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Mar 15, 2019 · From 1903 to 1914, the region was one of the districts of then known was Moro Province in Mindanao. But before 1914 ended, the American colonial agency replaced the name and called it Department of Mindanao and Sulu, which spanned the entire Mindanao island except Lanao. It lasted for six years.
Aug 19, 2017 · Since its establishment in 1848 as a Spanish pueblo, Davao City has been through three key colonial events: the conquest by Don Jose Oyanguren, a Spaniard, on June 28, 1848; the arrival of Gen. James Bates, an American, on December 14, 1899; and the landing of Gen. Masaharu Homma, a Japanese, on December 20, 1941.
- Antonio Figueroa
In the late 19th century, Davao City was established as a port city by the Spanish. The city quickly grew in importance as a trading hub and became a center of commerce and trade. In 1898, the Spanish ceded the city to the United States, and by the early 1900s it had become the largest city in the southern Philippines.
After fifty years of occupation, the Spaniards abandoned Davao in 1899, and the Americans took over. A few years after the American forces landed in 1900, private farm ownership grew and transportation and communication facilities were improved, thus paving the way for the region's economic growth.
Mar 15, 2018 · The American settlers immediately recognized Davao’s rich potential for agricultural investment. They succeeded in "befriending" the native inhabitants here and transformed the place into huge abaca and coconut plantations.
Davao continued to progress even in the arms of the next invaders, American and Japanese. Because of the increasing influence of the Japanese in the trade and economy of the region, town of Davao was converted into a city in march 16, 1936.
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