𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 𝐀𝐧 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟎 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 Two events were celebrated last month, the Philippine Aspin Day on August 18 and the International Dog Day on August 26, 2023. Aspin is the abbreviation for Asong Pinoy or Philippine dog. continue reading : Featured Document for September 2023
𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 Topographical map comprising part of the Province of Ilocos Sur, where the 2nd and 3rd Districts of Tinguian and Igorot Peoples are situated (Undated) The map with no date says that this is a topographic map of Ilocos Sur province and the second and third military continue reading : Featured Document for August 2023
𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐧: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐮𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐨: 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐛𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐑í𝐚 𝐝𝐞 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐨 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏, 𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟒 Spain established the Inspector General de Obras Publicas (IGOP) in 1866. This public works office approved the plans for the construction of new edifices, roads, bridges and wharfs in Spain and continue reading : Featured Document for July 2023
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧, 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐬, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟖, 𝟏𝟖𝟒𝟏 People settled in Cagayan de Misamis (now Cagayan de Oro) since ancient times. Early Cagayanons were a mixed stock of Subanons, Bukidnons, and Visayans who lived in place for centuries. Archeological finds discovered by National Museum field researchers in 1970 continue reading : Featured Document for June 2023
𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐩, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟓, 𝟏𝟖𝟖𝟓 The port of Manila became available to international trading from 1835 onwards, and the port of Cebu opened up to international trade seven years later. The Cebu custom house and port were opened in April, 1842. Other vital improvements of Cebu port were planned and built in continue reading : Featured Document for May 2023
Plan and details of Zamboanga Lighthouse, April 1, 1886 Document of the Month – April 2023 King Charles III of Spain issued a Royal Decree on September 6, 1834 abolishing the Royal Company of the Philippines and opening Manila’s port to international trade by 1835. The decree came out twenty years after the continue reading : Featured Document of the Month for April 2023
𝐒𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧, 𝐆𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐚, 𝐀𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧 & 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟒, 𝟏𝟕𝟗𝟕 At the height of Spanish colonial power, King Philip II ordered a survey of lands that the Spanish Crown had claimed as part of its colonial territory since the mid-1500s. Local administrators were tasked to bring to Spain maps detailing the continue reading : Featured Document of the Month for March 2023
𝗨𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽’𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗿𝗼, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 25 February 1895, Ink on cloth, 53 x 78 cm., National Archives of the Philippines Collection Pope Pius IX, through the brief Qui ab Initio (Who from the beginning), created a new diocese with a seat in Jaro on May 27, 1865. By then, continue reading : Featured Document of the Month for February 2023