Historian Jobers Reyes Bersales challenges the widely accepted claim that Colon Street in Cebu City is the oldest in the Philippines. He presents evidence suggesting that Magallanes Street holds the true distinction, citing historical documents, maps, and city planning patterns. Bersales argues that the myth surrounding Colon Street likely originated from postcards sold in the early 20th century and perpetuated by international travel agencies and local businesses.
CEBU CITY — For more than a century, Colon Street in this city has been considered as the oldest street in the Philippines, a claim reinforced by official markers and written in school textbooks and postcards.However, Cebu-based historian Jobers Reyes Bersales said this widely accepted narrative is incorrect.
Bersales points out that when Miguel Lopez de Legazpi arrived in Cebu in 1565, he established a fort near the waterfront, marking the beginnings of a Spanish ciudad.The earliest known map of Cebu, dated 1699, places the Spanish settlement near the Estero de Parian, between what is now Manalili and Colon Streets.However, Colon itself was clearly outside the original city center.
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