![]() ![]() On March 24, 1915, another member of the clan was born: a boy who was named after his grandfather, the aforementioned Leon (II). A historical marker in the plaza dedicated to one of the Guerreros, the writer Fernando Ma. One of these families was the Guerrero family, who counted among its more prominent members the botanist, writer, and revolutionary leader Leon, (II) his painter brother Lorenzo, and writer and politician nephew Fernando, among others. ![]() ![]() The area around the plaza, which was known before as Plaza Ferguson, was a prominent neighborhood before the war where some influential families lived. Plaza Nuestra Señora de Guia, Ermita, Manila Rodrigo Duterte, the Urban Roamer can’t help but be reminded of a figure in our history who, more than 60 years ago, held a somewhat similar view on what the Philippines’ foreign policy should be.Īnd for this story, we shall be roaming to the area around Plaza Nuestra Señora de Guia in Ermita, Manila, where this story began about 101 years ago. With so much buzz going on at this time of writing regarding the Philippines’ new foreign policy direction (which is, at the very least, leaning away from a traditional pro-US stance) as stated by Pres. ![]()
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