See Deep South through folktales and literature, see the clash between Christians and Moros, see its history through tradition and myths, see Zambanga's mestizos as they fought against their Spanish colonizers, see how the Zamboanguenos sieze the strongest Spanish fort in the Visayas and Mindanao, see the new Imperialist U.S.A. trample the Zamboanga revolutionarios by starving the people, see the horror and terror of the dictator Marcos's martial law, & see ethnic cleansing in the evil regime.
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Upon arrival from Manila in sitio Cagang-Cagang, Samboangan, Mindanao, in 1635, the Spaniards set fire to all the surrounding sitios and barrios; the native Subanons, Lutaos, and maybe the Negritoes, if then still around (missing for the past decades...
Read moreExcerpt: Antonio Enriquez: The Betrayal, historical novel, 387 pp. NBDB 2012 grant research & title Weeks past of September, 1899, the people poignantly felt the gruesomeness of the blockade. A bad harvest in July because of torrential rains and the lack...
Read moreMore than Houses and Places Author Ed Canlas in his book, Camiguin Island in Mindanao and the Houses of My Life, takes us into houses and places and activities that most travelogue writers and journalists could not even come close to, and he tells of...
Read moreI just shared the second part of 'Notes on Zamboanga' --- como ya promete/as promised. In the meanwhile I read a very interesting piece (file) on the origin of Zamboanga's Chabacano, the one in Spanish language. Right away this thought came floating by:...
Read moreHi! I just downloaded 'Notes on Zamboanga: Part 1 of 3; as promised. Will download the next a couple of days from now. Found out I had to reformat them to fit into this blog. Hope this would help writers and poets (celebrate 'Zamboanga Hermosa!' and 'No...
Read moreDates: part 2 of 2 Jesuits to Mindanao-1595 to Death of Alvarez-1942 Organization of Filipino troops 1899, January – Gen. Montero armed two companies, the Deportados, headed by Melanio Calixto, and another group headed by Juan Ramos. Source: Annual Report...
Read moreHistorical Dates: Part 1 of 2 Jesuits to Mindanao-1595 to Death of Alvarez-1942 Jesuits to Mindanao 1596 – Cabildo of Manila assigned Jesuits to Mindanao. Source: Roots … Lim Confirmation of Jesuits’ assignment to Mindanao 1597 – Gov. Tello confirms assignment...
Read moreThought I'd start it with dates, the way we were taught in the elementary grades; just how history was learned then. Pues, am putting off 'notes of Zamboanga,' then put them after 'dates.' Will be done within the week. All in good time, amigos y amigas....
Read moreNote on 'Notes': Would like to share these simple notes I wrote down while engaged in research on Zamboanga for my Zamboanga historical novels, 'Samboangan: the Cult of War," and 'The Siege of Fort Pillar.' Took these notes decades ago when the idea came...
Read moreNote on 'Notes': Would like to share these simple notes I wrote down while engaged in research on Zamboanga for my Zamboanga historical novels, 'Samboangan: the Cult of War," and 'The Siege of Fort Pillar.' Took these notes decades ago when the idea came...
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