Gil R. Miranda
- Feb 22, 2016
HISTORY- Was Rizal's Execution Avenged?
In Philippine history, so little is said about Montjuic Castle, an old military fortress, with roots dating back from 1640, built on top...
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Gil R. Miranda
- Feb 2, 2016
HISTORY: What ever happened to Josephine Bracken?
So little is known about the woman Dr. Jose Rizal affectionately called “Mi dulce estranjera.” She was Rizal’s live-in partner while in...
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Presidential Museum & Library
- Jan 30, 2016
HISTORY: The Last Days of Jose P. Rizal
December 26, 1896 – A Spanish court martial found Jose Rizal guilty for sedition and sentenced him to death. December 28, 1896 – It was...
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Gil R. Miranda
- Jan 28, 2016
PLACES: Bagong Kalsada, Sucol, Masile
Bagong Kalsada was woodland. It used to be a part of Barangay Sucol that remained uninhabited during the most part of the American...
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Gil R. Miranda
- Jan 25, 2016
HISTORY: How the Mercados and the Alonzos became Calambeños
Before 1759, a property, which later would become the modern day Calamba, comprising 16, 424 hectares, then called hacienda de Calamba...
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Gil R.Miranda
- Jan 20, 2016
10 Interesting Facts About Calamba
1. The first settlers of Calamba before it became a hacienda town, resided in a small village at the shore of Laguna de Bay now called...
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Arnaldo Dumindin
- Jan 20, 2016
HISTORY: Capture of Calamba, July 26-30, 1899
On July 26, 1899, an expedition under Brig. Gen. Robert H. Hall, attacked Calamba, an important trading town on the south shore of Lake...
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Gil R. Miranda
- Jan 8, 2016
NOTABLES: Calamba's Wall of Fame
Five of the country’s national heroes are products of Calamba, Dr. Jose Rizal, his brother Paciano, Rizal, mother Teodora Alonzo, General...
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Gil R. Miranda
- Jan 7, 2016
URBAN LEGEND: Rizal was Hitler's Father; Jack the Ripper
An Urban Legend, sometimes called Contemporary Legend is a popular story. It is a form of modern folklore consisting of fictional...
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Gil R. Miranda
- Jan 6, 2016
HISTORY: The German invasion of Calamba
In Calamba, Dr. Jose P. Rizal was called by the locals Dr. Aleman. This is because he spent a significant part of his life in Germany,...
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