My illustration of David Fagen- African American soldier who defected to Filipino Army during the Philippine American War of 1899

            Pencil drawing / Color in PS3

(David Fagen was the most celebrated of the handful of African American soldiers who defected to the Philippine revolutionary army led by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo during the Philippine American War of 1899-1902. He acquired the rank of Captain in the Filipino Army.)

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Kakaiba yung kwento niya. Kaya sa bakante kong oras iginuhit ko siya.......Ito ay isang pagkilala sa taong di man natin kalahi ngunit naging bahagi din ng ating makulay na kasaysayan. Sinubukan ko lang kung ano ang postura niya sa uniporme nating Pinoy.

Nang mabasa ko ang kwento ni David Fagen, nagulat ako. Di ko alam ito ah, siguro absent ako nung nagturo ang titser namin. Pero wala talaga akong maalala na kwento niya sa social studies namin nung bulingit pa lang ako. Bakit nga ba?

So research-research......aba'y nagkainteres ako. Di lang kwento niya ang nabasa ko. Tuloy buong history ng Philippine American war ang binasa ko. Whoooaa ! Na ngayon ko lang nalaman ang buong istorya.

Tulad ng bakit gusto ni Heneral Artemio Ricarte "aka Vibora" na palitan ang pangalan ng Pilipinas na "Rizaline Republic" in honor of Dr. Jose Rizal sa kanyang panukalang Rizaline Constitution. Interesting di ba?

Di lang si Fagen ang nagdefect papuntang hukbong sandatahan ng Pilipino. Beinte sila, 5 African American at 15 puti Grabe! di ba nakakashock.

Bakit sila nagdefect.....bakit tatalikuran lang nila ang kanilang bansa para kumampi sa tropa ni Heneral Aguinaldo. hmmmmmm. Isang malaking tanong na baket?

Kung baga sa basketball eh, may import pala tayo nun.

Curiosity....basahin nyo rin ang ating History. Bukod sa kabayanihan at katapangan ng panahon na iyon, gayundin marami rin kayong matutuklasan na mga treachery, atrocities, assasination ng mga kakampi, torture at marami pang iba.

Ang Pilipinas ang kauna-unahang overseas war ng mga Kano bukod sa Cuba at Puerto Rico.

Taken on: July 12, 2010

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