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Of historic streets and street heroes

 August 27, 2017  admin  0 Comments
SunStar Best of Cebu
By Deneb R. Batucan and Patricia May P. Catan
2018
Images by N.S. Villa or

EVER wandered around the streets of Cebu and wondered what, or who, our streets
were named after? We know these streets by heart as we traverse them each day
among heavy tra c, yet we never really thought to get to know the history behind
the names of our city streets. Get to know the stories behind these street heroes, as
well as globally prominent names, who, even after hundreds of years, have kept
Philippine history alive in the major thoroughfares of our city.

Don Pedro Cui Street

A Cebuano businessman, lawyer
and philathropist, Pedro Cui was
known for his works in altruism,
which he did together with his
older sister, Benigna. The Cui
family was known as one of the
wealthiest families at their prime,
with tobacco plantations in
various parts of the province.

Pedro also pursued law, having

graduated from the University of
Santo Tomas. He went back to
Cebu to practice law as well as
help out in the family business.

It is said that Pedro exiled himself

at the family’s hacienda in Barili
after learning that a client of his,
who claimed innocence during
trial, admitted that he was guilty
after his exoneration.

Most notable of Pedro’s

achievements was the founding of
the rst home for the aged in Cebu, where he and his sister, Benigna, donated all
their wealth for the charitable establishment to become reality. Hospicio de San Jose
de Barili is a place for many elderly people as well as scholars who were studing
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P. del Rosario Street
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This street was named in honor of Pantaleon del Rosario who was a colonel of the
second division of the Cebu Revolutionary Center where he fought Americans who
were stationed in the province and routed the well-equipped US army in the hills of Recent Comments
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Pantaleon del Rosario, who lived in Imus, Cavite, had a Scottish or English origin and voyage
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Americans in October 1901 which led to the formal end of the war in Cebu.
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M. J. Cuenco Avenue
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Mariano Jesús Diosomito Cuenco was a Cebuano politician and writer. He was born
in Carmen, Cebu and studied at Colegio de San Carlos of Cebu where he graduated
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examinations in 1913.

Cuenco began his political career in 1912 when he was elected to the Philippine
Assembly representing the fth district of Cebu. In the succeeding years after he
entered politics, Cuenco held di erent government positions such as President of
the League of Provincial Governors of the Philippines, Secretary of Public Works and
Communications and even served as the Senate President and Chairmain of the
Commission on Appointments.

His term paved the way for many reforms and his signi cant contributions resulted
in a more e cient legislative body. Cuenco continued serving in the Philippine
Senate until his death in Feb. 25, 1964. Aside from serving the Philippine
government, Cuenco was also known to be a proli c writer.

Sanciangko Street

Don Gregorio Gozon Sanciangco’s moniker make up the name of this Cebuano
street. A lawyer and a writer, it was Sanciangco’s book, Progreso de Filipinas, which
he made while working in Madrid, Spain, that cemented his contribution to the
Philippine revolution against the Spaniards. He argued that the Filipinos where not
indolent as per the Spanish colonizers. In his book, Sanciangco explained that for
Filipinos to be capable, education, social progress and technology must be improved.

Even though Sanciangco was never a political gure in Cebu, he was considered by
the illustrados of Cebu — those who have studied in Spain — as the pioneer for the
movement of our country from the grasp of the Spanish regime. Sanciangco was
considered the rst writer of the propaganda movement. Even Dr. Jose Rizal admired
his works.

Junquera Street

General Inocencio Junquera was a civil and political governor of Cebu City from 1893-
1895. He was given honor by the Cebu City government by naming Junquera St. after
him. Junquera’s governorship was marked by protests from the Spanish friars who
saw him as a liberal because he supported separation of church and state. Because
of his pro-people and non-authoritarian, liberal-minded ruling of the people and the
city, Junquera was the only governor general loved by the Cebuano people.

Among his outstanding works was establishing and building the most important
theater of Cebu in the late 19th and early 20th centuries which was Teatro Junquera
—leaving with him a legacy to Cebuano culture.

General Maxilom Avenue

Born in Tuburan, Cebu to Roberto Maxilom and Gregoria Molero, General Arcadio
Maxilom was a Filipino teacher and hero of the Philippine Revolution. Maxilom
worked as a teacher in a local school before joining the Katipunan which was led by
Leon Kilat.

Maxilom continued the revolution in Cebu after Leon Kilat’s betrayal and
assassination and under his command, the Katipunan was able to regroup in the
central highlands which Spanish forces found impenetrable. While in the hands of
Spanish authorities, Maxilom managed to give Cebuanos a new found liberty, but
this was short-lived with Spain having already forced to sell the fate of their former
subjects to the United States for twenty million dollars.

He stubbornly refused to surrender to the American forces even as his fellow

revolutionaries were starting to collaborate with new colonial power. Maxilom nally
surrendered on Oct. 27, 1901.

Maxilom died in his hometown of Tuburan, after a long bout with paralysis on Aug.
10, 1924. Mango Avenue was then renamed General Maxilom Avenue in honor of
the great revolutionary general.

Plaridel Street

Named after the Filipino writer, lawyer, journalist and freemason, Marcelo H. del
Pilar, this street was named after his well-known pen name, Plaridel.

Del Pilar became one of the heroes of the Philippine revolution as his writing
inspired the Filipinos to ght for freedom from the Spanish colonization. He was the
second and last editor of the newspaper La Solidaridad, which he and Garciano
Lopez-Jaena started to air out their grievances and desires for improving the
Philippine government. He also published Diariong Tagalog in 1882, which was lled
with observations and criticisms on how the Spanish government ran the
Philippines.

Unlike Jose Rizal who wrote his novels in Spanish, Del Pilar wrote his propaganda
pamphlets in simple Tagalog. His writing was eloquent, undeviating and forceful and
was readily understood by the Filipinos, whom he inspired with his thought-
provoking words.

Legaspi Street

This downtown street was named after Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, a Spanish navigator
and governor who established Spain’s dominion over the Philippines well until the
Spanish-American War in 1898.

Even when Ferdinand Magellan discovered the Philippine archipelago in 1521, there
were no established European settlements then. Legazpi was sent to claim the
Philippines, arriving in Cebu in 1565 and founded the rst Spanish settlement in the
site currently in the modern Cebu City.

Legazpi became the rst governor of the Philippines. After conquering Cebu, he sent
an expedition to the island of Luzon in 1570. There was a resistance from local
Muslims in Luzon, but Legazpi fought through, and in 1571, he established the city of
Manila.

Legazpi’s most notable legacy was his initiatives to lay out the foundations the
conversions of the Filipinos to Christianity along with his chaplain, Andres de
Urdaneta.

D. Jakosalem Street
One of the longest streets in Cebu City was named after Gov. Dionisio Abella
Jakosalem, who was elected in 1907. The Jakosalem administration’s legacy was the
construction of roads that linked the northern and southern towns of Cebu. After his
term ended in 1912, months later he was appointed as the provincial scal of Cebu.

He was the rst Filipino to be appointed in the cabinet during the American
occupation and was designated as the secretary of commerce and communication.
He held his position from Jan. 18, 1917 to Oct. 3, 1922.

As cabinet secretary, Jakosalem was able to avert a rice shortage crisis caused by
World War I. He advocated the adoption of de nite national water policy and a
general road construction program. He also created an insurance fund for the
bene t of employees and laborers in times of illness, accidents and old age.

After retiring from his public service, Jakosalem practiced law in Cebu and also joined
the faculty of Visayan Institute, now University of Cebu, where he later became dean
of the college of law. Jakosalem later became an administrator for the Hospicio de
San Jose de Barili.

Though he lived a full life, Jakosalem died at the young age of 53 from blood
poisoning caused by pyorrhea in July 1, 1931.

Colon Street

This historical street in downtown Cebu City is known to be the oldest and shortest
national road in the Philippines. The street was named after an Italian explorer,
navigator and colonizer — Cristóbal Colón or better-known as Christopher
Columbus.

Christopher Columbus was the explorer who was credited for discovering America
and although there were already people inhabiting America at that time, it was
Columbus’ voyage that started the exploration and colonization of the Americas.

The original plan of the town’s design traces its origin to the plan made by Miguel
Lopez de Legazpi, the Spanish conquistador who arrived in the Philippines to
establish a colony in 1565.

Colon Street was once the heart of shopping and business activity in the province
where fashionable shops, o ces and movie houses were situated. Although now a
bit run-down and crowded, Colon is still the best place to nd anything — from
apparel to household needs.

Magallanes Street

As the site of the famous tourist spot, the Magellan’s cross, Magallanes Street was
named after Ferdinand Magellan (Magallaness is his Spanish name). The present
Magallanes Street marks the spot where Rajah Humabon and Queen Juana, as well
as their followers, were baptized by Father Pedro Valderama, making them the rst
Filipino Christians.

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organized the Spanish

expedition to the East Indies. This resulted to the rst circumnavigation of the earth.
But Magellan never completed the circuit since he died during the Battle of Mactan
 against the mighty Datu Lapu-Lapu. The circumnavigation was completed by Juan
Sebastian Elcano, who took over Magellan’s eet after his death.

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