Picked up Malou Espinas, saw Tita Nena - Quezon City June 29
Cousin Gabby Gabinete picked Tess & me up from Marikina. We picked up cousin Malou Espinas in Quezon City.
Going to dinner for a Reyes Reunion.
The Filipino Who Helped Found Los Angeles — And Was Erased From the Plaque
Los Angeles, California • June 2026. Antonio Miranda Rodriguez: The Filipino Who Helped Found Los Angeles. antonio miranda rodriguez, los angeles founder, filipino california history, 1781 pueblo, fil-am history, manila galleon, filipinos in america. Filipino American History • June 2026 The Filipino Who Helped Found Los Angeles — And Was Erased From the Plaque Antonio Miranda Rodriguez was recruited as one of the original 12 settler families of El Pueblo de Los Angeles in 1781. A father's loyalty to a dying daughter cost him his place in history. The erased name. The recovered truth. El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park, where Antonio Miranda Rodriguez — a Manila-born Filipino gunsmith — served as master armorer and was buried in 1784. A memorial tile in the Presidio Chapel was installed by the local Filipino American community in his honor. In the summer of 1781, a Filipino man was making his way north toward a river in...
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