More Hispanic Than We Admit 4: Quincentennial Edition, 1821–2021. Filipino and Spanish Interactions over the Centuries - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

More Hispanic than We Admit 4 navigates through two hundred years of history—from 1821 to 2021—that reify the enduring importance of the Hispanic legacy in the evolution of a distinctly cosmopolitan Filipino identity. This volume explores topics as varied as the Augustinians’ trailblazing missionary efforts in the Cordilleras; the significant role of the Moro region in the development of the nascent Philippine nation-state; the origins of the Jesuit-run Manila Observatory and its lively scientific pursuits; the intertextual impact of Hispano-Filipino intellectuals on shaping modern nationalist discourse; José Rizal’s semiotic transformation into a martyr and his novels’ similarities with contemporaneous Spanish-American literature; the social stratification of the Katipunan and their association with Freemasonry; the Spanish friars’ significant but often contributions to the conservation of Philippine languages; distinctly Filipino interpretations of Spanish poet-martyr Federico García Lorca’s poetry; the twists and turns of cultural and diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Spain from the Spanish Civil War to the present day; and the enduring, if increasingly vestigial, presence of Spain in the Philippines, viewed from a unique anthropological perspective.

This anthology of thirteen diverse, thought-provoking, and interconnected essays reveals the scale of a truly global Hispanic culture borne of the legacy of cultural, political, and socioeconomic ties. Supplemented with archival records, anecdotal accounts, and rare images and maps, the book offers its readers an engaging and enriched understanding of how the Philippines, in the throes of its identity-building, will always be more Hispanic than it can ever admit.

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