21/10/2020
📌 HISTORY OF ALCOY, CEBU
Alcoy was once a part of Dalaguete. Its old name was Mambaje. It became a municipal corporate by a provincial decree on July 16, 1897. Roberto Medellin was appointed as its first capitan. The parish was established in 1890. Fathers Bartolome and P.L. Fernandez were responsible for the construction of the church and convent. Both priests also set about the excavation of three wells, to provide the town with potable water.
Juan Mosqueda who served from 1869 to 1872 was considered an outstanding capitan because he was responsible for setting local disputes among the people.
Padre Romanes was also another capitan whom the people loved because of his concern and courage. He suppressed the abuses of the friars during the Spanish times and because of him, forced labor was discontinued. On January 1, 1917, Mr. Sixto Niere was chosen as the first elected municipal president.
Its first parish priest, a Spaniard, noted the unusual resemblance of the town both in its provincial and pristine charm and its smallness to a place in Spain called Alcoy. He proposed that Mambaje be renamed after the province in southern Spain.
