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.
Hi! 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...
How naive for President Aquino to ask the Tausugs in Sabah to 'go home' and give up/surrender. For centuries the Tausugs were locked in war with the Spain and never, never surrendered; in the 19th century they fought against the American imperialists...
PALE HORSE, PALE RIDER by Antonio Enriquez Apocalypse, disaster, and imagination – our subject now -- is nothing new for us in my hometown Zamboanga. We’ve even improve on that: apocalypse not just along the level of supernatural dooms day, on divine...
Copyright © 2006 by Antonio Enriquez Jesuits Return to Fort Pilar: 1666---No Way! Cornerstone of the fortaleza was placed on June 23, 1635, in New Samboangan (ancient name Naawan, and present day Zamboanga); it was called La Fuerza Real de San Jose; the...
Antonio Enriquez Time Magazine Zamboanga Zamboanga lies on the southernmost tip of Zamboaga del Sur. It is one of two provinces occupying the Mindanao Peninsula which is shaped like a clenched fist with an extended forefinger pointing toward the Sulu...
For sam 3 decayds now ay hav bin doing reserch on Zamboanga's history, & from it hav published 1 novel, "Samboangan: the Cult of War," UP Press, Dilliman, Quezon City (ay 4 gat da yer). Presently, ay am working on anoder historical novel, "Betrayal" (working...
UP Press 2006 Extracts Samboangan: the Cult of War by Antonio Enriquez Chapter 3 Two days later, Governor Sebastian Torres and his fleet sailed back to the port of New Samboangan Community from Punta Pana. A very huge welcome and celebration awaited them....
Historical 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...
PALE HORSE, PALE RIDER by Antonio Enriquez Apocalypse, disaster, and imagination – our subject now -- is nothing new for us in my hometown Zamboanga. We’ve even improve on that: apocalypse not just along the level of supernatural dooms day, on divine...
Note 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...
Copyright © 2006 by Antonio Enriquez. Jambangan: the “Garden of Flowers” never was! To one compoblano and media practitioner, I said, “Zamboanga, as a ‘garden of flowers’ never existed.” The one said, “Verdad?” In Chabacano I said, “Deberas!” He said,...
University of Queensland Press, Australia Extracts SURVEYORS OF THE LIGUASAN MARSH By Antonio Enriquez Chapter 1 The two of them—Alberto Gonzales and his cousin Francisco—were on top of the papaya tree by the house in Zamboanga. They were then still boys....
Historical novel No. of words: 49,015 Extracts The Survivors by Antonio Enriquez Chapter 1 Before dawn that day, hundreds, maybe thousands, of civilians had gathered on the mountain tabletop, fronting the valleys below. They were farmers, carpenters,...
Ay now rimember exakli who & wer it was sed Zamboanga's rebel lider General Alvarez had raised da Sultan's flag over Fort Pillar after his victori against da last of da Spanish governor general in da Philippines, Don Diego delos Rios. Ay iven hav da date...
A writer-friend asked, What ... how did it happen? I guess my good friend, without malice in his heart, must have thought I must be pretty dumb (initially used the word 'stupid' --- but I eased off, since so many already have flung the unsavory word my...
Dates: 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...
Am afraid I can't recollect it correctly/perfectly, but let me just paraphrase it, for it will serve what is intended: it goes something like this/the expression--Give what is God's to God. and to Ceasar what is Ceasar's. Instead of telling the Tausugs/Sultan's...
Note 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...
‘Discovered' Was it last week ay sed ay wud luk 4 its source, wer da Lady sed Zamboanga General Alvarez raised the banner of the Jolo sultan at Fort Pillar? During a conferens on’ Muslim Autonomy,’ Xavier University, Cagayan de Oro City ,March 11-13,...
The Black Hole of Zamboanga History By Antonio Enriquez My hometown Zamboanga is no longer the “city of flowers”; it is now the city of bombs, kidnappings, terrorism; it is no longer “un rinconcito de España” — a little nook or corner of Spain; rather...
A writer-friend asked, What ... how did it happen? I guess my good friend, without malice in his heart, must have thought I must be pretty dumb (initially used the word 'stupid' --- but I eased off, since so many already have flung the unsavory word my...
More 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...
A. R. Enriquez Welcome Bio: A (Antonio). R (delos Reyes). Enriquez RIGHT AFTER finishing secondary school in Zamboanga City, 1953, and save for a few terms in college, Antonio Enriquez spent his time shuttling from one casual or odd job to another. In...
Now we know who da coolpreets ar in da disaster & calamiti of Tyfoon Sendong & da flash flad in Cagayan de Oro & Iligan cities: dey ar da ligal laguers in da ARMM area in Cotabato. So, may ay sugest we du wid dem wat wie did da perents & children & relativs...
Compoblanos: Como na otro semana fiesta ya diaton fiesta, Oct. 12, baka interesao vos. le coneste excerpt del di mio nuevo historical novel, ‘The Siege of Fort Pillar,’ que ya supporta el NBDB trust fund, 2012. (Trans. Since our fiesta is just a week...
