Showing papers by "Filomeno V. Aguilar published in 1997"
TL;DR: This paper argued that the elite-led one-day uprising that led to Spain's downfall in Negros Occidental, Philippines contained a mythical dimension that helped solidify the dominance of the local sugar planter class.
Abstract: The popular interpretations of the end of Spanish colonial rule in Negros Occidental, Philippines, are closely intertwined with Masonic-related imageries that suffused the colony's export-oriented economy in general and the province's sugar industry in particular. Through an investigation of folklore as a bearer of historical consciousness, it is argued that the elite-led one-day uprising that led to Spain's downfall in the province contained a mythical dimension that helped solidify the dominance of the local sugar planter class.
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