Complete the sentence about General Santos with the correct year: In ______, by the end of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, two brothers hailing from Barcelona, Spain, Jose and Alberto Olarte, settled in Makar, now known as Brgy.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1898
General Santos is a highly urbanized city in the Soccsksargen region, once called Dadiangas. In 1898, as Spanish colonial rule was ending, the brothers Jose and Alberto Olarte from Barcelona settled in Makar, now Brgy. Labangal. The options 1901 and 1928 fall in the American period, after Spanish rule had ended.
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