Nueva Cáceres

Nueva Cáceres
Nueva Cáceres
City ; (1575–1901) ; Municipality ; (1901–1919)
1575–1919
	Entrance of Don Narciso Claveria in the city of Nueva Cáceres when he deigned to visit the province of Camarines Sur on February 16, 1845.
	; Location in Ambos Camarines.
Historical era	Spanish colonial period ; American colonial period
• Established	1575
• Disestablished	1919
Contained within
• Country	Spanish Empire (1575–1901) ; ∟ Spanish East Indies ; United States (1901–1919) ; ∟ Philippine Islands
• Province	Ambos Camarines; (1854–1857,; 1893–1919); Camarines Sur; (1829–1854,; 1857–1893)
	Succeeded by
Naga

Nueva Cáceres, officially the City of Nueva Cáceres (

Archdiocese of Manila

.

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

Camaligan

were annexed to the city.

On September 18, 1898, corporals Elias Angeles and Felix Plazo of the Guardia Civil planned a revolt 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

Insular Government, most of Nueva Cáceres became part of the municipality of Naga

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

References

^ Towns and Cities: Camarines Sur

External links

Catolic Encyclopedia: Nueva Caceres
September Peñafrancia Festivities in the Ciudad de Nueva Caceres
History of the Philippine Islands, recalling the establishment of the city.
History of Camarines Sur: Department of Tourism, Philippines
National Historical Institute Side of Juan Luna, Tomas Arejola, Recollection of confrontation of Hermano Pule and Bishop of Nueva Caceres

Further readings: (Filipiniana.net)

Nueva Caceres

Report on the fall of the Spanish forces in Nueva Caceres and Albay, 6 October 1898

[1] Towns and Cities: Camarines Sur

v t e Former Philippine provinces, sub-provinces, and cities
Provinces	Agusan Ambos Camarines Cotabato Davao Ilocos Kalinga-Apayao Lanao Lepanto-Bontoc Manila Maguindanao Mindoro Misamis Moro Province Morong Negros Negros del Norte Samar Shariff Kabunsuan Surigao Zamboanga
Sub-provinces^*	Abra (1905–1917)¹ Amburayan (1902–1920)² Apayao (1907–1995)¹ Aurora (1951–1979)¹ Batanes (1907–1909)¹ Benguet (1908–1966)¹ Biliran (1959–1992)¹ Bontoc (1902–1966)³ Bukidnon (1907–1914)¹ Butuan (1907–1914)⁴ Camiguin (1956–1966)¹ Catanduanes (1905–1945)¹ Guimaras (1966–1992)¹ Ifugao (1908–1966)¹ Kalinga (1907–1995)¹ Lepanto (1902–1920)² Marinduque (1907–1920)¹ Masbate (1906–1920)¹ Quirino (1966–1971)¹ Romblon (1907–1917)¹ Siquijor (1907–1971)¹
Cities	Basilan⁵ Jaro Greater Manila Legazpi⁶ Nueva Cáceres Nueva Segovia
^* All sub-provinces were temporarily abolished during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945). ¹ Converted to full-fledged province. ² Dissolved and divided between neighboring (sub-)provinces. ³ Became the only sub-province left comprising Mountain Province in 1966, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁴ Became the only sub-province left comprising Agusan in 1914, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁵ Delimited to the downtown area of present-day Isabela City in 1973; dissolved in 1975. ⁶ Legazpi City from 1948 to 1954 consisted of the present-day territories of Daraga ; this city was dissolved in 1954 into its two former constituent municipalities. Legazpi became a city on its own in 1959.