Pre-Hispanic and Hispanic Era Contacts between Batangas and Borneo
This article examines material, documentary, and contextual evidence of sustained contact between the Batangas coast and Bornean ports and...
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Subversion Cases filed by the Clergy Against Prominent Citizens of Taal, 1895–1896
In the years leading up to the Philippine Revolution, the town of Taal in Batangas became the site of a legal crackdown by Spanish colonia...
Augustinian Missionary Work in San Juan, Batangas
The Augustinians were the first missionaries in the Philippines, having arrived with the party of the conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi...
Fr. Vicente Garcia, the Cleric After Whom Padre Garcia is Named
Padre Garcia is a small municipality in the Province of Batangas. It is bounded to the north by Lipa City, to the east by San Antonio in Q...
Vicente Ilustre: Taal’s Illustrious Lawyer
Vicente Encarnacion Ilustre was among the Province of Batangas’ most illustrious sons, having been born in Taal, Batangas on September 6, ...
Church Plaza Heritage: Colonial Urban Planning in Batangas Towns
The towns of Batangas province bear in their spatial form and built fabric the legacies of colonial urban planning, particularly the plaza...
Miguel Malvar and the Last Battles of the Filipino-American War
Miguel Malvar y Carpio, born on 27 September 1865 in San Miguel, Santo Tomas, Batangas, was the son of Maximo Malvar and Tiburcia Carpio. ...
Jose W. Diokno, Born in Manila, Son of Batangas
Jose Wright Diokno, nationalist senator and human rights lawyer, was born in Manila on February 26, 1922 1 . He studied at De La Salle Col...
The Golden Batangueño Heritage of Adobo sa Dilaw
Adobo is one of the most recognized among Filipino dishes. It has, in the present day, even caught the attention of international chefs an...
Symbols of the Province of Batangas
The Province of Batangas is located in the CALABARZON region of Luzon, Philippines. It is bordered by Cavite and Laguna to the north, Quez...