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Wealth of the Rich Filipino Race: Heritage of Cebu
By: Clee Villasor on: Apr 18,2008 In: Authors & Contributors, Blogging, Cebu Asia, Cebu Government, Cebu Photographer, Cultural Heritage, Curious in the City, General Information, Graphics, History, Interestingness, Landmarks & Tourist Spots, Off-Beaten Tracks, Photography, Streetwise, Travel TipsView/Download LARGE size (720 x 1008)
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The Heritage of Cebu is an original idea of the artist Eduardo Castrillo and Honorable Mayor Alvin B. Garcia. Concept - Design - Plan and Organization (1996); Construction - Fabrication of Artworks until Completion (July 1997 to December 2000.)
The inscription reads:
The pride, unity and cultural wealth of […]
Trekspotting In Cebu: The 1859 Balay Na Tisa (House of Tiles)
By: Clee Villasor on: Mar 19,2008 In: Activities & Events, Authors & Contributors, Blogging, Cebu Asia, Cebu Photographer, Commentaries, Cultural Heritage, Curious in the City, General Information, History, Interestingness, Landmarks & Tourist Spots, News, Off-Beaten Tracks, Photo Essay, Photography, Pop Culture, Sidetrip, Streetwise, Travel TipsBuilt during the heydays of the Spanish lore and rule (circa 1859) in Carcar, Province of Cebu, Philippines, this terra-cotta roofed manor house (a.k.a. Balay Na Tisa) was owned by one Don Sarmienta along Sta. Catalina St. It is just a stone’s throw from the 1876 Graeco-Tuscanian style church of St. Catherine of Alexandria (I […]
Magellan’s slave: Linguistics can solve the riddle of Enrique’s origin
By: Clee Villasor on: Mar 10,2008 In: Authors & Contributors, Blogging, Cebu Asia, Commentaries, Cultural Heritage, General Information, History, Philippine Historical Fallacies and HoaxesThis post is written by Vicente Calibo de Jesus, Renaissance navigation historian, particularly on Mazaua historiography.
Fernao de Magalhaes states in his Last Will and Testament his “captured” slave, Enrique, was a native of Malacca. On the other hand, the Vicentine diarist, Antonio Pigafetta, explicitly says “Henrich” was from Sumatra. Maximilianus Transylvanus says the slave was […]
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