Issues in Philippine History

1. ISSUES IN PHILIPPINE
HISTORY

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3. KING NORODOM I OF CAMBODIA
• Born: February 1834
• Predecessor: Ang Duong
• Successor: Sisowath
• Wives: 47
• Children: 61 sons and
daughters
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4. 1872
• Military mutiny
broke out in the
Cavite Arsenal,
January 20
• The heroic
GomBurza were
sentenced to die,
March
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5. In early summer, King
Norodom I said that he
planned to visit the Philippines.
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6. AUGUST 8, 1872
Some Filipinos during
Spanish period had their
first look at a real live king
when King Norodom I of
Cambodia arrived in
Manila with his retinue for
two week visit.
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7. The king, then 38
years old stayed at a
mansion of the Count
Of Aviles On San
Sebastian Street.
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8. The King was given
all the usual
courtesies and he
was able to visit
some provinces in
the Philippines.
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9. First time, as it turned out and
the only time that a monarch
country would ever visit the
island of colonial epoch
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10. Upon arriving in Bulacan,
the King and his party were
met with much festivities
by the leading citizens.
Their daughters and ladies
were in their best clothes
and were presented to the
King who acknowledged
each lady with a gift.
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11. He wrote a historical column in
Spanish newspaper , El Debate,
that King Norodom I fell in love
with a pretty Bulakena from
Calumpit, but nothing came of
this romantic affair.
Felix M. Roxas former
Mayor of Manila (1905-
1917)
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12. JOSEFA ROXAS Y MANIO
20 years old that time.
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13. In one of the pauses
during the dance King
Norodom proposed to
marry Josefa and make
her the “first queen” of
his country.
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14. BASTED SIYA!
“I promised to devote my life to
serve of God and my parents.”
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15. WHY SHE REFUSED TO MARRY
KING NORODOM I?
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16. There was a problem of Religion.
She cannot give up Catholicism
to marry a man who had the right
to have more than wife.
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17. THE CONCHA WHICH KING NORODOM I
GIFTED TO JOSEFA ROXAS
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18. IF EVER , SHE WILL BE THE FIRST
FILIPINA QUEEN OF CAMBODIA
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19. Josefa “Pepita” Roxas
died a spinster in 1883.
King Norodom I died
April 24, 1904
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20. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
CONCHA?
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21. THE GINTONG GRANADA WAS
STOLEN YEARS LATER AND
NEVER RECOVERED.
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22. Prince Norodom Sihanouk
went to Santo Domingo
Church in Quezon City to
see one of the church’s
jewelry .
Trivia: Mar ROXAS and
Korina Sanchez’
wedding church
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23. The jewel was given to
the Santo Rosario in
October 1892 by Ana
Roxas .
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25. Prince Norodom Sihanouk
1969 Philippines
“There was a Filipino Colony in Cambodia close
to the Royal Palace. Some Filipinos even served in
the Palace as soldiers when my grandfather
Norodom I sat on the throne in 1860”
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26. According to his Son that…
• Before King Norodom I returned, he made
arrangements to bring back Phnom Penh
a group of Filipino musicians to form the
Royal Brass and Reed Band. When he
returned, he promoted the officers of his
Tagalog Militia.
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27. REFERENCES:
• Roces, A. (2009, March 24). From royal visits to phone calls. Retrieved
November 1, 2015, from http://www.philstar.com/opinion/451045/royal-
visits-phone-calls
• Viana, A. (2006, September 20). Cambodia could have had a Filipina
queen named Josefa. Retrieved November 1, 2015, from http://ki-
media.blogspot.com/2006/09/cambodia-could-have-had-filipina-
queen.html
• Ocampo, A. (2007, October 12). King Norodom and his love for the
Filipina Señorita Josefa Roxas y Manio. Retrieved November 1, 2015,
from http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2007/10/king-norodom-and-his-
love-for-filipina.html
• Ocampo, A. (2015, February 15). Romances in History. Retrieved
November 1, 2015, from
http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/romances-in-history
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