June 30th, Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day: Five Centuries of Shared Memories
On March 2021, 500 years had gone by since the Spanish expedition, led by Ferdinand Magellan, arrived in the archipelago…
So Long, Kapatid Eduardo
Frame from the documentary ‘The Last of the Philippines. Return to Baler‘ This obituary was originally published in Spanish on…
Baler (1898-2019): From the USS Yorktown gunboat to the Spanish Méndez Nuñez frigate
I received the first news about the recent tribute of the Spanish Navy to the heroes of Baler through a…
Unforgettable Moments at the 120th-Anniversary Tribute to the Heroes of Baler during Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day
June 30, 2019 marks a milestone in the long and deep history shared between Spain and The Philippines. For the…
The Association Últimos de Filipinas-Heroes of Baler Reenacts the Departure from the Church 120 Years Later
The Heroes of Baler Leave The Chuch 120 Years Later On June 30th, 2019, on the occasion of the 120th…
Descendants of the Spanish survivors travel to Baler to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the end of the Siege
A group of descendants of the Spanish survivors of the Siege of Baler are traveling to The Philippines to attend…
Where Is the Bell of the Church of Baler?
We read with pleasure an article by Elisa Gómez Pedraja, in the journal of the Cantabrian Association of Genealogy, in…
Dear Comrade in Arms
We publish this unknown letter which, in January 1908, Siege of Baler Spanish soldiers Marcelo Adrián and Emilio Fabregat wrote…
Corporal García Quijano Returns to Baler
We are most thankful to Baler-artist Sherwin Paul Gonzales for his new painting of my great grand-father Jesús García Quijano.