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Daenna Eliza Borbon

BSN-3

The History of Davao

The beginnings of Davao as a distinct geopolitical entity started

during the last fty years of Spanish rule in the country. hile Spanish

sovereignty had been established along the northeastern coasts of

!indanao do"n to Bislig as early as #$%&' it "as not until the con(uest

of Davao )ulf area in #*+* that Spanish s"ay in these parts beca,e

de facto' and Davaos history began to be recorded.

n that year' Don /ose 0ruz de 1yanguren' a native of 2ergara'

)uipuzcoa' Spain' having received a special grant fro, Don Narciso

0laveria' )overnor- )eneral of the rchipelago' 4to con(uer and

subdue the entire gulf district' e5pel or pacify the !oros there' and

establish the 0hristian religion....6 arrived in Davao as head of a

colonizing e5pedition co,prising 7& ,en and "o,en. They found an

ally in Datu Daupan' chief of the Sa,al !andayas' "ho sa" in

1yangurens colonizing venture a chance to get even "ith Datu Bago'

!usli, chief of Davao )ulf' "ho had treated the !andayas as vassals.

1yangurens initial attac8 against Datu Bagos fortied settle,ent at

the ,outh of Davao 9iver proved futile. :is ships could not ,aneuver

in the narro" channel of the Davao 9iver bend ;"here Bolton Bridge is

no" located< and "as forced to retreat. :e erected at =iapi a palisade

for his defense and constructed a cause"ay across nipa s"a,ps to the

dry section of the ,eado"s ;no" at 0laveria Street >unction<' inorder

to bring his canons "ithin range to Datu Bagos settle,ent. n the

three ,onths that he devoted to constructing the cause"ay'



1yanguren had also to fend o? Datu Bagos harassing attac8s against

the "or8ers.

@inally' late in /une help ca,e fro, Aa,boanga. Don !anuel uesada'

Navy 0o,,anding )eneral' arrived "ith a co,pany of infantry and

>oined in the attac8 against Datu Bagos settle,ent. The out-gunned

defenders' despite their tenacious resistance' nally Ced in the cover

of night to di?erent !usli, co,,unities in the hope of carrying on the

ght so,e other day.1yanguren "as reported to have peaceful

possession of the Davao )ulf territory at the end of #*+' despite lac8

of support fro, the govern,ent in !anila and his principals in the

venture. :e ca,paigned hard a,ong the di?erent tribes --the!andayas' !anobos' etc. urging the, to live in settle,ents or

reducciones in order to reach the, for trade and co,,erce' but to no

avail. The !oros continued to threaten those "ho collaborated "ith the

Espaoles. Fittle head"ay "as ,ade in econo,ic develop,ent of the

gulf region.

By #*G%' due to intrigues by people in !anila dissatised "ith his

Davao venture' 1yanguren "as relieved of the co,,and of Davao by

)overnor )eneral Blanco' !ar(uis de Solana. By that ti,e' Nueva

2ergara had a population of G%$ residents and "hile relative peace

"ith the natives prevailed' population e5panded very slo"ly that even

in the census report of #*GG' the 0hristian inhabitants and

converts increased to only *#7 "hich included #37 e5e,pted fro,

paying tributes.

n #*$7' the original settle,ent by the side of Davao 9iver ;end of

present Bolton Street< "as relocated to its present site "ith the Saint

=eters church as the center edice on the intersection of San =edro

and 0laveria Streets. n the ,eanti,e' in response to the Davao"enos



cla,or' Nueva 2ergara "as rena,ed 4Davao6. The na,e is derived

fro, its Bagobo originsH the Tagaba"a "ho called the river 4Dabo6' the

)iangan or Diangan "ho called it 4Da"a"6' and the 1bo "ho called it

4Davah6' "ith a gentle vo"el ending' although later usage pronounce

it "ith a hard 4v6 as in 4b6. The pioneer 0hristian inhabitants of the

settle,ent understandably "ere the proponents behind the oIcial

adoption of the na,e 4Davao6 in #*$*.

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