One more time with Roman Roque and Lazaro Segovia
Jose Sison Luzadas
Believe Me
Or Not!
A five-minute immersion exercise in history
Topic:
ANY WINE AS LONG AS IT IS "ARAK”
Of the many native revolts and uprisings recorded during the early Spanish time most were caused by pagan superstitious beliefs in conflict with Catholic practices or the refusal to pay the collection of excessive tribute. When the freedom-loving Ilocanos of Piddig or San Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur were banned from drinking their favorite wine, it precipitated the "BASI REVOLT of 1807.
Wikipedia says:
“Wine has a rich history dating back to around 6000 BC and is thought to have originated in areas now within the borders of Georgia and Iran.[6][7] Wine probably appeared in Europe at about 4500 BC in what is now Bulgaria, Macedonia and Greece, and was very common in ancient Greece, Thrace and Rome. Wine has also played an important role in religion throughout history. The Greek god Dionysos and the Roman equivalent Bacchus represented wine, and the drink is also used in Christian and Jewish ceremonies such as the Eucharist (also called the Holy Communion) and Kiddush.
The word "wine" derives from the Proto-Germanic "*winam," an early borrowing from the Latin vinum, "wine" or "(grape) vine," itself derived from the Proto-Indo-European stem *win-o- (cf. Hittite: wiyana ,Lycian: Oino, Ancient Greek οῖνος - oînos, Aeolic Greek ϝοίνος - woinos).[8][9]”
The Ilocanos in northern Luzon like the Lebanese and people living in the Mediterranean cities in Europe enjoy drinking wine they all call “ ARAK ”!
Believe Me or Not!
Jose Sison Luzadas KGOR
Scarborough Chapter
CANADA
From: Jose Sison Luzadas <luz...@bellsouth.net>
To: kor-...@googlegroups.com
Cc: manny bade <angelpr...@yahoo.ca>; guy camacho <cama...@aecl.ca>
Sent: Tue, December 21, 2010 5:50:29 PM
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Sir Manny Bade and Sir Guy,
I hope you also received the most recent email from Sir Tony Abad KOR-WORLD about the birthday gathering reprinted below:
"I can attest that the when I was 15 years old at home in my old house in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Mang Roman, our neighbor, was indeed present and enjoying then lechon and Budweiser beer served at my birthday party.
Don Antonio "
As I understand there is birthday celebration of Don Antonio Abad held on August 13, 1901 in San Isidro , Nueva Ecija. The gathering must have this menu: lechon as the pulutan accompanied by Budweiser BEER. Budweiser?
For sheer curiosity, which beer brand most likely was served? In1901 the San Miguel Brewery is still brewing San Miguel Pale Pilsen and Cerveza Negra. Where did Don Antonio buy the American beers? Was it a US Army regulation to bring a selected American beer brewed by Anheuser-Busch when the US military has not completely pacified the Philippines ?
What drives me to entertain some doubts is whether the American Generals like Merritt, Otis, and MacArthur or Col. Funston who were entrusted with the mapping up operation and pacification campaign to capture Aguinaldo exercised the right decision allowing importation and distribution of American Budweiser beers to civilians in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija as early seven months after Aguinaldo’s surrender in Palanan, Isabela?
Sorry for not taking the issue on ”Retraction of Rizal” that up to now has not died down.
Jose Sison Luzadas, KGOR
Scaborough Chapter
CANADA
From: Antonio Abad <aaa...@gmail.com>
To: kor-...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tue, December 21, 2010 1:30:35 PM
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Who was the forger?
The long awaited moment for the architects of Rizal's retraction
grasped the opportunity. The forger's recruiter, Lazaro Segovia, was
sought. He was by then the manager of a sugar central in Mindoro, and
owned by the clergy. Again, Lazaro Segovia was commissioned to get
Roman Roque.
Several months later, during conversations with prominent residents in
the home of Antonio Abad when the young man celebrated his 15th
birthday on August 13, 1901 in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija, Roman Roque
who was a close neighbor of the Abads were among the celebrant's
well-wishers. During conversations with the community elders, Roque
disclosed that he was fetched by Lazaro Segovia from San Isidro not
long after the news of Aguinaldo's capture. He was taken to Manila,
and made to stay at Hotel Quatro Naciones in Intramuros, where he
worked on the forging of Rizal's penmasnhip.
He made about five copies of the forgery letter as prepared by the
priests he said.. He thought of keeping one for himself; but when
searched upon departure, his copy was taken from him, as the priests
would need an additional copy, he was told.
He worked on the forging task for about ten days, he recalled. When
asked how much he was paid for the job, he revealed that he was given
the equivalent of his salary for two months in the government service.
San Isidro residents remembered that Roque was away from their town
for about two weeks.
That ends the saga of the Rizal "retraction" forgery, for the benefit
of our national hero's "fair hope of the motherland."