WATCHING ASSIGNMENT-  Oldest book in Miguel de Benavides Library

SUMMARY is 527 years old- La Guerra Judaica (1492)-

I-Witness: ‘Mga Pahina ng Kasaysayan,
dokumentaryo ni Sandra Aguinaldo
UST- kayamanan (antigong libro at dokumento)
University of Santo Tomas Achieves
 Book of Father Fidel Villaruel- old archivist
of University achieves.
- Indicate grades of Jose Rizal while studying
medicine.
Example:
General Pathology- Aprovado (passed)
Therapeutics Medical Matter and Art of
Prescribing- Sobraseliente (mataas na grado
1)
entitled the Jewish War. Written by Flabious
Jeosefush 75 AD, one of the oldest copies of
the book.
 Old book of medicine, the picture is hand
painted
 Restoration Laboratory
 Ninay- made by 1st Filipino at Filipino
language- Published at 1908
 UST Heritage Library
- Marianne Villanueva- writer

- 1865- there has a royal decree that the old

new high school in the Philippines was under
the control of UST, then all of their grades
goes to UST as well.
Example: WW2 when Ateneo got bombed

 Prof. Regalado Trato Jose (Archivist, UST

Archives Library)

- Rizal
- Carlos Catcaitan

 1587- arrival of Dominican Priest

 1611- tinatag and UST- oldest university
 1600- Chinese-Spanish dictionary. Made by
Dominican Prayle
 Original Murillo Velarde Map (1744)
 Sinaunang copy of Mi Ultimo Adios- huling
paalam ni Jose Rizal
 Different edition of LA Solidaridad- Espanyol
to Spanish na inilathala noong huling bahagi
ng 1800

2nd Box
 2014- National Archives of the Philippines
declared that the 2 kasulatan is part of the
National Cultural treasure
 Letter of General Antonio Luna to his
Professor Casto de Elera, he was detained at
Fort Santiago (Feb 1897) because of
participating in Revolution. He expresses his
regret.
 1611- tinatag and UST
 1605- Manila Arch Bishop Miguel de
Benavides isang Dominican donated his
personal library together with 1,500 for
building the seminary college.
 Rev. Fr. Angel A. Aparicio, O.P.- Prefect of
Libraries Miguel de Benavides Library UST.
- Showed the First edition of El Filibusterismo
(1891) with Dr. Jose Rizal’s signature with
message to his friend Dr. Fernando Canon
Faustino. Spanish is the first language used
in the book