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Carcar, officially the City of Carcar (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Carcar; Filipino: Lungsod ng Carcar), is a component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,453 people.
The settlement of Carcar in Cebu has been covered by a parish since 1599 which was run by the Augustinians. [1] The current Carcar Church was built in sometime in the 19th century. [a] This is around the time when Cebu experienced an economic boom and became a major producer of agricultural goods. [1]
The Mercado Mansion is a heritage house located in Carcar, Cebu, Philippines. It is a two-storey bahay-na-bato painted Mediterranean blue owned by the Mercado clan along Cebu South Road. [1] It was declared a Heritage House by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines in 2009.
Lieutenant-General Eulogio Pantaleón Villegas y Soldevillo (July 27, 1873 – April 8, 1898), better known by his nom-de-guerre León Kilat (literally 'Lightning Lion' in Cebuano), was a Filipino revolutionary leader in Cebu during the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire.
Cebu island satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016. Cebu Island is the 126th largest island in the world. Cebu Island itself is long and narrow, stretching 196 kilometers (122 mi) from north to south and 32 kilometers (20 mi) across at its widest point. [43] It has narrow coastlines, limestone plateaus, and coastal plains.
The history of the future Archdiocese of Cebu began with the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan in Cebu in 1521. [11] The church anchored in that year [12] by the native Cebuanos' profession of faith in Christ, [13] baptism, [14] the daily celebration of the Mass, [15] and the chaplain of the expedition, Pedro Valderrama being the legitimate pastor for their spiritual needs.
Church interior in 2023. The church was established as a visita of Carcar in 1690 by the Augustinians.The site became a parish dedicated to the Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza in 1830 with the initial church building made in wood.
Cebu, also called Sugbu, informally referred to as the Rajahnate of Cebu, was an Indianized mandala (polity) monarchy on the island of Cebu [3] in the Philippines prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. It is known in ancient Chinese records as the nation of Sokbu (束務) or Suwu . [4]