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Historical Method – process of systematically examining an account of what has happened in the past
– uses Historical Criticism to evaluate Historical Sources

Importance
1. Finding Solutions for Contemporary Problems - Enables us to form solutions to contemporary problems
by seeking verisimilar information in the present in to the past.
2. Understanding the trends for present and future - Throws light on the trends today and gives prediction
on what might happen.
3. Understanding importance and repercussions found in cultures - Stresses the relative importance and
the effects of the various interactions that are to be found within all cultures.
4. Reevaluation of presented historical data and factoids – Every information presented before is
reevaluated in relation to selected hypotheses, theories, and generalizations that aim to shed new light
or verified information.

Content VS. Context

Content – the subjects or topics covered in a book or document

– the matter dealt with in a field of study

Context – the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific passage, usually
influencing its meaning or effect
– the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
– the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs

The Author’s Perspective

Background – a short history about the author’s life

Point-of-View – perspective used by the author that determines the approximate “distance” of the author to the
narrative he or she is writing

Argument – also called purpose; the author’s stand or opinion in the narrative

Attitude – almost similar to Argument, but reflects the mood more, which is observed on how the author
addressed his or her argument
– reflects the current situation and emotion of the author in the material at the time it was written or
made

Santiago V. Alvarez

FULL NAME : Santiago Álvarez y Virata

TITLE / NICKNAME : Kidlat ng Apoy
BIRTH DATE : July 25, 1872
BIRTH PLACE : Imus, Cavite
RELATIVE(S) : Mariano Álvarez (father, 1818–1924); Nicolasa Álvarez (née Virata, mother);
Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (Supremo, cousin-in-law, 1863-1897); Gregoria
Bonifacio (née de Jesús, cousin, 1875-1943); Pascual Álvarez (cousin, 1861-
1923)
SPOUSE : Pat Granados
CHILDREN: : Marta, Magdalena, Gabriel, Pacita, Numeriano, Egmidio, Rosendo, Virginia,
Amalia, and Fidel
HIGHEST EDUCATION : College (Graduate degree) - Law
POSITION : Delegado general (representative) and Commander of the Katipunan – Cavite
Sector; president of the Nacionalista party; presiding officer during the Taft

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Administration; leader of the Aglipayan church

ACHIEVEMENT(S) : Hero of the Battle of Dalahican, Cavite; lawyer; founder of the Nacionalista
party; presiding officer of the Junta Magna de la Comisión de la Paz (Great
Council of the Peace Commission); one of the founders of the Philippine
Independent Church (Aglipayan); founder of the Makabuhay Association
DATE of DEATH : October 30, 1930 (cause of death: paralysis)

Teodoro A. Agoncillo

FULL NAME : Teodoro Agoncillo y Andal

TITLE / NICKNAME : -
BIRTH DATE : November 9, 1912
BIRTH PLACE : Lemery, Batangas
RELATIVE(S) : Pedro Agoncillo (father); Feliza Agoncillo (née Andal); Gen. Abelardo Andal
(cousin, head of the ROTC in UP)
SPOUSE : -
CHILDREN: : -
HIGHEST EDUCATION : College (Graduate degree) - Philosophy
POSITION : historian, poet, essayist, linguistic assistant, professor
ACHIEVEMENT(S) : linguistic assistant and instructor at the Far Eastern University (FEU) and the
Manuel L. Quezon University; professor at the University of the Philippines;
author of several acclaimed history textbooks; member of the Order of National
Scientists in Philippine History; member of the National Historical Institute
DATE of DEATH : January 14, 1985 (cause of death: undisclosed)

REFERENCES:
“Biography of Santiago Álvarez (1872-1930),”. (n.d.). Lifted and modified from
https://thebiography.us/en/alvarez-santiago1
“Santiago Alvarez (Filipino general),”. (n.d.). Lifted and modified from
https://www.revolvy.com/main/index.php?s=Santiago%20Alvarez%20(Filipino%20General)&item_typ
e=topic
“Today in Philippine History, On November 9, 1912, Teodoro A. Agoncillo was born in Lemery, Batangas,”.
(n.d.). In November history. Lifted and modified from
https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/737/today-in-philippine-history-november-9-1912-teodoro-
a-agoncillo-was-born-in-lemery-batangas
Content [Def. 1b]. (n.d.). In Dictionary.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017 from
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/content
Content [Def. 3a] (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved December 5, 2017 from
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/content
Context [Def. 1]. (n.d.). In Dictionary.com. Retrieved December 5, 2017 from
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/context?s=t
Context [Def. 1 & 2]. (n.d.). In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. Retrieved December 5, 2017 from
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/context
Official Gazette. (2017). Teodoro A. Agoncillo. Lifted and modified from
http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/teodoro-a-agoncillo/

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