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pre-1521 - thriving settlement ruled by Chief Solibao
1521 - the Philippines was 'discovered' by Magellan beginning the era of Spanish rule, which lasted 300 years
1538 - the Spaniards set foot in Surigao through Francisco de Castro, a Portuguese-born Spaniard explorer
1655 - founding of the city by Spanish colonizers
1750s - Surigao became the center of Spanish political and religious influence in the region but constantly suffered from raids by Moro pirates
1752 - Moros raided Surigao and either killed or taken as slaves up to 2000 inhabitants
1901 - American colonizers established a civil government following the withdrawal of the Spaniards
1942 - WWII, the Japanese Imperial Army occupied Surigao
1945 - the US forces drove the Japanese out of Surigao, and begins the post-war reconstruction of the country
1946 - the Philippines gains independence from the Americans
1964 - Supertyphoon Ining (internationally code-named Louise) with winds up to 240 kilometers per hour devastated Surigao
1969 - Marinduque Mining Industrial Corporation started nickel exploration in Nonoc Island ushering a new era of mining in the city

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