Nueva Cáceres, officially the City of Nueva Cáceres (), was a colonial Spanish city in the

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. Established by Captain Pedro de Sanchez in 1575, the city was named in honor of

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Francisco de Sande Francisco de Sande Picón (1540 – September 12, 1602) was the third Spanish governor and captain-general of the Philippines from August 25, 1575 to April 1580. He established the Royal City of Nueva Cáceres, now known as Naga City. Early c ...

who was a native of

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. In 1595, a

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coming from the

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created the See of Cáceres under the

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. Nueva Cáceres was considered the center of economy and industry in the

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, and the city was made capital of the province of

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. When the province was dissolved in 1829 and 1857, the city then became the capital of

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. From 1902 until 1908, some villages of

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and

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were annexed to the city. On September 18, 1898, corporals Elias Angeles and Felix Plazo of the Guardia Civil planned a

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to overthrow the Spanish colonial government and establish a republic. Their rebellion was successful, but it was short-lived. When the Americans arrived in Nueva Cáceres, they encountered no resistance and replaced the republican government with their own. In 1919, under the

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, most of Nueva Cáceres became part of the municipality of

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, while several villages in the northwest were retroceded to their respective mother towns.

References

External links

Catolic Encyclopedia: Nueva Caceres
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History of the Philippine Islands
recalling the establishment of the city.
History of Camarines Sur: Department of Tourism, Philippines
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br>Side of Juan LunaTomas ArejolaRecollection of confrontation of Hermano Pule and Bishop of Nueva Caceres
* Further readings: ( Filipiniana.net)
Nueva CaceresReport on the fall of the Spanish forces in Nueva Caceres and Albay, 6 October 1898
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