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

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. Established by Captain Pedro de Sanchez in 1575,Towns and Cities: Camarines Sur
/ref> the city was named in honor of

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Francisco de Sande who was a native of

Cáceres, Spain Cáceres ( , ) is a city of Spain located in the autonomous community of Extremadura. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Cáceres. Cáceres lies at the feet of the Sierra de la Mosca, a modest hill range. It i ...

. In 1595, a papal bull 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 Camarines. 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. 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

* ttp://www.wattpad.com/11022?p=2 History of the Philippine Islands recalling the establishment of the city.
History of Camarines Sur: Department of Tourism, Philippines
* National Historical Institutebr>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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