The “Rescue” of Spanish Prisoners in Rosario, Batangas by American Soldiers in 1900
In a much earlier article, Batangas History already featured the capture and looting of the then-town of Lipa 1 in 1900 by forces of the Un...
September 2019
A Chronology of Guerrilla Activities in Alitagtag, Batangas in WWII
From a memorandum 1 dated 6 March 1946 written by one 1 st Lieutenant Patricio M. Abu, addressed to the Chief of the United States Armed F...
When the Japanese Massacred Bauan’s Male Population in 1945
Bauan, late February 1945. It had been a month since the United States 8 th Army had landed virtually unopposed in Nasugbu to support the ...
Why the Capital of Batangas Moved from Taal to Batangas in 1754
In 1754, the seat of the provincial government or the capital of Batangas was in the municipality of Taal. Not the present location of Taal...
A Bauan Native’s 1945 Escape from Certain Death at the Hands of the Japanese
By March 1945, Allied liberation forces led by the United States Army had left their coop in Nasugbu, where the 8 th Army had landed late i...
