1521 The Battle of Mactan takes place. At around 3:00 in the morning of this day, a Spanish force of 60 soldiers and an equal number of Cebuanos reaches Mactan. Faced by a force of some 1,500 Mactan inhabitants, The Spaniards are defeated and their leader, Ferdinand Magellan, is killed. 1565 The Spanish expedition of […]
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This Thing of Darkness
This Thing of Darkness Female Shapeshifters in Philippine and Japanese Literature Yu, Hope Sabanpan. This Thing of Darkness Female Shapeshifters in Philippine and Japanese Literature Cebu: University of San Carlos Press, 2018. P 500.00 in the Philippines*
The Controlling Mother
Sabanpan-Yu, Hope The Controlling Mother. Cebu City: University of San Carlos Press, 2014. P 500.00 in the Philippines*