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... . ,',. .MANILA MY MA._l\HLA
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La Manila de Mis Amores ., .
Like Tro? and JL"ke Rome, Marila ha~ heen many cities a~d will l,e
many more. . · · .
Like eV'~rv great city, ).fanila~sprang fron '( ;i wilderness of qu!?stion·,
marks. Legazpi •vas not ~he bcginiting, nor yet Soliman . •·
Solimarr$ ·pa1isa_~ kfl\gdom w~;<:eJtain]y not the first on the sife. ·
Tor indicatiphs..ate that it :was a tecen,t foundation, by newcomers: the
palace guatd were-B0tneans. ·
What sehlell'lent st9od there p:iovioqsly,. and how rriarty such had
come and gone befort Solirnai,:s fan.,ce, we may never know - but
what w~ nor~ kl).ow: as Intrctnu.tbs~1conlinues to be the "original"
Manila, me,'.lling tfie ' ba~·.gro,nnd or' ,t city that has been pagan,
M. Muslin;\, Christian; that has been Malay, Spanisi,, Filipino.
· ·t:. ~1 ':ci~was, is, a~d ever wi':.l be l~ge tMn those temi:s, even if
· •..re~ced back ~o theonginaJ space of grourtd from wly.ch it began, from
w~& it will always •begin. Sh_oukl atomic war annihilate Manila, the
sutvivors~ if any, will, one can bet, automatically start rebuilding on .
that same tongue of land where Jhe River flows into the Bay.
ijotl, Soliman arid Legazpi built th~Je and they could only have been
folfo~ng in the footprints of those who, ·through the ages, like the
makers-of tl:te Seven Troys,"had been building and rebuilding on that
oni,m,, :iite, ,JJ,ere, apparently, is where the genius of the city is
residen• aW,i Intramuros_is a 0!1CP and future womb.
· So, en -we'ce,lebrate Manila, we can only celebrate, not a date or a
founding, ~ta site, a ~cene, a location, a mother-ground. It has known
too many dates and foundations. Races and empires and religions have
washed over it; the warlike have used thunder to claim it and the city,
· smiling, has allowed them their fooli~ h moment. Age after age, its
]overs hav~ hailed its rebirth or bew · ed its perishing, .while outside
CQ Rnued the traffic for strange webs •<Vith. Eastern merchants.
And all this has heen but as the sound of lyres and flutes.
Tlits book reduces tQ prose th"e rnusic of tl;lose lyres and flµtes.
1:- ••. " -.
Redo, Claro M., 161°
lxposillon of 1895, 1t ReligiOQ
Philippnel.egis1ature, first, lliO anito, 6
Philippine Republic, first, 131 bad spirits, 6
Phillppine Republic; sec:ond, 190-192 Bathala, 6
Philippine stone construction, 28 female priest, 6
Philippines, book culture, 31-32 good deities, 6
Phodaca, Josefina, 174 Republic Act 409, 206
Pilgrim ancestors, 5-8 Revolution, 120-124
Pampango,S - fall of, 125-130
Tagalog,S Revolutionary Congress, 131
agriculture of, 6 Reyes, Pacita de los, 167 ,
culture of, ~ Ricafort, Mariano, 94
religion of, 6 R}.carte, Artemio, 140
Pinakawasan, 9 Rivera, Fernando Primo de, 121-122
Pinpin, Tomas, 32 Rivera,Leonor, 111
l'las<lenda, Juan de, 29 Rizal, Jose, 110, 116, 117, 118
Pianas, Carmen, 174 Rizal martyrdom, 118
Polavieja, Camilo, 121 Roa, Frandsco de, 48
Pope Cement VIII, 32 Rodriguez, Frandsco, 93
Pope Gregory XIII, 32 Rojo, Manuel Antonio, 76, 77, 78
Posadas, Juan, 171 Ronquillo, Gonzato,,27, 42 .
Prince BaJagtas, 9 Ronquillo.Sanliago,165-169
l>rince Kalamayin, 10 Rosario (flagship), 60-61
Prince Labay, 10 Roxas,Manuel, 169,201,202
Prince Martin, 10 Roxas, Pedro, 118
Prince Soledan, 9 R<tyal'Company of the Phillppines
Princess Candarapa, 22-23 • (1785)., 83-84
Princess Kalangitan, 9 Ruiz, Lorenzo, 71
Propaganda movement, first, 97-100
Puerto de Navidad, 33 Saints Peter and Paul, school for,: orphan
lx>ys, 31
Quezon, Manuel Luis, 159, 170-171, 177, Salazar, Domingo de, 28, 32, 43
181, 183 Salaw,JWU},~e, 48
Quezon Qty, 1, 4 Salcedo, Juan de, 22--23, 24, 25, 27
Quiapo,3 Saldua, Frandsco, 107,108
Quirino, Elpidio, 202, 204 San Agustin church, 29
San Fernando de Dilao, 3
Raja Laya (Matanda), 13 San Juan de'Dios HospitaJ, 30
Rajah Matanda, 14 San Juan del Monte, 4
Rajah Soliman, 11-12, 13, 26, 27 San Juan bridge shooting, 132-133
versus the Kastila, 13-15 San Lazaro Hospital, 30, 46
Atang de la, 160 San Miguel (parish), 3, 46-48, 73-74, 80
y's guerillas 194, 195 San Pedro (flagship), 29
Sangi~ (Cl\lneset 49-52
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Lake~, 13-20 10l•1ee11by Sh' John Bowing, 1Qlo.
LabnTakban,10 104 in Zobel watercokn, IOI, 105
Lakasdiwa, 217 Maru1a, Open city, t&-186
Lantalcas,7 Manila, Peacetime, 168-172
l.ao-ue,41 Manila, post EDSA era, 234-235
Laoysa expedition, 29 Manila, reconquered. 193-196
Los Costumbres de los Tagalogs, 29 1st Cavalry Division, 193-196
Laurel, Jose P., 190 Ramsey's guerillas, 194
Lavezares, Guido de, 23, 25 37th Division, 193-196
Legarda,Benito,131,132 Manila, site of, 1, 2
Legazpi, Agustin de, 53, 54 - Manila, society and life style in early
Legazpi, Miguel Lopez de, 15, 16-18 19th century, 95-96
- Legazpi expedition, 29 Manila and~ New Society, 220
1:ibreng Pilipino, 213 Manila bay, 1, 2, 4, 5
Uga Fillpina, 116, 117 Manila Cathedral. first, 32
Umahong, 23, 24-26 Manila-Dagupan railway, 116
Local autonomy ac:t of 1959, 207 Manila de mis amores, 110
Lontok, son of Archduke Araw, 9 Manila Fire Department, 153--156
Lopez Jr., Gemiliano "Mel," 230, 231-234 Manila galleon, 29, 33-36, 83, 89
Lope7., Honorio, 125,233 Manila Railway Company, Ltd., 116
Lorenzo, Jacinto, 155 Manileiio(s), 7, 22, 34, 35, 87
Luertgo, Manuel, 120 postwar, 202
Lukban, Justo, 160 system of writing, 7
Luna, Antonio, 132, 133, 134 warriors, 7
Luneta, 116 Malolos Congress, 132
Mabini, Apolinario, 117, 118 Mandaluyong, 1, 4
MacArthur, Arthur, 133, 135 Manila, air age, 173
MacArthur, Douglas, 2m Manila, American Occupation, 135,
McNutt, Paul, 200 137-140
Madjapahit empire, 9 Manila, Archdiocese of, 32
Magat Salamat, 53, 54 Manila, as described by Rizal, 110-114
Maginoo dus, 99-100 Manila, autonomous government of
Mahoma,6 1916, 160
Makapili, 191, 195 Manila, as capital of the Philippines, 222
Makati, 1,4 Manila, dty of, established, 17-18
Makibaka, 216, 217 colonial history of, 21
Malacailang, 3, 65--{,6 commerce, 22
Malay,2,5 munidpal government, 21-22
Manila, Japanese occupation, 187-192 population, 21
fint two years, 189 Manila, dty of the noble and ever loyal.
J,uy and .ell busineiis, 190 21
. . ..Jlow,189 l,(anila, empire days (early Amerkani
ra:zuela.189 "152-161
mother-ground. It has known too many dates andJtnmdatienS'. Races
an~ empires and religions have washed over it; the warlik,_e have used
thunder to claim it and the city, smiling, has allowed them their
f~lish moment. Age after age, its lovers have hailed its rebirth or
bewa~led its perishing, while outside continued the traffic for strange
.w ebs with Eastern merchants.
And all this has been but as the sound of lyres and flutes.
24 October 1989
San Juan de Monte
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__Diego,~ ~ del Pals. 109
Tenza, Alonso, 55 Homma, 185, 188
Yeyeng, 157 Hood, Robert, 96
86,frl Huet, Jose, 95
,,1~156 Hukbalahap, 201
,ganda,86
WU--S, Mariano Fernandez de, 89, 91 Ignacia (Mother) del Espiritu Santo, 70
. i, early 19th C, 93 Imprenta de Santo Tomas, 32
n, 120 Indio (Filipino), 44, 92
', 18~28,38 Indio (urban) See Manileilo
,c:lscans, 30 Insular government, 137-138
missions, 30 Insurrection (miscalled), 132, 135
Orders, 29-32 Intramuros,,37-40, lfrl-200, 220
.ugustinians, 29-30 Intramuros agonistes, 197- 200
Dominicans, 30-31 lturriano, Leonardo, 37
Franc:lscans, 30
~ts,30 Jacinto, Emilio, 118
Recollects, 31 Jagor, F., 101-102
1, Manuel de la, 208 Japanese ghetto, 45, 46, 47, 73
,tes, Francisca, 68, 69 Jaundenes,Fermin, 127,128
,, Valeriano, 208 Jeepney, 205
Jesuits, 30, 85, 110
trade, 32, 33-36, 89 Jones law, HiO, 206
s, 196,202 Jopson, F.dgar, 217
Antonio 0., 191, 198 Juventud i!sa>lar Uberal, 99
,ti, Martin de, 14, 24
,ld'1Wlh of 1930, 168 Kabataang Makabayan, 217
mosque in Quiapo, 232 Kalantogan, 9
,wine, 190 Kalookan,4
Father Mariano, 93 Kaog, King of Docos, 23
d,o,Damaso,93 Kastila; 13-.15
plaque of 1628, 48 Katipunan, 92, 100, llf>-118
·eat temblor of 1645, 48 Keng Yong, 31
war .with the Dutch, 58-.62 Kexingu, 55
1, Frank, 126 KKK, 117
go (Americans), 124, 127, 128, Kingdom ofMaynila, 11-12
129,l3t 13.\ 134 Kingdom of Namayan,-9-12
go saloon, 135
upe, 1 La Iglesia )'\Convento.de San Juan
,, Leon Maria, 131 Nicolas de Tolentino, 31
60,61
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