Medellin became a municipality by royal decree of Queen Isabel II of Spain on September 9, 1881.However, in view of its shallow shore water, traders and merchants found it difficult to transport their wares to and from Buenavista.A distance away south of Buenavista, there was a place called Tawagan which was an ideal site for trade and commerce.Large tracts of land were engage in cultivating Sugarcane hence the tagged as the "Sugar Bowl of Cebu".However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No.