Chronological

History of Cagayan

Cagayan de Oro ,city northern

Mindanao ,sourthern Phillipines .It lies along the Cagayan River near the head of Macajalar Bay.After its
establishment as a mission station in the 17th century ,it was fortified by the Spaniards .Cagayan de Oro
was chartered as a city in 1950 and has become the transporation and commercial hub of northern
Mindanao .Its international airport is a major stopover for flights south ,and the city is the northern
terminus of the trans-Mindanao Sayre Highway .Exports include rice,corn (maize),and copra.The satellite
town of carmen is on the left bank of the river ,and nearby Bugo is the site of a pineapple cannery
.Xavier Unversity .(1933), St.Augustines Cathedral ,the Plaza Divisoria ,and Gaston Park are in the city.