First Case
First Case
First Case
A. Magellan arrived and set foot on March 16, 1521, but the early Filipinos said that there were
“others like him” who’ve been in the country before. He took an unknown route, now known as
the Pacific, because the Indian route was under Portugal.
B. Ferdinand Magellan was a European navigator who was hailed as the “first man to reach the
Philippines.” He didn’t complete his circumnavigation due to his death at Mactan.
Testimony A Testimony B
A. The incident happened at the San Juan Bridge in 1899, where Pvt. William Grayson, an
Englishman, shot and killed Anastacio Felix, a Filipino lieutenant
B. The incident, which led to the Filipino-American War, actually broke out from the intersection of
Sociego and Silencio Streets. The initial bout eventually reached San Juan Bridge.
Testimony A Testimony B
A. Spain installed various schools to educate the natives at the time due to the Educational Decree
Act of 1863, creating separate public schools for boys and girls. Manuel Luis Quezon attested
this.
B. The Philippine Public School system was introduced by the American military, with its teachers
imported from the US riding aboard USS Thomas.
Testimony A Testimony B