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Arcadio G. Arellano |
1917 - Pioneering Filipino architect and one-time revolutionary Arcadio G. Arellano, responsible for leading the rebuilding and preparation of the Malolos Convent when Malolos became the seat of the fledgling Philippine Republic in 1898 and 1899, retires from public service; Arcadio, the son of Bartola de Guzman and Bulakeno Luis C. Arellano, joined
the second phase of the Philippine Revolution against Spain, but soon
worked for the colonial government of the imperialist Americans as head of the assessments office in Intramuros and, later, as technical director for general assessments in Manila early on during the protracted Philippine-American War (1899-1914),
before becoming a board member for Manila city; his architecture is
considered nationalistic, having veered away from European or Western
styles and, instead, pioneered in the use of native designs for his
concepts.
1628 - Juan Velazquez Madrco presents various economic arguments to
suppress Chinese silk trade in the Southeast Asian colony the
Philippines, Spain and its other colonies; Madrco cites, among others,
how China refuses to exchange its silk with other merchandise, trading
it only for cash silver money, and also how the silk cannot be invested in merchandise and is not subject to customs duties because it does not come to Espana (Spain).
1846 - An anti-vagrancy law is issued for colonial Philippines by Spanish Governor-General Narciso Claveria
y Zaldua; the decree allows provincial authorities in the Southeast
Asian archipelago to round up, question the idlers, and also employ them in public works for one month before sending them back to their hometowns.
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