Ataviado wrote with an admirable balance, on the one hand proud of the emergence of the Filipino nation brought about by the revolution, yet not hesitant to blame what should be blamed in the officials of the revolution. He salutes the freedom from Spain, yet does not hesitate to include a thoughtful chapter on the "Spanish legacy." His tone is in sharp contrast with the anger and contempt for Filipinos found in Spanish writers, as well as the similar hatred for all that was Spanish on the part of some more recent self-proclaimed "nationalist" historians among Filipinos. Above all, he shows convincingly how the Tagalog-initiated revolution won Bikolano support, and took on a national character. -John N. Schumacher, S.J. (Professor of Church History, Loyola School of Theology, Anteneo de Manila University)
226 pages, Paperback
Published November 29, 1999
