Kristoffer PasionDec 20, 2022
#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
Kristoffer PasionDec 1, 2022

#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.

Kristoffer PasionNov 30, 2022
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
Kristoffer PasionNov 24, 2022

#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

Kristoffer PasionNov 21, 2022
#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