1800s philippines

The following are some of the finest paintings of Juan Luna y Novicio (October 23, 1857 - December 7, 1899). He was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He was one of the first recognized Philippine artists.

Class Room (Salon de Estudio) From an old photograph album book: Ateneo Municipal of Manila Album. Philippines Exhibition in Madrid, 1887 National Library of Spain

#Philippine_History . . . Calle Escolta, circa 1900s; with an American flag hoisted in one of the buildings in celebration of the 4th of July.

An illustration from the old book: The Pearl of the Orient: the Philippine Islands 1900 The merely well-to-do and the poorer classes wear clothes woven of cotton, silk, and pina and hemp, or of hemp or bamboo. But the glory of the wealthy, Spaniard or Meztizo, man or woman, are their garments of pure pineapple-leaf fiber, called jusi. This is durable and almost priceless. I small jusi handkerchief is worth $50.00. So delicate is the thread, that, in weaving, it is protected by gauze from the…

Gary Granada's CDs of his Rizal and Lean were filed side by side the store's rack at UP Shopping when we bought them a couple of years ago. We just had to get them both. After Barangay Ginebra and his other light Pinoy klasiks, we wanted to know how Gary executed both meaningful lives in musical terms. Our musical ears say he did not martyr them a second time around. Lean is pure Granada (no pun intended) - libretto and music. Since we were a citizen of the Diliman Republic, we can relate to…

Long ago and far away there was this city by the bay called Manila