Cadiz traces its beginnings 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 northern location which reminded them of the seaport by the same name in Spain.
Cadiz became a municipal independent from Saravia (now E.B. Magalona) in 1878. Its first appointed governadorcillo was Antonio Cabahug, married to Capitana Francisco Cito.
The outbreak of Spanish-American War saw Cadiz taking part in the insurrection. Its people, headed by Francisco Abelarde, took up arms against their Spanish masters.
During the short-lived cantonal government of the Federal Republic of 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 brought much suffering to the people of Cadiz.
The resistance government put up the civil government in the mountains to deal with civilian affairs. In the first postwar election of 1952, Joaquin Ledesma was elected mayor.
On July 4, 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 C. Gustilo.
Cadiz is now a progressive City owing to its productive agricultural lands and busy fish port. It is known for its marine products, dried fish and shrimp paste locally called “ginamos”.
And as it opens its doors to tourists/ visitors and investors, it offers the following attraction - a rich marine resource, an excellent supply of potable water from Busak-Busak spring, access to geothermal energy resources translating to dependable power supply, a good network of roads and bridges, state-of-the-art communication facilities, cable TV, radio station, telephone, internet service, cellular phones, and five commercial banks.
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