Don Julio Llorente Street, Cebu City

It is the street formerly known as "Adelfa Street" within the Cebu Heights Subdivision or what is now known as Capitol Site, Cebu City.

The honoree, Don Julio, was born on May 26, 1863, son of Don Ceferino Llorente a rich merchant from Cebu who owned vessels and sugar estates, and Martina Aballe of Argao, Cebu.

He went to Ateneo de Manila and in 1881 earned his Doctor of Laws at the Universidad Central de Madrid in Spain.

He was Presiding Magistrate of the Real Audiencia for the Visayas during the last few years of the Spanish Occupation. When the Spaniards left the country, he was chosen as Provincial President of Cebu on Apr. 16, 1899, in a convention representing 40 towns out of 58 towns in Cebu. He was later appointed by the Americans as Governor of Cebu on Apr. 18, 1899. It was short-lived when the Cebuano patriots led by Gen. Arcadio Maxilom refused to recognize American rule over the country. He was replaced by Lt. Col. Thomas Harner who was appointed as Military Governor of Cebu.

Don Julio was appointed Governor of Cebu by William Howard Taft when Cebuano patriots lost the war against the Americans. In the Taft Commission, Don Julio was appointed on Apr. 18, 1901. In an election held on Feb. 3 to 5, 1902, Don Julio lost to Gen. Juan Climaco.

After losing in the election, Don Julio was appointed Governor of Samar (there is a town in Eastern Samar named after him). The following year (1903) he was appointed Judge of the Court of First Instance in Leyte and Samar under the 12th District. He was then transferred as Judge under the 4th District with jurisdiction consisting of Pampanga, Tarlac and Nueva Ecija. He served as judge for the next ten years.

He was one of the Cebuanos who personally worked with Dr. Jose Rizal and Marcelo H. del Pilar for the unification of various Filipino groups.

City Ordinance No. 635 titled "An Ordinance renaming certain streets within the Cebu Heights Subdivision, City of Cebu, to the names of some exemplary sons of Cebu" gave honor to Don Julio. One of the streets renamed and named is Adelfa Street to Don Julio Llorente Street. 

This was enacted on Sept. 10, 1968 on motion of Councilor Bienvenido B. Tudtud, approved by Mayor Eulogio E. Borres on Sept. 20, 1968.