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3.26.2006

Encarnacion Alzona




Encarnacion Alzona

  • 1st Filipina Historian
  • 1st Filipina Ph.D. in the Philippines
  • 1st Filipina to earn her Ph.D. in history at the Columbia University (1923)
  • Philippine National Scientist (1985)



QUOTE

"...the separation of Spain and the Philippines in 1898 was only political. The spiritual ties established between them...cannot be erased by a mere political event."



DATE OF BIRTH
March 25, 1895

YEAR OF DEATH
March 13, 2001


USEFUL LINKS

Alzona, Encarnacion A.: Ph.D. History
Remarks of the Honorable Alberto G. Romulo Secretary of Foreign Affairs: On The Occasion of the Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day
Wikipedia Article on Encarnacion Alzona

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