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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Women’s Common Destiny
Sabanpan-Yu, Hope Women’s Common Destiny: Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press, 2009. P 500 in the Philippines*