Batangas History, Culture and Folklore

Batangas History, Culture and Folklore Latest Posts - Batangas History, Culture and Folklore

<style>/*<meta name='google-adsense-platform-account' content='ca-host-pub-1556223355139109'/>
<meta name='google-adsense-platform-domain' content='blogspot.com'/>

<!-- data-ad-client=ca-pub-3582197434415225 -->

</head><body>*/</style>

Photos of Taal, Batangas Early in the American Colonial Era

The photos below were digitally extracted from an article published in the October 1903 edition of the Journal of the United States Cavalr...

Batangas History 14 Mar, 2021

[WWII] Attacks on Lipa and Batangas Airfields by Carrier-Based American Planes in November 1944

By November 1944, Allied Forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur had already established a foothold on the island of Leyte a...

Batangas History 14 Mar, 2021

Aerial Photographs of Batangas January 1945, Possibly Military Reconnaissance

In this page are selected aerial photographs taken of the province of Batangas in January 1945 and recently released (2023) by the United ...

Batangas History 14 Mar, 2021

[Photo] US Army Troops on the Road to Lipa, Batangas

Image credit: United States National Archives and Records Administration Digital Library From the United States National Archives and Rec...

Batangas History 14 Mar, 2021

The Daring Guerrilla Radio Detachment that Operated in Batangas in WWII

In November 1944, a small detachment was despatched by guerrilla leader Major Bernard L. Anderson to set up an intelligence network and op...

Batangas History 22 Feb, 2021

The Case of Batangueño Guerrillas' Attempt to Bribe a US Army Investigating Officer

Even before the surrender of the Japanese Imperial Army to the Allied Forces in the Philippines in September of 1945, guerrilla organizatio...

Batangas History 6 Feb, 2021

The Case of Four US GIs Stranded in Malvar, Batangas Behind Japanese Lines in WWII

Early in 1942, after forces of the Japanese Imperial Army had occupied the Philippine Islands in their quest to set up the bogus East Asia ...

Batangas History 6 Jan, 2021

[PHOTOS] Early Archeological Excavations in Calatagan, Batangas

Below are photos of the early excavations undertaken in Calatagan under the leadership of the Swedish archeologist Olov Janse. Janse, known...

Batangas History 2 Dec, 2020

Chinese Ceramics and Evidence of Violence in the Early Calatagan Excavations

In the 1930s, while ground was being leveled for use as an airstrip in the Municipality of Calatagan on the western side of the Province of...

Batangas History 30 Nov, 2020

When Balayan Guerrillas Stole Japanese Q-Boats from a Base in Calatagan in WWII

Towards the end of 1943, when the tides of war in the Pacific had started to turn in favor of the Allied Forces, Japan started to explore a...

Batangas History 16 Nov, 2020

<style>/*
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/widgets/3044065359-widgets.js"></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
window['__wavt'] = 'ACvIOeDgIqZcMGFe5PI615ULC05b:1787736362623';_WidgetManager._Init('//www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID\x3d5017679340403654888','//www.batangashistory.date/search?updated-max\x3d2021-03-13T19:23:00-08:00\x26max-results\x3d10\x26reverse-paginate\x3dtrue','5017679340403654888');
_WidgetManager._SetDataContext([{'name': 'blog', 'data': {'blogId': '5017679340403654888', 'title': 'Batangas History, Culture and Folklore', 'url': 'https://www.batangashistory.date/search?updated-max\x3d2021-03-13T19:23:00-08:00\x26max-results\x3d10\x26reverse-paginate\x3dtrue', 'canonicalUrl': 'https://www.batangashistory.date/search?updated-max\x3d2021-03-13T19:23:00-08:00\x26max-results\x3d10\x26reverse-paginate\x3dtrue', 'homepageUrl': 'https://www.batangashistory.date/', 'searchUrl': 'https://www.batangashistory.date/search', 'canonicalHomepageUrl': 'https://www.batangashistory.date/', 'blogspotFaviconUrl': 'https://www.batangashistory.date/favicon.ico', 'bloggerUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com', 'hasCustomDomain': true, 'httpsEnabled': true, 'enabledCommentProfileImages': true, 'gPlusViewType': 'FILTERED_POSTMOD', 'adultContent': false, 'analyticsAccountNumber': 'G-9HNB6QYG8T', 'analytics4': true, 'encoding': 'UTF-8', 'locale': 'en', 'localeUnderscoreDelimited': 'en', 'languageDirection': 'ltr', 'isPrivate': false, 'isMobile': false, 'isMobileRequest': false, 'mobileClass': '', 'isPrivateBlog': false, 'isDynamicViewsAvailable': false, 'feedLinks': '', 'meTag': '', 'adsenseClientId': 'ca-pub-3582197434415225', 'adsenseHostId': 'ca-host-pub-1556223355139109', 'adsenseHasAds': false, 'adsenseAutoAds': false, 'boqCommentIframeForm': true, 'loginRedirectParam': '', 'isGoogleEverywhereLinkTooltipEnabled': true, 'view': '', 'dynamicViewsCommentsSrc': '//www.blogblog.com/dynamicviews/4224c15c4e7c9321/js/comments.js', 'dynamicViewsScriptSrc': '//www.blogblog.com/dynamicviews/60c74d2208a5674d', 'plusOneApiSrc': 'https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js', 'disableGComments': true, 'interstitialAccepted': false, 'sharing': {'platforms': [{'name': 'Get link', 'key': 'link', 'shareMessage': 'Get link', 'target': ''}, {'name': 'Facebook', 'key': 'facebook', 'shareMessage': 'Share to Facebook', 'target': 'facebook'}, {'name': 'BlogThis!', 'key': 'blogThis', 'shareMessage': 'BlogThis!', 'target': 'blog'}, {'name': 'X', 'key': 'twitter', 'shareMessage': 'Share to X', 'target': 'twitter'}, {'name': 'Pinterest', 'key': 'pinterest', 'shareMessage': 'Share to Pinterest', 'target': 'pinterest'}, {'name': 'Email', 'key': 'email', 'shareMessage': 'Email', 'target': 'email'}], 'disableGooglePlus': true, 'googlePlusShareButtonWidth': 0, 'googlePlusBootstrap': '\x3cscript type\x3d\x22text/javascript\x22\x3ewindow.___gcfg \x3d {\x27lang\x27: \x27en\x27};\x3c/script\x3e'}, 'hasCustomJumpLinkMessage': true, 'jumpLinkMessage': 'Continue reading \xbb', 'pageType': 'index', 'pageName': '', 'pageTitle': 'Batangas History, Culture and Folklore', 'metaDescription': 'A credible resource for the History of Batangas. Contains well-researched articles about local history.'}}, {'name': 'features', 'data': {}}, {'name': 'messages', 'data': {'edit': 'Edit', 'linkCopiedToClipboard': 'Link copied to clipboard!', 'ok': 'Ok', 'postLink': 'Post Link'}}, {'name': 'template', 'data': {'name': 'custom', 'localizedName': 'Custom', 'isResponsive': true, 'isAlternateRendering': false, 'isCustom': true}}, {'name': 'view', 'data': {'classic': {'name': 'classic', 'url': '?view\x3dclassic'}, 'flipcard': {'name': 'flipcard', 'url': '?view\x3dflipcard'}, 'magazine': {'name': 'magazine', 'url': '?view\x3dmagazine'}, 'mosaic': {'name': 'mosaic', 'url': '?view\x3dmosaic'}, 'sidebar': {'name': 'sidebar', 'url': '?view\x3dsidebar'}, 'snapshot': {'name': 'snapshot', 'url': '?view\x3dsnapshot'}, 'timeslide': {'name': 'timeslide', 'url': '?view\x3dtimeslide'}, 'isMobile': false, 'title': 'Batangas History, Culture and Folklore', 'description': 'A credible resource for the History of Batangas. Contains well-researched articles about local history.', 'url': 'https://www.batangashistory.date/search?updated-max\x3d2021-03-13T19:23:00-08:00\x26max-results\x3d10\x26reverse-paginate\x3dtrue', 'type': 'feed', 'isSingleItem': false, 'isMultipleItems': true, 'isError': false, 'isPage': false, 'isPost': false, 'isHomepage': false, 'isArchive': false, 'isSearch': true, 'isLabelSearch': false, 'search': {}}}, {'name': 'widgets', 'data': [{'title': 'Upload Image', 'type': 'Image', 'sectionId': 'upload-image', 'id': 'Image10'}, {'title': 'Logo', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'header-main', 'id': 'HTML10'}, {'title': 'Menu', 'type': 'LinkList', 'sectionId': 'header-main', 'id': 'LinkList11'}, {'title': 'Blog Posts', 'type': 'Blog', 'sectionId': 'blog-post', 'id': 'Blog1', 'posts': [{'id': '2942814621560203468', 'title': 'Photos of Taal, Batangas Early in the American Colonial Era', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsMFGtmh47wmaSMJXedHnCyjijRUYwCGcJ-E0R5UEshli-VDlZnxsGz_vhRnr38PH6N_sHfM-7JLAyfIiwZLMa77uBOJZPgTyPHimY0AmFXPj5rt5VbAtP9bhyphenhyphenVkVeBeNZmQMPi-bsQltJ3Y2q0kWdsIyZujd9tI_sTaNXJl4VmIygz88FFlCjFZeM3qg/s1600-rw/TaalOptimized01.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '1838327353210224415', 'title': '[WWII] Attacks on Lipa and Batangas Airfields by Carrier-Based American Planes in November 1944', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEOOtdVgdUxKffd2bl68ulXJIUFpgMEcyAD0pxzpdKeuZc8aGKfDRvI5Y_7q5hih4Om2no-SEO-0MK8lrFovrYJb76LY_uTO-0KG_LKheMtGWvREpcZ4jb0TLI6yOHoTZjfpThIh-GqlAMaTy-cy9Woj32Z-UeDq8E8gEgItu0-DhPARnv31Ja-5O/s1600-rw/342-FH_001355.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '4258734330442641227', 'title': 'Aerial Photographs of Batangas January 1945, Possibly Military Reconnaissance', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXgudPDfAq_v-EmHx3nNmLdWBBdVeagsTE5MpKC_gxmmpVAF-saO6KJoJBWWirB0lFBlEJag-jN1kwIQfn2mi08F3MvC4NCd_eh4P0X2IPe_X-gp9ScYgWN4X6rCM_FmFKCgbhxRuacJ_qIATtZnzEB9U8y6_w4tfbHumHkcyvwZCZ3RU6Bcg0GN1D7s/s1600-rw/Batangasaerials%20%281%29.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '7433512600637786479', 'title': '[Photo] US Army Troops on the Road to Lipa, Batangas', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiePdCYOoOwBnG-rsKR_d3CbYiS3KCPDTHsH81g70hqwxCNCBCgDIICGqoWqInm-cD0i1_L06oz8o5Qo-rOrtxHSwEWN5-NTB_ATju88GeZ04bPqgsx7GJV_w-fXrmxWDUuCQZubzCn9bmEfyzhuxXnqt7gLe9Lzyi2YBRExpepTNwmGp0cElyfZKrS5ds/s1600-rw/Troops-Starting-out-on-Road-to-Lipa-Batangas-Optimized.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '2664814891017757942', 'title': 'The Daring Guerrilla Radio Detachment that Operated in Batangas in WWII', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1H-fZrKFSFwenwKDzozImEK_jYxh2fRWtZCmVtiTP-bYrPWeNAueoZU6hs32JZPJOI8JbH-FR1FqeGHWxAbWFfge5YhtQB7i723fVgWBBhXHq4JlZAaZ1B3yh257jw50On7weejFOYQkTsTlDfWJ9hXMsYCdXol93mz4z_0qV5k8TTS2EyxAbOdze/s1600-rw/111-SCA-Album_2939_106.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '5494203887598953629', 'title': 'The Case of Batangue\xf1o Guerrillas\x27 Attempt to Bribe a US Army Investigating Officer', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysb-lEexW_-IgJLWMdpueG4qAN3x7vFf6fkW1legamiCuHiHf8oPccIPqO5KsP6LggvAJ7AHsqt0ZK4kk0jqLKltPCgofL4cc6EYzjXZuGfHlYtXjI6QpI1UYFT8cE5rxgOih01MxvmRD0yYlnTPjPUOtfnz37naNm6Pv8TflFaSJRs8lP0kW7caj/s1600-rw/CaptGood.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '4727768580695911870', 'title': 'The Case of Four US GIs Stranded in Malvar, Batangas Behind Japanese Lines in WWII', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6g9dWOjQyGXnXwUefgVlLegKailZMUCiBef2kE8a6QBjJtTB7b-6xbdTuKtGVH7bV_0Ec3olxoJ7w2xFE2_YzqeyE63mnTzLWLcZKyPH2DHsrP_dR0MD-K85M_HtdHHPaQW6bMasW0bAxQJXib6kFSud6JTkorytNUdgN5N4925ct53AtPqg8Yq8/s1600-rw/Vvo81fDI.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '7477321077124665118', 'title': '[PHOTOS] Early Archeological Excavations in Calatagan, Batangas', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rGD42vwfmXHBD5gYNqMg9hNou5EO1W2z8CzMX6jA-9sEEOQwqYhKmGYBpvlnbJbNuLDpvO598XvtOVMQOXC9o4Nxb2vpUsBJGu_9pN3CSsL8jgvUVHhb9OVXtRLuBI7tjojhWtGV4Xg/s320-rw/Calatagan+1.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '6686597219772870017', 'title': 'Chinese Ceramics and Evidence of Violence in the Early Calatagan Excavations', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnlMUumNu77XT1NNgNPHQlFWG5uSypHKTM3VdsRikrTSuohpkxlAcdR-2S47K048DU8J17onY7EILohzN49VB71jNY6uGF9qXzrAvGU00skcF3r-E8Pd2KQlTD8zE1o6FIrfC_49vHOh08fRjGXUhEs-3SjqG822pCpI9m3QzJJ-WNtIDRltFiYUt/s1600-rw/Calatagan-2.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}, {'id': '484406879875601629', 'title': 'When Balayan Guerrillas Stole Japanese Q-Boats from a Base in Calatagan in WWII', 'featuredImage': 'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7nvLabHlCxys8gqvj4BemZEwS3XyXWkhBbKxv-pEezoCYw2uldFUkOwySiY56FPQXeiq6soeBzV888BLUj9V9L7NLyXWJBQkkQu2g4pmDtTjmgQPsxHMuB9lwgIsiTlZEgJ2BtECDjknzooJcsMKfMyUthRgoLsNU3w3JZxpizhK1uoJc5upyogb0/s1600-rw/Qboat.jpg', 'showInlineAds': false}], 'headerByline': {'regionName': 'header1', 'items': [{'name': 'author', 'label': 'Written and posted by'}, {'name': 'timestamp', 'label': 'd MMM, yyyy'}]}, 'footerBylines': [], 'allBylineItems': [{'name': 'author', 'label': 'Written and posted by'}, {'name': 'timestamp', 'label': 'd MMM, yyyy'}]}, {'title': 'Search This Site', 'type': 'BlogSearch', 'sectionId': 'sidebar-static', 'id': 'BlogSearch1'}, {'title': 'Popular Articles', 'type': 'PopularPosts', 'sectionId': 'sidebar-static', 'id': 'PopularPosts10', 'posts': [{'title': 'The 29 Municipalities of Batangas Province Part I', 'id': 4458815365401923448}, {'title': 'Ferdinand Magellan Did Not Die at the Hands of Lapu-Lapu', 'id': 1501553437120974667}, {'title': '[CULTURE:  Food] History and Origin of Batangas Lomi', 'id': 2582252262471711893}, {'title': 'Narciso Claveria\u2019s 1849 Decree and the Surnames of the People of Lipa', 'id': 1700283801356082575}, {'title': 'The Spanish Era Principalia of Batangas', 'id': 6822643370527610658}]}, {'title': '', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'sidebar-static', 'id': 'HTML1'}, {'title': 'Archived Articles', 'type': 'BlogArchive', 'sectionId': 'sidebar-static', 'id': 'BlogArchive10'}, {'title': 'About this Site', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'footer-widget', 'id': 'HTML21'}, {'title': 'Learn More', 'type': 'LinkList', 'sectionId': 'footer-widget', 'id': 'LinkList13'}, {'title': 'Subscribe', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'footer-widget', 'id': 'HTML22'}, {'title': 'Copyright', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'copyright', 'id': 'HTML23'}, {'title': 'SVG Icons', 'type': 'HTML', 'sectionId': 'jet-options', 'id': 'HTML24'}]}]);
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image10', 'upload-image', document.getElementById('Image10'), {'resize': false}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML10', 'header-main', document.getElementById('HTML10'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList11', 'header-main', document.getElementById('LinkList11'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_BlogView', new _WidgetInfo('Blog1', 'blog-post', document.getElementById('Blog1'), {'cmtInteractionsEnabled': false, 'lightboxEnabled': true, 'lightboxModuleUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/jsbin/2937099709-lbx.js', 'lightboxCssUrl': 'https://www.blogger.com/static/v1/v-css/828616780-lightbox_bundle.css'}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_BlogSearchView', new _WidgetInfo('BlogSearch1', 'sidebar-static', document.getElementById('BlogSearch1'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_PopularPostsView', new _WidgetInfo('PopularPosts10', 'sidebar-static', document.getElementById('PopularPosts10'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML1', 'sidebar-static', document.getElementById('HTML1'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_BlogArchiveView', new _WidgetInfo('BlogArchive10', 'sidebar-static', document.getElementById('BlogArchive10'), {'languageDirection': 'ltr', 'loadingMessage': 'Loading\x26hellip;'}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML21', 'footer-widget', document.getElementById('HTML21'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList13', 'footer-widget', document.getElementById('LinkList13'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML22', 'footer-widget', document.getElementById('HTML22'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML23', 'copyright', document.getElementById('HTML23'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
_WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML24', 'jet-options', document.getElementById('HTML24'), {}, 'displayModeFull'));
</script>
</body>*/</style>