| Surigao | |||||||||||||||
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| Province of the Philippines | |||||||||||||||
| 1901-1960 | |||||||||||||||
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Province_of_Surigao_in_the_Philippines.svg) Location of the historical province of Surigao. | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Surigao | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
• Established | 15 May 1901 | ||||||||||||||
• Some territories ceded to Moro Province | June 1 1903 | ||||||||||||||
• Politico-military comandancia of Butuan carved to form Agusan | August 20 1907 | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 19 June 1960 | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | · Surigao del Norte · Surigao del Sur · Dinagat Islands · Agusan del Norte · Agusan del Sur · Davao del Norte · Davao de Oro · Davao del Sur · Davao Occidental | ||||||||||||||
Surigao was a province of the Philippines.[1] Originally a Spanish-era district, became a chartered province on May 15, 1901 (Philippine Commission Act No. 127). The province was dissolved in 1960.
- ^ Almeda, Fernando A. (1993). Surigao Across the Years: Story of a Province. Philippine National Historical Society. ISBN 9789718851012.