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Aguinaldo creature of his own age
(The Chronicle Magazine, 1964-02-29)
Born into a family that was not distinguished either for intellectual attainments or for economic prominence, Aguinaldo tasted a little of Spanish education, taught for a while, and then took to commerce as a means of ...
My father
(Historical Bulletin, 1959-03-01)
THE PHILIPPINES FREE PRESS requests that I write something pertaining to the daily life of General Aguinaldo - his habits, customs, opinions on topics, his likes and dislikes, I gladly do so.
I shall begin with his daily ...
When Bonifacio wrote his poem - "Pagibig sa Tinubuang Bayan" (Love of Native Land)
(Agricultural and Industrial Life, 1962-11)
IN THE CAREFUL study of Tagalog literature, you will find a s one of its most beautiful gems, the poem entitled "Pagibig sa Tinabuang Bayan " (Love of Native Land"), written originally in Tagalog by the glorious Father of ...
The soul of the revolution
(Philippine Free Press, 1957-11-30)
If Apolinario Mabini, the Sublime Paralytic, was the brains of the revolution and Emilio Jacinto the heart of the Philippine libertarian struggle, then Andres Bonifacio, oftentimes known as the Great Plebeian, was undoubtedly ...
284 days with General Aguinaldo
(Philippine Free Press, 1964-02-22)
"THE general is dead!"
These words shocked the Veterans Memorial Hospital that early morning. While the news spread like wildfire, the past days came into focus nine and a half months in Ward 14 where I worked as a night ...
The last days of Apolinario Mabini
(Philippine Free Press, 1960-05-14)
THERE is an old nipa house on Calle Nagtahan, in the district of Sampaloc, Manila. It stands by the river, a the northern approach of the bridge leading to Pandacan.
This house is owned by the Philippine Historical ...
Mabini the statesman: A bridge to his people
(Sunday Times Magazine, 1964-07-19)
ON a worn-oat rattan chair sits a paralytic. The late afternoon sun falls on his face, revealing an unusually high forehead, rounded cheekbones, and eyes with a distinctively plaintive expression.
His collar-button is ...
Mabini's capture
(Philippine Free Press, 1961-08-12)
Many of us know that Apolinario Mabini was captured by the Americans, imprisoned in Manila and later exiled in Guam. But only a few know where and how he was captured.
Mabini did not relish the idea of surrender to a ...
Juan Luna: A biographical sketch
(The Philippine History, 1957)
In a banquet gathered in the English Restaurant, in metropolitan, in 1884, the Filipino community present were jubilant. For the first time this community, in a very festive mood, celebrated a big event. In that gathering ...
Mabini: A silhouette
(Weekly Graphic, 1964-07-22)
When General Arthur MacArthur deemed it " absolutely essential" to deport Mabini, and Governor William Howard Taft refused to allow the patriot to return to the country without first taking the oath of allegiance, they ...