This 19th century studio portrait of an unidentified Gobernadorcillo helped me i...

This 19th century studio portrait of an unidentified Gobernadorcillo helped me imagine what Kapitan Tiago and other gobernadorcillos described in Rizal's novels looked like. It also made me wonder about the source of the belief that the Barong Tagalog was see-through and not to be tucked in the pants so that the indios could not conceal weapons from the paranoid Kastilas and Guardias Civiles. Pls share.


2014