The Friar's Daughter: A Story of the American Occupation of the PhilippinesPhifer, Charles Lincoln
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The Friar's Daughter: A Story of the American Occupation of the Philippines
Phifer, Charles Lincoln
Philippines -- History -- 1898-1946 -- Fiction; Philippines -- Politics and government -- 1898-1935 -- Fiction
[12] Convento--Not a convent, but a priest's residence. The reason
given for American officers occupying conventos in the Philippines
was that they were the best buildings there.
[13] Mañana--Tomorrow.
[14] Sierras--Saw used in Spanish countries, hence toothed or
irregular.
[15] Trapiche--A cane mill.
[16] Haciendas--Large farms.
[17] Pueblos--Villages.
[18] A priest who said the burial service over a man who was buried
alive was really pardoned by the American governor and this song,
with change of name, was actually sung relative to the American head
of government.
End of Project Gutenberg's The Friar's Daughter, by Charles Lincoln Phifer
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