Background On July 25, 1872, On November 9, 1912,
Santiago Alvarez, a Teodoro A. Agoncillo, revolutionary general a renowned Filipino and founder and historian and national honorary president of scientist, was born in the first directorate of Lemery, Batangas. the Nacionalista Party. Agoncillo started He was born in Imus, writing history from Cavite. the so-called Filipino He was known as point of view, along KidlatngApoy with his contemporary (Lightning of Fire) historians Renato because of his Constantino and inflamed bravery and Gregorio F. Zaide. dedication as Agoncillo's "History of commander in the the Filipino People" battle of Dalhican, was first published in Cavite. 1960. He enrolled at the His well-known works University of Santo includeRevolt of the Tomas, later Masses (1956), transferred to the Malolos: the Crisis of Colegio de San Juan de the Republic (1960), Letran where he the Fateful Years obtained a Bachelor of (1965), and History of Arts. He then took up the Filipino People law at the Liceo de (1960) . Manila. He was conferred as a He died October 30, National Scientist in 1930, at age 58 in San 1985. Pablo City and was Agoncillo obtained a buried at the San Pablo bachelor's degree in municipal cemetery. philosophy from the University of the Philippines (U.P.) in 1934 and a master's degree in the arts from the same university the following year. Until his death on January 14, 1985, Agoncillo served as a member of the National Historical Institute. ACCOUNT WRITTEN The Tagalog text of Agoncilloʼs book was General Alvarez's written in 1947. memoirs was serialized in thirty-six installments, from July 24, 1927 to April 15, 1928, in the Tagalog weekly, Sampaguita, and which up until this present publication has not been readily available to researchers. Dates July 25, 1872 November 9, 1912 1902 1934 October 30, 1930 1939 July 24, 1927-April 15, 1969 1928 1951–1956 August 1896-1901 1963–1969 1927 1973–1976 March 14, 1896 1976–1977 1980 1967–1985 1940 1948