The town was organized in 1835 and named Catmon, the name Catmon is claimed to be after of a tree. Bantayan sa Hari or Watch Tower at Catmon-Daan, Cebu is a structure built around the 1800's which served to protect the locality from marauders from the seas, Padre Miguel de Jesus, an Augustinian Recollect from Spain, first chose this place for his church site the sitio of Catmon (now Catmon-daan). There he also constructed a garrison, a guard-tower or watchtower “Bantayan Sa Hari” to protect the first Spanish settlement from the depredations of the moro pirates plying the coastal areas. the structure is presently located inside the Catmon -Daan Elementary school where kids normally play around. Below were some pictures we took with my friend as we rode our bike all the way to Catmon.
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