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Misamis Oriental used to be a part of Cebu. In 1818, it became
a "conregimento" comprised of 4 "partidos" or
divisions; namely, Partido de MIsamis, Partido de Dapitan, Partido
de Cagayan and Partido de Catarman.
During the latter part of the 19th century, Misamis was one of
the 6 districts of Mindanao, and later, one of the seven districts
in Mindanao and Sulu at the close of the Spanish era with Cagayan
de Misamis, now Cagayan de Oro, as its capital. When it was still
a part of the district of Cebu, there were 12 Spaniards and 9 Filipinos
who successively served as "governadore" with Mayor Carabello
as the first governor in 1874.
Legislative Act. No. 3537, approved in November 2, 1929, divided
the province of Misamis into two provinces due to the lack of geographical
contiguity: Misamis Oriental and Misamis Occidental. However, it
was not until 10 years later that the division was implemented by
an amendment, Act. No. 3777, adopted on November 28,1939. When Misamis
Oriental became a separate province, Don Gregorio Pelaez was its
first Governor. Since then, there were 14 past governors who were
elected and appointed by operation of law.
The earliest known settlers of the territory were the Negritoes.
Centuries later, Malay colonists with Mongoloid features, fought
the natives for the control of the rich Cagayan River coastal plains.
The struggle for possession has finally won the native Visayans
over the Bukidnons. In the 1500´s most of the Mindanao area
had fallen under the Muslim and the inhabitants were converted into
Islam. As part of Mindanao, the people of the territory were obliged
to pay tribute to the Muslim rule
MALASAG NATURE TRAIL and ECO / TOURISM VILLAGE
Glema Stoneware
Located at Barangay Bulua; handcrafted home and office decors,
household wares and giftables are available.
Palalan Waterfall
Situated some 7.0 kilometers from sitio Palalan, brgy. of Tablon.
It is surrounded by boulders and stones dubbed by the city as Oro
stone similar in characteristics with the Mangima Stone. It has
3 steps of falls at approximately 50 meters apart with the upper
portion, ( the source ) , as the biggest of the three.
Migtugsok Falls
Monigue Cave
Located at Barangay Mambuaya this city; the cave entrance is flowing
water from underground stream. The cave has a small opening that
seems too narrow to be passable, it has a six (6) inches airspace
between ceiling and water that you have to submerge yourselves one
by one, equipped with a helmet and a waterproof cap lamp. The cave
contains a beautiful sparkling formations which is called the CALCIUM
CARBONATE (CaCO3) or CALCITES. These stalactites and stalagmites,
white and brown, are sign of oxidized materials that take 50-60
years to form an inch. The cave is definitely spellbinding. There
were formations of flowstones, gurpool-resembling rice terraces,
transparent crystals and picturesque speleothems, such as cathedral
drapes and icons. Everything was simply beautiful and awesome.
Huluga Cave
On the south end of the city, about eight kilometers south is
Huluga Cave. Composed of two main caverns, it is situated on the
eastern side of Cagayan River, along the brow of a vertical limestone
cliff. The skeletal fragment from these caves were found to belong
to a child and a woman who inhabited Cagayan 1,600 years B.C. This
was based on the acid racemization done by Scripps Institute in
La Jolla, California.
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