Ambeth R. Ocampo's Blog, page 156

My Inquirer column today on the other people overshadowed by Gomburza.http://op...

My Inquirer column today on the other people overshadowed by Gomburza.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/82663/not-just-gomburza


Not just Gomburza
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If you take the trouble to explore the area around the Rizal monument in the Luneta, you will come across other bits and relics of Philippine history. If you are facing the monument, you will find on the right side: a memorial to Rizal���s Czech friend, Ferdinand Bumentritt; an old stone fountain, pre���

Historians need to bridge the present and the past, the old and the new, the you...

Historians need to bridge the present and the past, the old and the new, the young ones and the young once. Everyone knows Rizal from his favorite photo taken in Madrid in 1890 (left), but if he lived in Manila in 2015 he would look different (right). Both photos can be found on the internet, but making the connection is what makes history relevant to our times. (Modern Rizal courtesy of Justine Nepomucano Cruz) Pls share.


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That Juan Luna murdered his wife and mother-in-law in a jealous rage is the othe...

That Juan Luna murdered his wife and mother-in-law in a jealous rage is the other side of love. Textbook history does not mention this. On the left is the wedding photo of Juan Luna and Paz Pardo de Tavera from the Ongpin collection, it is complete. The one on the right is from the Pardo de Tavera collection, Luna's head is torn out of history. Pls share.


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Happy Valentines! My VD column came out yesterday but is posted today. Pls share...

Happy Valentines! My VD column came out yesterday but is posted today. Pls share.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/82541/kamel-and-the-camellia


Kamel and the Camellia
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I read Maximo Viola���s ���My Travels with Rizal��� when I was an undergraduate student. It was a translation from the original Spanish published by the Philippine

Some Ateneo students asked me a difficult question I have to answer next Wednesd...

Some Ateneo students asked me a difficult question I have to answer next Wednesday @4.30pm.


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My Inquirer column today on maps and nation.

My Inquirer column today on maps and nation.


When Scarborough was ���Panacot���
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Common sense, as we all know, is far from common. Then there are the things we hold to be true without question. When we take the trouble to give these a second look, sometimes we are surprised to find the opposite to be true. People who have followed this column for many years know how curious I am���

My Inquirer column today on maps and nation.http://opinion.inquirer.net/82465/w...

My Inquirer column today on maps and nation.
http://opinion.inquirer.net/82465/when-scarborough-was-panacot


When Scarborough was ���Panacot���
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Common sense, as we all know, is far from common. Then there are the things we hold to be true without question. When we take the trouble to give these a second look, sometimes we are surprised to find the opposite to be true. People who have followed this column for many years know how curious I am���

Fernando Amorsolo painted this scene from the Battle for Manila in 1945. His han...

Fernando Amorsolo painted this scene from the Battle for Manila in 1945. His handwritten notes describe explosions, balls of fire, a continuous infernal noise. The fighting rages beyond the Quiapo Pagoda.


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Better known as a painter of cheer and sunlight, Fernando Amorsolo also drew, pa...

Better known as a painter of cheer and sunlight, Fernando Amorsolo also drew, painted and documented the horrors of World War II. This sketch showing the prisoners of Bataan following a Japanese officer on horseback had a caption in Spanish that says "the horse is more handsome than the rider." If the Japanese had captured Amorsolo's sketchbook this and other drawings may have led to torture or death. Pls share.


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Echoes of the Noli me tangere at the Manila Art Fair 2015! Seen in the Tin-aw Ga...

Echoes of the Noli me tangere at the Manila Art Fair 2015! Seen in the Tin-aw Galery supermarket. Pls share.


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