RT @indiohistorian
#TodayinHistory in 1521, Ferdinand #Magellan & crew (49 on shore, 11 on boats) attacked the defending warriors (approx 1,500) of #Lapulapu, paramount chief of Mactan, for the 2nd time. Magellan was killed. It would be known in #history as the Battle of Mactan. THREAD. #Kasaysayan

RT @indiohistorian
#TodayinHistory in 2014, the #Philippines took China to court when it submitted a 4,000-page memorial (w/ 40 historical maps) to the Permanent Court of Arbitration presenting its argument that China's 9-dash line claim on South China Sea is invalid. THREAD.
#Kasaysayan

#TodayinHistory in 1898, the #PH Revolutionary Gov decreed the commemoration of #Rizal's martyrdom every December 30, the 1st instance it was officially memorialized. This debunks the notion that the "veneration" of Rizal was U.S.-sponsored. THREAD. #Kasaysayan #RizalDay #History

#TodayinHistory in 1870, Jose Alejandrino (José Cándido Alejandrino y Magdangal), Filipino revolutionary general, writer, diplomat for the 1st #PH Republic, & framer of the 1899 & 1935 PH constitutions, was born in Arayat, Pampanga.

THREAD.

#history #kasaysayan.

Bonifacio y de Castro, revolutionary leader & 3rd president of the revolutionary org, the #Katipunan, was born in Tondo, #Manila, #PH. Under his leadership, the Katipunan led an all-out revolution vs. Spain beginning Aug 1896. THREAD. #kasaysayan #History

#TodayinHistory in 1892, the Ferrocarril de Manila a Dagupan was inaugurated. This was the first railroad line in #PH, with 195.392 km train tracks linking Manila to #Dagupan #Pangasinan. Railroad construction began in 1888. THREAD.

#history #kasaysayan

RT @indiohistorian
#TodayinHistory in 1849, Spanish Gov-Gen Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa decreed that all #PH inhabitants "shall choose or be assigned" one of the surnames compiled in his "Catalogo alfabetico de apellidos." This explains why many Filipinos have Spanish surnames. THREAD. #Kasaysayan

#TodayinHistory in 1849, Spanish Gov-Gen Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa decreed that all #PH inhabitants "shall choose or be assigned" one of the surnames compiled in his "Catalogo alfabetico de apellidos." This explains why many Filipinos have Spanish surnames. THREAD. #History #Kasaysayan

RT @mightymagulang
"Considering our experience during the election and growth of historical #denialism, there is now a thirst among young people to look for books, look for information about history, and I think that's a good thing." #kasaysayan #genealogy https://www.reportr.world/news/tiktok-mighty-magulang-profile-history-a4832-20220531