Travelers view of Philippines 1887 Options

[islander]

Found this site where you can read a book on-line. This on-line book first imprinted in 1887 is about the real travels of Mr. Guerra in the Philippines and Marianas, mainly Guaján. Guaján was the name the Spanish gave to Guam.
Unfortunately, unless you can read Spanish you will not be able to read it. To Hamlet and others that can read Span. if you decide to read it you might find it different since its written in the Spanish which was used over 100 years ago. Think it would compare much the same to the Spanish which the Filipino patriot Rizal wrote in. Its titled: "Viajes por Filipinas De Manila á Marianas. Here is the site:
http://www.ihaystack.com/authors/g/juan_lv...o88591_p001.htm

This post has been edited by islander: Dec 14 2006, 02:44 PM

[Sonofvisayas]

Lolz es un articulo largo, intendia un pedacito pero no podria intender todo. Que es eso? es una ruta para las vacaciones en las islas de Filipinas? I think its like a island hoping kinda thing, i always wanted do that.

This post has been edited by Sonofvisayas: Dec 14 2006, 03:00 PM

[islander]

Lolz es un articulo largo, intendia un pedacito pero no podria intender todo. Que es eso? es una ruta para las vacaciones en las islas de Filipinas? I think its like a island hoping kinda thing, i always wanted do that.

Supposedly, it a scientific mission he was asked to do of the pacific. It was written in late 19 century Spanish and also has alot of uncommon words which sometimes might make it difficult to understand.
This guy really liked Cavite. Is this a trendy place or was it once if not today.

This post has been edited by islander: Dec 14 2006, 04:41 PM

[lucy_monostone]

This guy really liked Cavite. Is this a trendy place or was it once if not today.

i've been born and raised in Cavite. i totally love this place, it's one of the fastest developing province in Phils. it's located down south of manila..and i wouldn't exchange this place to anything else, Proud to be Caviteña!!!

i dunno about it "being trendy place" before, but it's the birthplace of the first president of the Phils. Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo. If you happen to tour around Cavite it's visible for u to see a lot of old big Spanish houses and old baroque churches...it's been well preserved here...

A Brief History

The province´s name is derived from the Tagalog word kawit, meaning "hook", which refers to the shape of the peninsula. This place was a port of Spanish vessels, including the galleons from Mexico.
In 1614, Cavite was created as a politico-military province.

In 1872, a mutiny at the Cavite arsenal implicated three Filipino priests: Jose Burgos, Mariano Gomez and Jacinto Zamora, who were subsequently executed by the garrote.

Cavite was a center of military operations during the Philippine Revolution of 1896. The Spaniards executed 13 Filipino revolutionaries in Cavite City that year: the provincial capital is now named after them "Trece Martires City".

On June 12, 1898, General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed Philippine independence from his residence in Kawit. Bacoor became the capital until the seat of government was transferred to Malolos, Bulacan.
A civil government was established by the Americans in Cavite in 1901, with Cavite City as provincial capital.

Trece Martires City became the capital upon its creation in 1954.