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He is thought to have first come into contact with the printing world around 1608 or 1609, learning from the work of other Christian Chinese printers such as Juan de Vera, Pedro de Vera and Luis Beltran, who had already printed several books for Spanish missionaries. Pinpin started working as an apprentice at the printing press in Abucay in 1609.
Received the first Castilian voyage to Ternate; was baptised as a Christian king in 1521 as Carlos, while his wife was baptised as Juana, the same names as the King and the Queen of the Spains and the Indies; received a letter from Hernan Cortes, Marquess of Oaxaca, in the name of the Kingdom of the Spains and the Indies in 1527 regarding the ...
Cited in César Adib Majul's 1973 book "Muslims in the Philippines", [8] published by the UP Asian Center and in turn referenced widely in semitechnical and popular texts. The veracity of "quasi-historical" (meaning not physically original) [9] genealogical documents remains subject to scholarly peer review. [10] [11] Rajah Ahmad
Michael Charleston "Xiao" Briones Chua [1] (Chinese: 曾華紹; pinyin: Zēng Huáshào) is a Filipino historian, [2] academic, and television personality.. He is best known for his academic works on Philippine history and his numerous appearances as a commentator on historical topics on Philippine television, [3] [4] including a regular appearance on a news segment called "Xiao Time" [5] on ...
The first ten years of the century witnessed the first verse and prose efforts of Filipinos in student publications such as The Filipino Students’ Magazine first issue, 1905, a short-lived quarterly published in Berkeley, California, by Filipino pensionados (or government scholars); the U.P. College Folio (first issue, 1910); The Coconut of ...
Fiesta, is a book of essays, featuring folk festivals such as Ermita's Bota Flores, Aklan's Ati-atihan, and Naga's Peñafrancia. The book Something to Crow About was adapted into a stage musical, which is considered the first Filipino zarzuela in English. The modern zarzuela tells the story of a poor cockfighter named Kiko who, to his wife's ...
Marcelo H. del Pilar's baptismal register (Book No. 15, Folio 355) A replica of Marcelo H. del Pilar's ancestral house and birthplace in Bulacán, Bulacan. [a] [12]Marcelo H. del Pilar was born at his family's ancestral home in sitio Cupang, barrio San Nicolás, Bulacán, Bulacan, on August 30, 1850.
Anvil Publishing, Inc., is the publishing arm of National Book Store.It publishes print books, e-books, and audiobooks. Anvil is a nationwide book dealer to network servicing dealers in the Philippines which includes National Book Store (Anvil's parent company), Goodwill Book Store, Rex Book Store, and Solidaridad.