history as humanities by teodoro agoncillo

Agoncillo was chair of the History Department in the University of the Philippines at the same time period that his cousin, General Abelardo Andal, served as Commander (Chair) of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of the same university. He served in this capacity until his death in 1985.

Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal named Agoncillo as a member of the National Historical Institute in 1963. After retiring from UP, Agoncillo taught Filipino history as a visiting professor at the International Christian University in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, for one year from 1977 to 1978. He remained with the university until his retirement in 1977, chairing the Department of History from 1963 to 1969. In 1958, Agoncillo was invited to join the faculty of the Department of History of his alma mater, the University of the Philippines. He garnered acclaim for this book, as well as criticisms from more conservative historians discomfited by the work's nationalist bent. In 1956, he published his seminal work, Revolt of the Masses: The Story of Bonifacio and the Katipunan, a history of the 1896 Katipunan-led revolt against Spanish rule and its leader, Andres Bonifacio. He earned his living as a linguistic assistant at the Institute of National Language and as an instructor at the Far Eastern University and the Manuel L. Contents     1Early life 2Accolades 3Controversy 4Works  5References Early life Born in Lemery, Batangas to Pedro Agoncillo and Feliza Andal, both from landed families in Batangas, Agoncillo obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of the Philippines in Manila, in 1934, and a master's degree in the arts from the same university the following year. Agoncillo is related to Don Felipe Agoncillo, the Filipino diplomat who represented the Philippines in the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Paris (1898), and Dona Marcela Agoncillo, one of the principal seamstress of the Philippine flag.

He and his contemporary Renato Constantino were among the first Filipino historians renowned for promoting a distinctly nationalist point of view of Filipino history (nationalist historiography). (June 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Teodoro Andal Agoncillo Born Teodoro Andal Agoncillo NovemLemery, Batangas, Philippine Islands Died Janu(aged 72) Nationality Filipino Alma mater University of the Philippines Manila Occupation Historian Awards National Scientist of the Philippines Teodoro Andal Agoncillo (Novem– January 14, 1985) was a prominent 20thcentury Filipino historian. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. Teodoro Agoncillo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations.

History as humanities by teodoro agoncillo