Vicente R. Syquia

Vicente R. Syquia is Chinese immigrant Sy Kia who settled in Vigan, Ilocos Sur in the early 1800s.

SY CIP. According to the oral history of the Sy-Quia family, the first Sy Quia [ Vicente Ruperto Romero Sy Quia + 09 January 1894 ] arrived from Amoy, China with his cousin, Sy Cip. Sy Quia did business between Manila and Vigan, Ilocos Sur; he married Petronila Encarnacion of Vigan in 1853. His cousin Sy Cip chose to settle in Cagayan. Sy Cip’s descendants found their way southwards to Binondo, Manila where they became successful traders.

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