More Hispanic than We Admit 4 navigates through two hundred years of history—from 1821 to 2021—that reify the enduring importance of the Hispanic legacy in the evolution of a distinctly cosmopolitan Filipino identity. This volume explores topics as varied as the Augustinians’ trailblazing missionary efforts in the Cordilleras; the significant role of the Moro region in the development of the nascent Philippine nation-state; the origins of the Jesuit-run Manila Observatory and its lively scientific pursuits; the intertextual impact of Hispano-Filipino intellectuals on shaping modern nationalist discourse; Jose Rizal’s semiotic transformation into a martyr and his novels’ similarities with contemporaneous Spanish-American literature; the social stratification of the Katipunan and their association with Freemasonry; the Spanish friars’ significant but often overlooked contributions to the conservation of Philippine languages; distinctly Filipino interpretations of Spanish poet-martyr Federico Garcia Lorca’s poetry; the twists and turns of cultural and diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Spain from the Spanish Civil War to the present day; and the enduring, if increasingly vestigial, presence of Spain in the Philippines, viewed from a unique anthropological perspective.

1. Philippines ? History ? 1821-2020. 2. Spain ? Foreign relations ? Philippines. 3. Philippine essays (English).