The City of Talisay used to be an Agustinian estate in 1648 but
only became a municipality in 1849 with Silverio Fernandez as
its first gobernadorcillo and Pedro Labuca as capitan. Some
accounts trace the origin of its name from Magtalisay trees
abounding in areas while others claim origin of the name from a
town in Spain. In both the American and Japanese occupations,
Talisay served as haven of colonial forces. During World War II,
the city served as the center of guerilla intelligence
operations for the Philippine residence movement in Cebu. The
returning American forces made their historic landing in the
beach of Talisay on March 26, 1945 - an event that marked the
eventual surrender of the Japanese forces in Cebu. The event is
now annually commemorated by the provincial government of Cebu.
On December 30 2000, Talisay became a component city by virtue
of Republic Act 8979. To promote and sustain environmental
balance, economic stability and social equity for the welfare of
its empowered citizenry An envir