1920 Wilson Medal / Wilson DollarObv: President Of The United States/Bust of President Wilson facing left. Rev: To Commemorate The Opening Of The Mint/Figures of woman and boy center/Manila‚ P.I./1920 below. Bronze : (38mm‚ plain edge) 3‚700 struck EF 65.00 BU 125.00 Silver : (38mm‚ plain edge) 2‚200 struck EF 100.00 BU 200.00 Gold : (38mm plain edge) 5 pcs. only struck VERY RARE Note: This commemorative‚ struck in silver and bronze to commemorate the
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Spanish Colonization (1521 - 1898) Early Spanish expeditions The Philippine islands first came to the attention of Europeans with the Spanish expedition around the world led by Portuguese explorerFerdinand Magellan in 1521. Magellan landed on the island of Cebu‚ claiming the lands for Spain and naming them Islas de San Lazaro. He set up friendly relations with some of the local chieftains and converted some of them to Roman Catholicism. However‚ Magellan was killed by natives‚ led by a local
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conflict between Filipino Muslims dates back to 1899 during the uprising of the Bangsamoro people to resist foreign rule from the United States. In the 1960s‚ during the time of President Marcos‚ 68 Filipino Muslim military trainees were murdered in Corregidor allegedly by soldiers of the AFP. By then‚ UP professor Nur Misuari formed the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to condemn the killings and seek the establishment of a Bangsamoro nation through force of arms. In 1969‚ the MNLF waged armed
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1. The fundamental ideas associated with the mercantile theory were: that everything was to benefit the mother country‚ each nation was trying to achieve self-sufficiency‚ colonies and agriculture would improve economy and raw materials‚ and the country must benefit at the expense of others. For the most part‚ these ideas along with a few other minor pieces helped European nations to conquer much of the New and old world. Great Britain was the most successful with a vast overseas empire through North
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THE HISTORY OF PEÑAFRANCIA by Rev. Dr. FLORENCIO C. YLLANA WHENCE Contrary to what its name seems to indicate and the claim of some writers‚ the Peñafrancia devotion is not of French origin. History tells that the primitive image of the Virgin of Peñafrancia as now venerated in Bicolandia was found on the slopes of Sierra de Francia‚ a mountain range situated between Spain’s two famous Provinces; Salamanca and Caceres. It is a noteworthy coincidence that while the primitive image was found near
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"Filipino uprisings" Chapter VII (INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL OF FILIPINO UPRISINGS) HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF FILIPINO UPRISINGS The early missionaries learned the language of their flock and even their customs and traditions. They lived among the people as the father and mentors of the community. At times they took the sides of the natives against tax exaction of the state. They worked through the chiefs and established themselves as an additional authority. Greater power together with the decline
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ABSTRACT Do you really know MANUEL L. QUEZON??? Well‚ I think almost people know him as the “Father of the Philippine National Language” and we always see him in a twenty pesos bill. But who is the real Manuel L. Quezon in the history of the Philippines??? Well to know him more‚ I spend a lot of time to gain more information about him by searching in the internet and reading books and I found out many interesting things about him. As the result of my research I found out that Manuel Luis Quezón
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INCEST IN ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE “Incest refers to inappropriate sexual activity between individuals who are considered to be too closely related socially or genetically. It is a social and cultural term‚ in other words‚ within any culture‚ any given sexual activity can in principle be categorized as either incestuous or non-incestuous (Webster 1).” At the very end of the novel‚ One Hundred Years of Solitude the contents of Melquiades’ scriptures are revealed and it is alas exposed
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Foreign Studies Based on the study entitled‚” Strategic Marketing and Its Effect on Business Performance: Moderating Effect of Country-specific Factors”conducted by Matti Jaakkola‚ Marketing efforts and know-how are instrumental in commercializing ideas and inventions successfully. Therefore‚ it could be fatal for companies to ignore the importance of marketing (cf. e.g. Yli-Kovero‚ 2006; Salminen‚ 2006). Kotler (1999) emphasizes the position of marketing to even argue that‚ in the future‚ marketing
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The Philippine Commonwealth (by law: Commonwealth of the Philippines) was the name of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when it was still controlled by the United States. The Philippine Commonwealth was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act‚ which was approved by the U.S. Congress in 1934. When Manuel L. Quezon became president in 1935‚ he was the first Filipino to head an elected government in the Philippines. The President of Philippine Commonwealth had strong control of the islands and was guided
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