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WorksheetsCebu History
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The oldest city of Phillipines
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The second largest metropolitan area of the Philippines
Davao City
Cebu City
Metro Manila
The name Cebu came from the word "sibu or sibo" which is a shortened form of
sinibuayng hingpit
sinibuayng higpit
sibuayng hingpit
sibuayng higpit
Sugbo or Sugbu, in turn was derived from the Old Cebuano term for
Scorched Earth
Great Earth
The Portuguese explorer who landed in Cebu on April 7, 1521
Ferdinand Magellan
Lapu-lapu
Rajah Humabon
The last ruler of Sugbo, prior to Spanish colonization
Rajah Humabon
Rajah Sulayman
Rajah Tupas
The Pope of who created the diocese of Cebu as a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Manila on August 1595.
Pope Clement VIII
Pope Francis
Pope Luis Antonio
This refers to Sri Lumay's scorched earth tactics against Muslim Pirates
Kang Sri Lumaying Sugbo
Pulua Kang Dayang
Who is the native chieftain of Mactan that killed Ferdinand Magellan during the "Battle of Mactan"?
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Who is the grandson of Rajah Lumay and is also the one who poisoned the members of Magellan due to fear of foreign occupation
Rajah Sulayman
Rajah Humabon
Established in 1565, it's considered the oldest Roman Catholic Church in the country, and it houses the image of the Holy Child, which was believed to have been brought by the Spaniards in 1521.
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When Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his Spanish troops set foot in Cebu in 1521, he planted a Christian cross to symbolize the propagation of the Catholic faith in the land. The site for this historic event became one of the province's most popular landmarks, and up until this day, it bears the remains of the true cross which Magellan brought to the country.
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It's home to the first street in the Philippines—Located in Cebu City's downtown area, it was established in 1565 by Spanish troops under the command of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.
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