Sogod, Southern Leyte
The name of the municipality originated from the Cebuano word, "sogod", meaning ""to start."" Founded as a Catholic mission station by the Society of Jesus in 1601, Sogod became a regular municipality on June 10, 1853.
Sogod, Southern Leyte
"Don" Antonio Prima succeeded Cavales as "gobernadorcillo" of Sogod during the 1855 elections. Under his administration were Eulogio Cavales as "teniente" 1, German Catajoy as "juez de sementeros", Vicente Canillo as "juez de policia y ganados", Martin Cajoles as "teniente" 2, and Francisco Catajoy and Domingo Calago as police officers. Prima and the rest of the council served the municipality until 1857.