I won't directly be talking here about the place I almost spend my whole life with. The reason why is that I feel the urge to narrate to you a brief history of our place and how it came to be.
As far as I can remember, I had an assignment in World History before about knowing how our place was named or how it did get it's name. Glad that my father is working in the LGU and that I can have all the access.
Based from the picture above, it's obvious that the place is Cordova right? But let me clear this to you. The Cordova that I am referring is not from Alabama or Alaska and though your guess is right, Spain is not the answer. The picture above is non other than the "welcome post" of the Municipality of Cordova and don't go too far coz' it's located here in the province of Cebu.
Cordova or formerly known as Day-as was once a barangay of Opon (now Lapu-Lapu City). But because of difficulties in fulfilling their religious duties and obligations (mostly because of road issues), Day-asanons (Cordobanhuns) decided to secede from it's mother town in 1963. With the help of Padre Simon Aguirre, a parish priest, the residents were able to formulate petitions for municipal conversion of the Barangay. It was only on the third petition that their request for a separate municipality was granted.
Because of the great influence and dedication of Padre Aguirre, the residents decided to change the name to Cordova a city of Spain where the said priest was born. In preserving the fact that Cordova was once a part of Lapu-Lapu City, they retained Day-as as a name of one of the barangays and that's the place where I almost spend my whole life.
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Sources:
Hon. Macario Tajanlangit -Brgy. Captain of Day-as
pictures from LGU gallery
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