From the chaos of revolutions and political upheavals, Marcelo Azcárraga rose swiftly through the Spanish ranks.

I wondered how people from India could have made their way into my family tree, which feels deeply rooted in the ethnolinguistic tribes that would later be forced together by Spanish colonists.

Ethnolinguistic tribes throughout the Philippine archipelago are increasingly interested in delving into their unique pre-colonial roots that made them unique to the Tagalogs—whose language and culture was forced on them.

In 1946, “El Pendón Estrellado” became the official Spanish version of the U.S. national anthem.