Category: Philippine History
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October Festivals in the Philippines
Originally posted on Subli: Filipinos love to party. They will find any excuse to have a party. They celebrate births, marriages, saints’ days and everything else. The Spanish adapted traditional rituals by celebrating a saint’s birthday on dates formerly associated with animistic rituals. You will see festivals in every ethnic group, as people get together…
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Epsom Salt and Its Role in the Rose Garden
Originally posted on Rose Gardening World: Epsom Salt or Magnesium Sulfate is a chemical compound made up of magnesium, sulfur, and oxygen. It gets its name from the town of Epsom in Surrey, England, where it was originally discovered. Epsom salt is a popular remedy for many ailments. People use it to ease health problems,…
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Bohol and its History
Originally posted on Subli: ? ? Bohol Island has much to offer in terms of history. Bohol’s contact with other civilizations antedates the Spanish “discovery” of the Philippines. Among the early settlers were people who used gold jewelry, death masks and who “beautified” their women by flattening and shaping their skulls. The Chinese traders frequented…
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Bohol – Home of the Chocolate Hills
Originally posted on Subli: ? Bohol has become synonymous with Chocolate Hills located northeast of Tagbilaran, the provincial capital. Clusters of these cone-shaped mounds are scattered over about 50 square km. (about 30 sq. m.) around Sagbayan, Carmen, and Sierra Bullones in Central Bohol. Numbering 1,268 in all, the hills are formed of sedimentary…
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Romblon and its Place in Philippine History
Originally posted on Subli: ? ? In Romblon, the remote Mount Guiting-Guiting Natural Park is a living testament to the ice age. Its geology and geography stand as evidence of the big freeze, with ancient teak trees and unique species of birds and monkeys. It is biodiversity at its best here. Romblon’s strategic position made…
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Marble in the Philippines
Originally posted on Subli: Marble – Photo Credit: Pineapple Supply Co ? The Philippines is the only country in Southeast Asia with commercially viable marble deposits, and most of these are in Romblon, hence its description as “Marble Island” or “Marble Country”. Marble can also be found on Alad and Cobrador Islands, and at the…
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The Battle of Lepanto – Part 4
Originally posted on Subli: The Battle of Lepanto by Andrea Vicentino (c. 1600, Doge’s Palace, Venice) ? To complete the series on “The Battle of Lepanto”, I have to include this beautiful poem by G.K. Chesterton which provides a series of poetic visions of the major characters in the battle, particularly the leader of the…
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The Battle of Lepanto – Part 3
Originally posted on Subli: Juan Luna and The Battle of Lepanto painting The Battle of Lepanto painting by Juan Luna at the Palacio del Senado, Centro Madrid Photo Credit – Wikipedia The Battle of Lepanto (Spanish: La Batalla de Lepanto) is a painting by a renowned Filipino painter, Juan Luna, who was one of the…
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The Battle of Lepanto – Part 2
Originally posted on Subli: Copper Mining in Mankayan and the Battle of Lepanto Photo Credit – lepantomining.com Mining has been practiced in many lands for centuries and copper was the first metal mastered by man. Copper is interwoven closely with the history of every advanced nation of modern times. The Egyptians were the first miners…
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The Battle of Lepanto – Part 1
Originally posted on Subli: The largest naval battle in Western History This is the Battle of Lepanto whose name was adopted by the Spaniards when hostile natives in Mankayan, Benguet kept their district blockaded for many years. ? One of the Venetian Galleasses at Lepanto (1851 drawing, after a 1570s painting). Battle of Lepanto was…
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