and, later, one of the seven districts in Mindanao and Sulu at the close of the Spanish era with Cagayan de Misamis (now Cagayan de Oro) as its capital. When it was still a part of the district of Cebu, there were twelve Spaniards and nine Filipinos who successively served as "governadore" with Mayor Carabello as the first governor in 1874.
In 1917, following the organization of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, the province of Misamis lost the territory of Iligan to the province of Lanao. In 1929, the Philippine Legislature passed Act No. 3537 creating the provinces of Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental.
District of Misamis (1860-1902)[]
Misamis was a district of the Philippines located in Mindanao. It corresponds to the present provinces of Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Bukidnon, part of Zamboanga del Norte, Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte, and part of Cotabato.[1]
District of Misamis Distrito de Misamis | |||||||
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Former district of the Philippines | |||||||
1860-1902 | |||||||
![]() Location of the District of Misamis in 1899. | |||||||
Capital | Cagayán de Misamis | ||||||
History | |||||||
Historical era | Colonial Period | ||||||
• Established | 1860 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1902 | ||||||
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Today part of | Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Bukidnon, parts of Zamboanga del Norte, Cotabato, Lanao del Norte, and Lanao del Sur |
List of former governors[]
Governors of Misamis |
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Major Jose Caraballo - 1874-1876 |
Lt. Col. Leopoldo Roldan - 1877-1883 |
Lt. Col. Alberto Bacaj - 1883-1884 |
Lt. Col. Luis Huertas - 1884-1886 |
Lt. Col. Conde de Turealta (Acting) 1886-1887 |
Lt. Col. Federico Tianta - 1887-1888 |
Major Juan Zanón - 1888-1890 |
Lt. Col. Jose de Tógores - 1890-1893 |
Lt. Col. Juan de Frats - 1893-1894 |
Capt. Ricardo Carmecerno - 1895-1896 |
Lt. Col. Jose de Tógores - 1895-1896 |
Lt. Col. Cristobal de Aguilar - 1896- 1898 |
Governadorcillo Cayetano Pacana - 1898-1899 |
Provincial President Jose Casas Roa - 1899-1900 |
Manuel Roa Corrales – 1901-1905 |
Apolinar Vélez – 1906-1909 |
Ricardo Barrientos Reyes – 1910 - 1912 |
Jose Barrientos Reyes – 1912 - 1916 |
Isidro Rillas – 1917-1919 |
Juan Valdeconcha Roa – 1920-1922 |
Segundo Gastón – 1923-1925 |
Don Gregorio A. Peláez – 1926-1929 |
See also[]
- Misamis Occidental
- Misamis Oriental
- Iligan City
- Legislative districts of Misamis
References[]
- ^ "History « Ozamiz City | Better Image, Better Lives". Ozamiz.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-03-12.
- States and territories established in 1902
- States and territories disestablished in 1939
- States and territories established in 1860
- States and territories disestablished in 1902
- Former provinces of the Philippines
- States and territories established in 1818
- 1818 establishments in the Philippines
- States and territories disestablished in 1929
- 1929 disestablishments in the Philippines
- History of Misamis Occidental
- History of Misamis Oriental
- History of Bukidnon
- History of Camiguin