Honoring the Leaders of the Cebuano Revolt in 1898 (last of five parts)

The 14 core leaders of the KKK Cebu were mostly members of the principal families and educated, to continue:

11.) Francisco Llamas

F. Llamas street intersecting N. Bacalso Avenue and Tres de Abril is named after him. His complete name is Francisco Fernandez Llamas. He served as Secretario of the Ayuntamiento before the revolt. He was engaged in the metal business specifically the making of bolos. He was Teniente of San Nicolas. He had a house in Tisa (part of what was called then the Greater Labangon now divided into three barangays, Labangon, Punta Princesa and Tisa). A bachelor and young relative by the name of Rufo Gabrillo Llamas also joined the revolution.

A relative named Januario Gabrillo, around 60 years old in 1898, a resident of Basak who once served as its Teniente was arrested, tortured, and executed by the Spaniards and earned the title and should be properly honored/remembered as the first martyr of the Cebuano Revolt against Spain.

12.) Arsenio Cabreros

A street in Barangay Basak-San Nicolas ending at N. Bacalso Avenue is named after him. He was a resident of the street named in his honor and employed as Alguacil of the Tribunal of San Nicolas. He was wounded during the outbreak of the Battle of Tres de Abril and was given the rank of Colonel under the leadership of General Arcadio Maxilom.

13.) Justo Cabajar

No street is named after him. In the book of Manuel Enriquez dela Calzada, his surname is spelled as Cabajar however other books spell it Kabahar. He was a famous musician at the time and organist of the San Nicolas Church. His close associate in the revolution was Luis Abellar, a town mate. The Kabahars were one of the principal families of San Nicolas.

A street may not have been named after him, but his son Pio who later styled himself as Piux A. Kabahar is honored with a street in Barangay Guadalupe. Pio or Piux Kabahar who was born on October 11, 1892 became a writer and composer, and directed the first Cebuano movies "Bertoldo ug Balodoy" and "Rosas Pandan".

14.) Toribio Padilla

A street and barangay in Cebu City is named after him. His complete name is Toribio Lopez Padilla, he was parish priest of the Cebu Cathedral. His nickname was "Pari Biyo". He was the first cousin of Candido Padilla and the brother of the lady revolutionary, Paulina Padilla. It was in 1918 that the city council passed a resolution naming the street in his honor. May we continue to unearth their names so Cebu will always remember that it is the birthplace of heroes and home of great men and women.