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Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part VI]
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part IX | Part X | Page XI This is the sixth installment...
Hispanic Era
Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part V]
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part IX | Part X | Page XI This is the fifth instalment ...
Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part IV]
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part IX | Part X | Page XI This is the fourth instalment o...
Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part III]
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part IX | Part X | Page XI This is the third instalment of...
Historical Roots of Chinese Devotion to the Our Lady of Caysasay
In 1603, when Taal was still located in what is now San Nicolas, a fisherman named Juan Maningcad caught an image of the Our Lady of the I...
Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part II]
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Part IX | Part X | Page XI This is the second instalment ...
Wenceslao Retana’s “El Indio Batangueño,” a Translation [Part I]
Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V | Part VI | Part VII | Page IX | Page X | Page XI Beginning with this post, Bat...
The Evolution of the Province of Batangas into Its Present Form
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A History of the Minor Basilica of San Martin de Tours in Taal, Batangas
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Local Polities Identified in Batangas by Spanish Chroniclers
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Spanish Era Coastal Watchtowers and Moro Raids in Batangas
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Catholic Education in Batangas in the Spanish Colonial Era
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Subversion Cases filed by the Clergy Against Prominent Citizens of Taal, 1895–1896
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Augustinian Missionary Work in San Juan, Batangas
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Fr. Vicente Garcia, the Cleric After Whom Padre Garcia is Named
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