Continuing our discussion on the Claveria surname decree of 1849, today we examine the use of "surnames" in some towns of Cebu Province before the decree. One provision of the decree allowed families ...
This week in 1849 on November 21: Narciso Claveria y Zaldua enacted the 1849 surname decree, directing people to officially adopt a family name. The decree states: “each cabeza shall be present with ...
Narciso Claveria y Zaldua is a name that will not ring a bell except for Filipino historians, or perhaps some people in Cagayan, Masbate, and Misamis Oriental who live in towns named Claveria, in ...
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