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GALEÓNOfficial publication of the Cavite Studies Center • DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-DASMARIÑAS

NOVEMBER 2012 VOL. 9 NO. 1 12 PAGES

Imágenes de Cabite: A Colonial Imaginaryof Cavite Province

«Cavite es una verdadera tacita de plata de la Oceanía, que brindaal forastero con el néctar del más puro de los placeres…»

Cavite is a genuine silver cup of Oceania (Pacific) that offers a strangerwith the nectar of the purest of pleasures…

- Aristides Saenz de Urraca, 1889

Such a statement of Aristides Saenz de Urraca.Cavite did not just offer the purest pleasures; it had beenthe venue of scenes and events which complete not onlylocal but also the national history. These were capturedthrough photographs evocative of our past.

In its effort to give the present generation anopportunity to have a glimpse of the province’s history,learn from experiences of our forefathers and realize thesignificance of what happened and its meaning and (continued on page 3)

relevance to the lives that Caviteños have today, CaviteStudies Center (CSC) of De La Salle University-Dasmariñas (DLSU-D) opened to DLSU-D community aphoto-exhibit entitled Imagenes de Cabite, 1571-1899: AColonial Imaginary of Cavite Province. It was held onAugust 10 at the Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo Gallery.

Dr. Dizon, CSC writer-in-residence, explained thatthe photographs were clustered under eight sub-themes.

Historical scholarship. Relevance. Meaning.

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EDITORIALCAVITE – A Colonial Past Revisited

Spiderman, a fiction character who gothis strength from the bite of a geneticallymodified spider, said: “With great power comesgreat responsibility.” Cavite Studies Center(CSC) does not possess such extraordinarypower but it was established and mandated topromote the rich history of Cavite, and its beingthe seedbed of Philippine Revolution. Thecenter has the responsibility to sustainconsciousness and preserve the legacies ofthe Caviteños and the province in variousepisodes of the country’s past.

The role that Cavite and its local heroesplayed in the struggle for independence isinfluential. More so, CSC’s effort to unearth andconsolidate the historical data throughresearches, publications, photo exhibit, andlecture with focus on its colonial experiencesis equal to the tasks.

What matters eventually in historicalwriting and other relevant activities is not thedependence on colonial sources only, but onnew interpretations based on data and certainperspective that could be somehow gleanedfrom archival and primary sources, for in manycases “they are all that we have.” A moresignificant and positive attitude is to considerthese sources in the fold of more currenthistoriography and to see them as data revealedthrough “cracks in the parchment curtain,” or“chinks, so to speak, through which fleetingglimpses of Filipinos and their reactions toSpanish dominion may be seen” as profferedby W. H. Scott.

CSC attends IMD ‘12

The personnel and staff of Cavite StudiesCenter (CSC) attended a two-day seminar thatdiscussed the roles, challenges and inspirations ofmuseums in a changing world. This was in observanceof the International Museum Day held at Museo De LaSalle on May 16-17.

The conference offered tours at GBR Museumand Aguinaldo Shrine. Participants who belong toSouthern Luzon Association of Museums, CaviteAssociation of Historical Sites and Museums, CaviteProvincial Tourism Board, Inc., other agencies, guestsand visitors were treated to an exciting tour of MuseoDe La Salle in the evening. Museums are other venuesfor learning. They are mirrors of the past and as suchparticipants were given a workshop on heritagetourism, heritage resources and preservation andcultural mapping.

EDITORIAL BOARDTeresita P. Unabia and Neriza M. Villanueva

CONTRIBUTORSLino L. Dizon, PhD and Aquino I. Garcia

LAY-OUT ARTIST: Heidi B. SarnoENCODER: Mylene B. Delatado

Galeón is the official publicationof Cavite Studies Center.

For comments, suggestions or contributions,contact:

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR CAVITE STUDIESCENTER

Second Floor, Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo De La Salle University-Dasmariñas

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The first is sub-themed Tangray,Kauit, Cabite: A Hook’s Geographyand Historiography. It is apresentation of old maps, travel-routes and related materials on Caviteprovince, its salient geographical anddemographic features. A classicexample is a map of Costa de Cavite,etc., 1715. The second is Puerto: AHistorical Entrance to Cavite, latacita de plata de la Oceania. It isabout Cavite Puerto, its role in thegalleon trade and ship-buildingeconomy, and images about CaviteCity. The third focused on Salinasand Its Environs: Cavite by theSea. It presents images on Bacoor,Rosario (Salinas) and other coastaltowns of the province. The fourthdealt with Tierra Alta, Mataas-na-Lupa and Other Highlands ofCavite where the colonial images ofUpper Cavite are presented. The fifthcluster is about Casa-haciendas,Pueblos and Other FrailocraticLegacies of Cavite emphasizing theHacienda System and the creation oftowns. An 1897 perspective of Casa-hacienda de Imus illustrates this idea.The sixth concentrated on PuenteIsabel II, Presa de Molino y otros:The Colonial Built Heritage ofCavite. The seventh featureschurches, the faithful and othermanifestations of religiosity in Caviteand is sub-themed Caracol: TheFaith and the Faithful of CaviteProvince. The last cluster is titled El

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motin: The Philippine Revolutionas the Colonial Backdoor inCavite.It covers 1896-1899 events.

The travelling exhibit ran untilAugust 29 and will be transferred todifferent cities and municipalities inCavite.

In relation to the TourismMonth Celebration of the ProvincialGovernment of Cavite, the Office ofthe Governor through the ProvincialTourism Development Office (PTDO)had Imagenes on display at the lobbyof the capitol building from September18 until September 30. During theopening, the ribbon cutting was ledby Cavite Provincial Tourism Board,Inc. President Aquino Garcia andPTDO Head Liberty Herrera. Alsopresent were tourism officers ofvarious cities and municipalities of theprovince; private partner institutions;

heads of hotels, restaurants andresorts; employees from the provincialgovernment; and faculty from publicschools in Trece Martires City.

CHS visits Malolos

Throughout, heavy downpouraccompanied the members of CaviteHistorical Society (CHS) when theywent to Barasoain Church in Malolos,Bulacan to be among the Bulakeñosin celebrating the 114th Anniversaryof the Malolos Congress, therevolutionary congress organized byEmilio Aguinaldo on September 15,1898.

CHS headed by its President CesarEA Virata toured the Lights andSound Museum now officially knownas Malolos Republic Museum.

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(R) Dr. Willington Onuh, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research (AVCR) and(L) Dr. George Francisco, Dean, College of Liberal Arts cut the ribbon on the openingof the exhibit. (C) Dr. Lino Dizon, CSC Writer-in-residence, assists them.


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Cruising “The Rock”

After touring parts of upland and lowland Caviteduring year-end workshops, the Cavite Studies Center(CSC) personnel headed to Corregidor Island on April 7 tobe among the public and private groups to witness thewreath-laying and celebration of Araw ng Kagitingan (Dayof Valor) at Filipino Heroes Memorial.

The group boarded BRP Pampanga upon reachingthe Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters near Manila Hotel.The sea journey to ‘the Rock’ was an experience. The waterwas calm, and the fine weather enabled the team to observeother passengers, the ship and the scenic view along the


way. It took more than an hour for the vessel to reach itshistoric destination.

Upon arrival at ‘the Rock’, a tranvia took the grouparound the Island. A tranvia is a Spanish word for trampatterned after the electric car that plied Manila beforethe war. Many people including girl scouts, Filipino andAmerican veterans and their relatives, members of thePhilippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guards, public schoolteachers as well as representatives from the ProvincialGovernment of Cavite gathered at the site for the event.After the program, the Cavite delegates proceeded to thedining area where lunch was served.

The Island

Corregidor is a tadpole-shaped island of Cavite.It is often called ‘the Rock’ because though small, it is rockyand highly fortified. The Americans built concrete caves,tunnels and barracks on this Island to watch shipsapproaching Manila Bay. From Corregidor Gen. DouglasMacArthur slipped in a torpedo boat to Mindoro from wherehe flew to Australia (Colliers Encyclopedia, Vol. 7, pp. 354-355, 1990, New York: MacMillan Educational Company).

(Top left) Former Senator Joey Lina offers flowers before the monument of Filipino heroes during the celebration of Day ofValor in the Island. (Top right) A bird’s eyeview of ‘the Rock’

The CSC team while waiting to be boarded on BRPPampanga. With them are CSC Events Coordinator AquinoGarcia’s (seated) family and Marketing Communications OfficeDirector Rosanni Sarile (extreme right).


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CSC’s new acquisitions

Cavite Studies Center (CSC) has purchased acopy of Cultural Dictionary for Filipinos by ThelmaKintanar and associates. The 1064-pagedictionary published by the University of thePhilippines Press, Kalayaan College and Anvil Inc.is divided into different subject categories likehumanities and natural and social sciences. It has


Corregidor comes from a Spanish word corregirwhich means to correct. Two versions emerged as to thename of the place. One account tells that the Spanishsystem had required ships to stop at the Island to havetheir papers checked and corrected thus having the placecalled “Isla del Corregidor” or Island of the Correction.Another story narrates that the island was used by theSpanish as a penitentiary or correctional institution hencethe name “El Corregidor” (http://corregidorisland.com/history.html).

For CSC Director Teresita Unabia and EventsCoordinator Aquino Garcia the journey was a revisit. Forthe rest of the CSC team, Neriza Villanueva, Heidi Sarnoand Mylene Delatado, it was an adventurous first timeexperience.

The Chance to Explore

Lush verdant trees protected the tourists againstthe sun. With less than a hundred employees maintainingthe place, the team observed that the Island is properlymanaged except for some thrash that can be seen floatingnear the breakwater/shore. Remaining structures andfortifications like the Mile Long Barracks, Malinta Tunnel, anti-aircraft cannons and tractor guns are left as they were in

recognition of the gallantry of Filipino and Americansoldiers who perished during the war in the Island. Thereis also a museum that houses World War II memorabiliaspecifically constructed for the present generation tolearn the truth and reflect on.

The Island has two dock points – the north andsouth sides for big and small sea vessels respectively.It also has a hotel and resort facilities where guests canenjoy a night or a few days stay. Today, Corregidorserves as a memorial for the sacrifices of those whomade heroic stand against Japanese invaders.

As instructed, the group and the other touristsassembled at 2:00 pm for departure. The trip back toManila was a bit bumpy with winds tossing the ship alittle. The movement caused excitement especially tothe CSC team. Sprays of sea water reached them evenwhen they were seated on the upper deck.

Lessons Learned

The travel was pleasant and enriching. It was not justan escape from the busy city and tedious office worksbut rather a consciousness of Cavite’s past and itspresent eco-tourism impact. Though, many are stillunaware of the concrete historic legacies that theprovince offers. A promise was made by the CSCpersonnel. They will return with their families and friends.

The CSC Staff (L-R) Mylene, Nery and Tek in one of theruined barracks in the Island


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Ordoñez cited as Cavite historian

“Literature in history…history inliterature…Literature and history...history and literature”this was how Cavite Studies Center (CSC) DirectorTeresita Unabia summed up the response and viewedsome of the works of Dr. Elmer Ordoñez, CSC Cavitehistorian of the year.

In a ceremony at the Zaguan, Museo De La Salleof De La Salle University-Dasmariñas (DLSU-D) onAugust 24, CSC recognized Dr. Ordoñez because of hisessays and other writ ings that have historicalsignificance. He is also an active member of the CaviteHistorical Society (CHS) and the Imus Historical Society(IHS). His involvement in these organizations and thehistorical material he has written and or edited only provehis consciousness about our local and national history.

Dr. Ordoñez is primarily a man of letters. Heobtained his undergraduate and graduate studies inEnglish from the University of the Philippines (UP), hisdoctoral degree at the University of Wisconsin and hispost doctoral studies from Oxford University. He hasbeen a UP professor of English and an associate forliterary criticism at the UP Creative Writing Center. Some

of his works include The Early Joseph Conrad: Revisionsand Style (1969), The Other View: Notes on PhilippineWriting and Culture (1989), The Other View: theAcademe, Politics, Memory (2010), Nationalist Literature:A Centennial Forum (1996), and Philippine Revolutionand Beyond (Vols. I and II, 1998). Other writings focusedon history are Capitang Seryo: The Story of GeneralLicerio Topacio, Great Lives: Emilio Aguinaldo, andnewspaper and magazine articles about Aguinaldo,Bonifacio and Rizal.

The awardee lives in Imus, Cavite. He wasmarried to the late Elenita Sayoc of Imus, a retired UPprofessor of Art Studies and a great granddaughter ofGen. Licerio Topacio, a general of the 1896 Revolution.

During the awarding rites, Dr. Ordoñez wasaccompanied by his children and in-laws – Muriel andFidel Rillo, Ishmael and Ellen Flores likewise withmembers of IHS, CHS and the DLSU-D community.

CSC is now on its 12th year of recognizingCaviteños who manifest love and concern in the


Dr. Elmer Ordoñez (center), Cavite Historian, receivesthe plaque of recognition from AVCR Dr. Willington Onuh (L)and CHS President Cesar Virata (R).

The awardee with his family, members of Imus HistoricalSociety and CHS President Cesar Virata


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promotion of local history and culture. In addition toDr. Ordoñez, four other Imuseños have already beennamed Cavite historians. They were Prof. BenjaminBolivar (2004), National Scientist awardee JoseVelasco (2006), CHS President Cesar Virata (2009),and former Governor Erineo Maliksi (2010). Theremaining eight who have been given tribute includeauthor Dr. Isagani Medina of Cavite City (2000), CaviteCity revolutionist and historian Dn. Gervacio Pangilinan(2001), former chair of the National Historical InstituteEsteban de Ocampo of Tanza (2002), author and

historian Alfredo Saulo of Kawit (2003), retired DistrictSupervisor and founder of Amadeo Historical SocietyHonesto Bayot (2005), author Dr. Evangelino Nigozaof Ternate (2007), cultural writer Felice Prudente Sta.Maria of Rosario (2008), and Naic Historical SocietyPresident Angelo Ryan Sebastian (2011).

The annual tribute to a Cavite historian is aflagship program of CSC and is a collaborative projectof the Center with CHS, the provincial government ofCavite, and municipal or city government of thechosen awardee.

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Malagasang Dam, a premier yet forgottencolonial built heritage of Cavite

Malagasang, as a first impression, seems onlyamong the many barangays – 97 in all - of the newlyinstalled City of Imus. Delving into old records of thepast, especially among the relatos and historias of theRecollects (the friars who founded the pueblo of Imuslate in the 1700s), it actually holds the key to thebeginnings of what now appears the biggest settlementin all of Cavite Province.

Malagasang (a toponym that has sprouted tofourteen barangays) is actually the original site of thepueblo , now referred to as ‘Lumang Bayan’ or‘Simboryo’, as an aftermath of the British Occupationof Manila and Cavite in 1762. The establishment ofthe pueblo propelled the Recollects to go full blast withthe hacienda system, causing the sprout of settlementsoutside of the colonial hub of Cavite Puerto.

Malagasang, before everything else, refers infact to the middle stage of the lengthy and curly ImusRiver. This riverine branch was also mentioned asCasundig (in Recollect historias) or Kasundít in thevernacular (after the blazing red flower of the dapdap,

ery th r inaindica, L.),also knownas Masilao(or whatw o u l db e c o m ethe town ofAmadeo). A center-piece of Malagasang of yore was adam built by the Recollects in what eventually becamethe Hacienda de San Juan del Rio, the originator ofthe towns of Imus and Dasmariñas.

The dam, among the many to be built by theRecollects in the sprawling Imus Hacienda, was thehandiwork of a Recollect brother, Fray Lucas de JesúsMaria. A native of Zaragoza, Spain who arrived in thePhilippines on July 23, 1755, he was a sculptor byprofession. Employed by the colonial government inspite of his religious garb, he was responsible for thedesigns of the famed Puente de España (Bridge of



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DLSU-D celebrates 114th year of PhilippineIndependence

On June 22, 1898, the PhilippineNavy was established(www.scribd.com/doc/6078638/Military-Orientation). And on June 22,2012, 3 pm at the balcony of the oldAklatang Emilio Aguinaldo (AEA), apost celebration for the 114th year ofPhilippine Independence was beingcommemorated. Faculty membersand students of De La Salle University– Dasmariñas (DLSU-D) werewhispering and patiently waiting alongthe road fronting the old AEA building.Standing in the balcony and watchingthe crowd were Cavite HistoricalSociety (CHS) President Cesar Virataand Retired Justice AmeurfinaHerrera, grandchildren of Baldomeroand Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, well-known figures in local and nationalhistory. With them were DLSU-DPresident Br. Gus Boquer FSC, EdD;Vice Chancellor for Academics andResearch Dr. Olivia Legaspi; ViceChancellor for Finance andAdministrative Services Dr. EpifaniaAnfone; and Vice Chancellor for

Mission, External Affairs andAdvancement Dr. Myrna Ramos.

Pieces from the past

Unlike the previous celebrations, thisyear ’s activity was held in theafternoon. Florentino Hornedo in hisThe Nation’s First Flag (from ATimeline of Philippine History) wrotethat the flag was officially unfurled forthe first time during the Proclamationof Philippine Independence at 4:20pm on June 12, 1898 in Kawit, Cavite(Kasaysayan: The Story of theFilipino People, Vol. 10, p. 102).

A saxophone instead of a band

The music for Marcha NacionalFilipina was a composition of JulianFelipe. It was first played in thepresence of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldoand some revolutionists on June 11,1898 before it was formally played inKawit the following day. The lyrics ofthe song were taken from the poem

Filipinas of Jose Palma. The nationalanthem underwent title modificationsbefore it became Lupang Hinirang. Itused to be known also as MarchaMagdalo and Himno Nacional Filipino.

Another different scenario last June23 was a saxophonist did theaccompaniment in the singing ofLupang Hinirang instead of theSymphonic Band.

A festival of music and dances

At the venue, the Filipino spirit wasfelt, seen and heard. The SymphonicBand had its rendition of JocelynangBaliwag and Veteranos de laRevolucion. While the La SalleFilipiniana Dance Co. did threeproduction numbers featuring Bagoboand T’boli tribe dances as well as LaJota Caviteña. Paul Jacob Enriquezsang a medley of Ako ay Pilipino andPilipinas Kong Mahal.



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Message to the crowd

CHS President Virata spoke before the crowd emphasizing theimportance of education in sustaining an independent andprogressive country. According to him a free nation provides anopportunity for its people to think liberally and formulate actionsfor the good of all which could be achieved through rigorousstudying, teaching and training and for the people to performbased on qualities embodied in the nationalistic oath.

Virata praised the Christian Brothers and the faculty forextending quality education to students and graduates of DLSU-D. Many have benefitted from what they havelearned from the institution. He encouraged the studentsto study hard since education leads them to the right path.

Three faculty members from De La SalleUniversity-Dasmariñas (DLSU-D) were recipients of AsianUniversity Digital Resource Network (AUDRN) funding fortheir research titled The Virgins of Cavite: Religiosity, Artsand History. The study aims to gather, narrate andpreserve local knowledge on the Blessed Virgin Mary asthe patroness in the four cities and five municipalities ofCavite namely: Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de PortaBaga in San Roque, Cavite City; Nuestra Señora del Pilarin the City of Imus; La Inmaculada Concepcion, City ofDasmariñas; Our Lady of Lourdes, Tagaytay City; NuestraSeñora de Candelaria of Silang; Our Lady of La Salette,Biga I, Silang; Nuestra Señora del Rosario of Rosario;Immaculada Concepcion, Naic; Nuestra Señora de laAsuncion of Maragondon; and Nuestra Señora de Guia inMagallanes.

Cavite Studies Center (CSC) Director TeresitaUnabia, the project head, is responsible for gatheringhistorical data particularly the enshrinement, enthronement,proclamation and tradition of celebration. Dr. Bernardo

Sepeda, a faculty from the Religious Education Departmentof the College of Education, focuses on the theologicalaspect of the devotion, dogmatic presentation andinterpretation of the devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.On the other hand, Marketing Communication Office DirectorRosanni Sarile is in-charge of the mapping, video and photodocumentation trips of the celebrations, and devotees aswell as media education for students and laity which includeslecture, module, film showing, and photo exhibit.

Within a year’s time, the group has to gather allpossible existing documentations on the Virgins of Caviteas well as interviews with devotees and church workers andwrite a coherent narrative on the Blessed Virgin Mary aspatroness of each parish municipality/city in Cavite. Theoutput of the research is seen to be an effective tool in thepromotion of local knowledge on the popular devotions tothe Virgin and would be useful for classroom learning usingdigital media. The e-learning is a way to reach as manyaudiences from the university, parishes and religiousorganizations involved.

DLSU-D faculty receive AUDRN grant

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The Aguinaldo descendants. Former JusticeAmeurfina Aguinaldo Melencio-Herrera (L), Aguinaldo ShrineCurator Angelo Aguinaldo (C) and former Prime MinisterCesar EA Virata (R)


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Meet CSC’s resident writerLino Dizon PhD, is Cavite Studies Center’s (CSC)

new writer-in-residence. Also, he is a professorof Tarlac State University, Director of Centerfor Tarlaqueño Studies, and a recipient ofFulbright Research Fellowship,

Dr. Dizon was an AB History cumlaude at Jose Rizal College. He tookhis Master of Arts in Teaching SocialStudies and his PhD in PhilippineStudies at the University of thePhilippines-Diliman. He had served asproject historical consultant of theDepartment of Education and a guestcurator/historian of Baguio Teachers’Camp Museum. In addition, he is a consultant of JuanD. Nepomuceno Center for Kapampangan Studies ofHoly Angel University, Angeles, Pampanga.

Among Dr. Dizon’s works on local history arePedro Pedroche, Partido de Agraviados and a Counter-Revolution in Tarlac Province, 1898-1899 A Pentimento;Nascent Philippine Studies in the Life and Labor of JoséFelipe Del-Pan 1821-1891; and Mr. White: A ‘Thomasite’History of Tarlac Province, 1901-1913. A recent addition

Dizon on Cavite masonry, Cadiz Constitution of 1812Dr. Lino L. Dizon, Cavite Studies Center (CSC)

writer-in-residence, was among the distinguishedlecturers of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Freeand Accepted Masons of the Philippines in celebrationof the association’s centenary existence. He deliveredthe lecture “Relics and Milestones: Phil ippineFreemasonry (Francmasonería), Local Historiography,and Deconstruction-Reconstruction 1912 and Beyond”for the Northern Luzon Region Multi-District Conventionat the Sison Auditorium, Lingayen, Pangasinan onSeptember 8.

His lecture highlighted Cavite being the birthplaceof Masonry in the Philippines with the founding of PrimeraLuz Filipina, the first lodge established by Jose Malcampoy Monje and Casto Mendez Nuñez in Cavite Viejo (nowKawit), both then assigned at the naval base at CavitePuerto in 1856. The Masons of the province, Spaniardsand Filipinos alike, as Dr. Dizon pointed out, wereprominent figures in the Cavite Mutiny of 1872 and thePhilippine Revolution of 1896.


to his intellectual birthing, Cruceiro Spanish Galicia atSome Crossroads in Philippine History & Culture,1521-1898, was co-authored with José Rodriguez.He was an annotator in another work Gloria:Roman Leoncio’s Kapampangan Translation ofHuseng Batute’s Verse Novel, Lost and Found

released in 2004 which won the NationalBook awards (Translation Category). Healso edited Fr. Vicente Catapang andthe History of the Philippine EducationalSystem.

As the CSC resident writer, Dr.Dizon is expected to give a lecture oncea semester to faculty/students of De La

Salle University-Dasmariñas. He also has to publish abook or its equivalent (scholarly/scientific paper) duringthe academic year.

As an initial output, a photo exhibit entitledImagenes de Cabite, 1571-1899: A Colonial Imaginaryof Cavite Province was launched on August 10 at theAklatang Emilio Aguinaldo Gallery. Presently, Dr. Dizonis working on his research project Relaciónes: TheRecollect Legacy of Cavite Province, 1754-1898.


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provided sections on religion, mythology,sports, media, and mass communication.Information contained in this book will make itsreaders cultural ly l i terate. Anothercomplementary material is the Tagalog-EnglishDictionary of Fr. Leo James English of theCongregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. Thislexical compilation does not only containTagalog words and their derivatives, but alsosentences with English translations. TheCenter also obtained a Diglot Bible.

A copy of Nuestra Señora Dela Asuncion Parishwritten by Jeden Tolentino with Fr. Lino DeCastro as one of the editorial board memberswas bought by the Center. It focused on thebelief in the Blessed Virgin Mary and on thedoctrine of her assumption and details of herimages. Likewise, it features the church ofMaragondon and the impact of the faith on theMaragondoneños. Our Life…OurCharism…Our Mission… is a publication of theConsecrated Life Association of Imus. It listsministries of the religious in the Diocese of Imusas well as its history and charism.

Among the books donated, the center receiveda copy of Cruceiro Spanish Galicia at SomeCrossroads in Philippine History & Culture,1521-1898 by Dr. Lino Dizon and JoséRodriguez. Also, Dr. Dizon authored PedroPedroche, Part ido de Agraviados and aCounter-Revolution in Tarlac Province, 1898-1899 A pentimento. It is a monograph tosupplement the availabil ity of few extanthistorical materials.

Spain), the Alcaicería de San Fernando of Binondo andother structures in the Manila capital.

Said to be the most formidable and ambitiousirrigation dam of its time, the Casundig Dam was builtby Fray Lucas during the late 1780s, to supply waterto the palay and mango farms and the growinginhabitants of the Hacienda. Buzeta and Bravo, in the1850s, referred to the dam as Pason-Molavig, Casundinor Malagazan (and which evolved to us as Malagasangin the present times). While building the dam, the friarwas afflicted with a disease, causing him to becomeinsane throughout his life. Sensing improvements inhis state for a while, he was even sent by his superiorsin Acapulco via the galleon Trinidad for possibletreatment, only to find out that his disease returnedimmediately upon disembarkation in the Mexican City.The dam builder was sent back to the Philippines, inthe Convento de San Nicolas of Cavite City, where hedied on October 4, 1792.

The legacy of Fray Lucas is now forgotten,except probably by cogon grasses along the ‘Simboryo’or what used to be the Casundig or Malagazan Dam.

(Dizon...continued from page 10)

Meanwhile in an International Conference entitled“El Pueblo Soberano 200, Cadiz, Malolos, EDSA” heldon September 13-15, Dr. Dizon presented a paper onthe occasion of the bicentennial celebration of the 1812Cadiz Constitution. The three-day symposium transpiredat the Barasoain Center for Innovative Education, LaConsolacion University, City of Malolos, Bulacan. In histalk, Dr. Dizon discussed the similarities of Cadiz, Spainwith that of Cavite, Philippines and assessed the twosubjects in relation to natural features, democratic spiritand cultural heritage.

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Academic Council approves CSC logoThe members of the Academic Council of De La Salle University-Dasmariñas approved on July 26 the

official logo of Cavite Studies Center (CSC). Below is an illustration.

Likewise, CSC has come up with its tagline: Historical scholarship. Relevance. Meaning.

Scenarios during the revolution in Cavite and Bulacan aredepicted in digitally enhanced photos. These are theproclamation of the First Philippine Independence in Kawiton June 12, 1898, transfer of the Revolutionary Governmentto its new headquarters in Malolos, signing of decrees,framing of a constitution, establishment of the First PhilippineRepublic also known as Malolos Republic (the firstdemocracy in Asia), and the Republic’s determination tofight against America in January 1899. The trip exposedthe CHS members to the promotion of the country’s historyvia modern technology that allows interactive learning.

While in the City, the group had a brief monthly meeting atFortune (Hong Kong) Seafood Restaurant. In thegathering, upcoming activities were mentioned includingthe commemoration of the 250th year of British Occupationin the country where Dr. Lino Dizon, Cavite Studies Center

writer-in-residence, will deliver a lecture on theconsequences of British Invasion in relation to theecclesiastical facet of Imus. Also, there will be an exhibit ofmaps by British cartographers at Yuchengco Museum. Theschedule and venue for the next CHS regular monthlymeeting were discussed.

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The CHS members during the Malolos Congress visit

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