Carlos María de la Torre y Nava Cerrada is considered the most beloved of the Spanish Governors-General ever assigned in the Philippines (1869–1871). He was the assigned Governor-General after the La Gloriosa revolution. ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Governor General of the Philippines A Carlist army officer‚ he was sent from Spain by Francisco Serrano after the ouster ofIsabel II as result of the La Gloriosa revolution. He was considered a liberal Spaniard who practiced
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HISTORY OF VIGAN Vigan is an island‚ which used to be detached from the mainland by three rivers - the great Abra River‚ the Mestizo River and the Govantes River. It is unique among the Philippine towns because it is the country’s most extensive and only surviving historic city that dates back to the 15th century Spanish colonial period. Vigan was an important coastal trading post in precolonial times. Long before the Spanish galleons‚ Chinese junks sailing from the South China Sea came to Isla
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BALAGTAS Gat Francisco Balagtas Monument Francisco Balagtas was born on April 2‚ 1788 in Barrio Panginay‚ Bigaa‚ Bulacan as the youngest of the four children of Juan Balagtas‚ a blacksmith‚ and Juana de la Cruz. He studied in a parochial school in Bigaa and later in Manila. During his childhood years. Francisco later worked as houseboy in Tondo‚ Manila. Balagtas learned to write poetry from José de la Cruz (Huseng Sisiw)‚ one of the most famous poets of Tondo‚ in return of chicks. It was
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Presently‚ the Aeta community are also known by names such as “Ayta”‚ “Agta”‚ “Atta”‚ “Ati” and “Ita”. All of which are based on their history‚ their location or their relationship with other people (David‚ 2011). According to Tevez (2004) they belong to one of Philippines’ major ethnographic groups‚ the Negrito group. The typical Aetas may be characterized are semi-nomadic. Their mobility is only subject to their village and the sites that they work at. They do not extend to the cities and the
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Which translates to‚ "You do not know what you have until it is gone." The Day It Happened is a story written by Rosario Morales‚ a Puerto Rican poet and activist‚ who was born in Puerto Rico but grew up in New York. This short story takes place in a barrio of N.Y. in an apratment building‚ which is narrated by one of the neighbors. Morales depicts an abusive Latino relationship during the 90 ’s where machismo‚ domestic violence and love coincide to give us a small viewing of how the lives of many Latino
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Yee Yee it’s my essay Check this An Island Like You‚ by Judith Ortiz Cofer is about a bunch of teens who live in the barrio of New Jersey. The short stories you read throughout the book will show you how they come of age and learn values and connect to their heritage. One theme that I like is be thankful for those who keep bad influence away. This theme is portrayed in the stories of bad influences and catch the moon. "Bad Influence" details a summer in the life of a young Puerto Rican girl
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talks to Miklo and tells him that in order to be one real chicano he needs to kill one of their enemies in which ethnicity is the same but are with one gang who they do not get along. Once killing one of their enemy he can be part of El Pico Aliso barrio. After the killing Miklo can also be joined to the‚ East LA gang known as “Vatos Locos”‚ as he is pressure to kill someone‚ Miklo is incarcerated and sent to a jail named San Quentin. There he makes a home for himself. There he is treated as an american
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By not exposing children to non-canonical literature‚ such as‚ “Foul Shots” and Bodega Dreams‚ teachers are depriving their students of enrichment that will constantly follow them throughout life. An enrichment of a diverse selection of literature will not only get students to enjoy reading again‚ but it could spark interests in reading more often and inspire them to become more open-minded. By taking a deeper look into "Foul Shouts‚" a short story written by Rogelio R. Gomez‚ one will examine
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In 1940‚ the American economy was beginning to stabilize from the previous decade of “Great Depression”‚ in which home foreclosures‚ unemployment‚ and hunger was rampant among families across the United States. The continuous Anti-Mexican sentiment was still a popular theme in the United States as noted by the exclusion from President’s Roosevelt’s “New Deal”‚ repatriation (arbitrary deportation)‚ and propagated segregation. Housing segregation of Mexican-Americans led to the formation of “Barrio’s”
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY CEBU CITY CAMPUS CORNER M.J. CUENCO & R. PALMA STREET‚ CEBU CITY‚ PHILIPPINES Tel. No.: (032) 412-1270 Telefax: (032) 256-1537 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION LEGEND OF ORMOC CITY MS.JOENORAMAE L. MATA DECEMBER 2012 THE LEGEND OF ORMOC CITY On July 16‚ 1595‚ Father Chirino and the other Jesuit missionaries arrived in Leyte. In May 1597‚ Fathers Alonso Rodriguez and Leonardo Scelsi founded the mission of Ormoc. This
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