Philippines – Spanish missionary priest Father Bernardo Blanco, who lived in the Philippines for nearly 50 years and was once kidnapped by extremists in Basilan province, died in a Quezon City ...

and architectural landscape of the Philippines. Arriving with the first Spanish expeditions in 1565, the Augustinians became the earliest missionaries in the archipelago, building the first ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of ...

With its victory and subsequent annexation of the Philippines, Hawaii ... Troops on the march, Spanish American War. Artist Glackens, William J., 1870-1938. Library of Congress Congress approved ...

Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, was introduced to the Philippines over 500 years ago with the arrival of Spanish missionaries. Filipino Catholics traditionally attend Mass to receive ashes ...

MANILA, Philippines — On Jan. 9 ... was brought to Manila from Mexico in 1606 by Spanish missionaries. Though the ship carrying it caught fire, the charred statue survived and was named the ...

The statue of Jesus carrying the cross was brought to the Philippines from Mexico on a galleon in 1606 by Spanish missionaries. The ship that carried it caught fire, but the charred statue ...

In the 16th century, when Spain colonized parts of the archipelago, the Spanish empire mobilized ... This is currently not the case in the Philippines. A missionary who has served for 26 years ...