Vicente Garces
Vicente Hermosa Garces, also known as Vicente Garces and Nyor Inting, was a Filipino Visayan politician, writer, and poet. His famous written works in Cebuano were published in Visayan newspaper, "Bag-ong Kusog". He also served as mayor in the then municipality of Talisay, Cebu, Philippines from 1925 to 1937. Early life and education. Vicente H. Garces was to parents Agapito Garces and Teodora Hermosa born on December 18, 1887. The family used to reside in the district of Parian, Cebu City. He attended school at the Colegio de San Carlos, and then proceeded to take a law  degree at the Lyceum de Manila. At age 18, he married Resureccion Bangoy who was fondly called Lola Eccion and bore 13 children namely Alfreda, Agapito, Asteria, Clarita, Jesusa, Jose, Mariano, Pilar, Resureccion, Sincletica, Teodora, Vicente, and Virginio. Upon his marriage, he settled in Talisay, Cebu with his wife and children. The Garces Ancestral house is still extant on Jose Rizal Street in Talisay. The house was built in 1955 and was one of the tallest structures in the Poblacion. Literary career. Garces wrote for the Vicente Rama-owned Visayan newspaper, "Bag-ong Kusog", using the pseudonyms "Garvi" and "Kampisaw ," after the name of a bird. His earliest published works included "Kaniya Gibuhat ang Iyang Nabuhat (To Whom it was Done What's Done)", "Mahinuklogogng Paglubong ni Alicia (The Sorrowful Burial of Alice)", and "May Katarongan kang Imo Akong Hikalimtan (You Have Reason To Forget Me)". He was regarded as one of the pioneers in Cebuano short story genre and his story, "Mahinuklogogng Paglubong ni Alicia (The Sorrowful Burial of Alice)", is considered part of the regional literary canon. He organized "Dilang Bisaya" (DILBIS), a literary group established 1963, and became its first president. Political career. Garces was the local  leader in Talisay of the political party, "Partido Democrata." The party included Vicente Rama and Vicente Sotto, both of whom were his colleagues in journalism. In 1925, he ran in the election and won as mayor in the then municipality of Talisay. He served from 1925 to 1931. On September 5, 1971, he died at the age of 83.