Why does textbook history focus on firsts?
Depending on the book you are reading, the first newspaper in the Philippines can either be: the 14 page Sucesos Felices (left) a flyer published by Tomas Pinpin in 1637 or [Gazeta] Del Superior Govierno (Gazette of the Higher Government) first published in 1811 by Fernandez Folgueras, Spanish Governor-general of the Philippines. *I don't have a photo of the first issue, what is shown above (right) is an 1812 issue.
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Published on May 05, 2021 04:59