Misamis (province)

Misamis
Province of the Philippines
1901–1929
Location of the historical province of Misamis.
Capital	Cagayan de Oro
Historical era	Colonial period
• Established	15 May 1901
• Disestablished	2 November 1929
Preceded by Succeeded by Misamis (district) Moro Province Agusan Misamis Occidental Misamis Oriental
Today part of	Philippines  · Misamis Occidental  · Misamis Oriental  · Camiguin  · Bukidnon  · Cotabato  · Lanao del Norte  · Lanao del Sur  · Zamboanga del Norte  · Zamboanga del Sur

Misamis was a province of the Philippines located in Mindanao. Originally a Spanish-era district, it became a chartered province on May 15, 1901 (Philippine Commission Act 128). The province was dissolved in 1929.

History

Boundary of Misamis until 1902.

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 Subanen 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. 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 de la 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, Bohol, Siquijor and Negros Oriental and doubled a century later with another influx of settlers from Luzon and other parts of Visayas. By the end of the 1700s, Misamis had 1,278 native families. ^{[2] : 539  [3] : 31, 54, 113} It was also fortified and colonized by 100 Spanish soldiers. ^[4]

Misamis used to be a part of Cebu. In 1818, it became a "corregimiento" 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 to dissolve the province and split it into Occidental Misamis and Oriental Misamis. The change took effect on January 1, 1930. ^[5]

List of former governors

Governors of Misamis
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

1. "History « Ozamiz City | Better Image, Better Lives". Ozamiz.gov.ph. Archived from the original on March 21, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
2. ESTADISMO DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS TOMO PRIMERO By Joaquín Martínez de Zúñiga (Original Spanish)
3. ESTADISMO DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS TOMO SEGUNDO By Joaquín Martínez de Zúñiga (Original Spanish)
4. San Agustín, Conquistas, lib. 2 cap 37: 545
5. Act No. 3537 (November 2, 1929), An Act to Create the Provinces of Oriental Misamis and Occidental Misamis; Establish the Boundaries Thereof; Assign One Representative to Each Province; and Repeal Act Numbered Thirty-three Hundred and Fifty-four, and for Other Purposes, Supreme Court E-Library, retrieved July 30, 2024

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