Cadiz traces its beginning to
the establishment of a traditional settlement in a place
known as Cadiz Viejo, near the banks of Hitalon River.
Historical records showed that in 1861, the Spaniards came
and named the settlement Cadiz because of its northernly
location which reminded them of the seaport by the same name
in Spain.
Cadiz became a municipality
independent from Saravia (present E.B Magalona) in 1878. Its
first appointed gobernadorcillo was Antonio Cabahug,
married to Capitana Franscisca Cito.
The outbreak of the
Spanish-American War saw Cadiz taking part in the
insurrection. Her sons and daughters headed by Francisco
Abelarde, took up arms against their Spanish masters. During
the short-lived government of the cantonal state of the
Federal Republica de Negros, Jose Lopez Vito was elected
president.
At the onset of American rule,
Cadiz was on its way to prosperity with the operation of two
lumber companies in the area. The war years brought a stop
to all these economic activities and much suffering to the
people of Cadiz. The resistance movement put up the civil
government in the mountains to deal with civilian affairs.
In the first post-war election of 1952, Joaquin Ledesma was
elected mayor.
On July, 1967, Cadiz was
inaugurated as a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 4894
which was passed by Congress on June 17, 1967. The Act was
authored by the late Congressman Armando Gustilo. Cadiz City
is bounded in the north by the Visayan Sea, in the south by
the cities of Silay and Victorias, in the east by the city
of Sagay and in the west by the municipality of Manapla.
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