About this document
Telephone Tales of Friars by Mark Ryan Visaya Mendoza is a document available to read on EtoBox.
- In 1900, the Philippines was connected to Spain via telephone line installed by a British-Catalan company, allowing voices in Manila to be heard in Madrid. Friars in Manila could be heard praying and eating modestly. - When Madrid heard how poor and virtuous the friars were, the friars reduced their food intake further out of fear this would encourage greed. The friars taught locals to read and write Spanish despite facing insults and violence from parents. - A proposal was made to give the friars land
- Author
- Mark Ryan Visaya Mendoza
- Language
- EN