LLAMAS FAMILY OF LAGUNA

THE LLAMAS FAMILY OF LAGUNA

This is an excerpt from the book of the foremost Philippine historian Dr. Gregorio Zaide...Pagsanjan, in History and Legend (1975 Edition )


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The greatest calamity that befell Pagsanjan during the last decade of Spain's rule was the so-called: "Great Fire of 1893." A few days after the "Great Fire", some bold illustrados of Pagsanjan sent a written petition to Governor-General Ramon Blanco (1893-96) denouncing Padre Tapetado and requesting his transfer to another parish. They were Jose Unson, Elias Lavadia, Mariano Llamas, and Roman Abaya.

American occupation: In 1903, two young Pagsanjeños, Timoteo Abaya and Genoveva Llamas (sister of Dr. Rosendo Llamas), were chosen to be among the first 100 Filipino "pensionados" to study in the colleges and universities of the United States. Ms. Llamas specialized in home economics and was the first teacher of home economics in Laguna. She died an old maid.

The first Pagsanjeña to win national distinction for her beauty was Virginia Llamas, the Queen of Manila Carnival in 1922.

Dr. Rosendo Llamas (distinguished obstetrician), was one of those people who helped in the restoration of Pagsanjan's church, the sanctuary of the town's patroness, Our Lady of Guadalupe.

In December 1947 certain changes were made in the line-up of municipal councilors. Three new designated municipal councilors, Mr. Antonio Alvarado, Mr. Cornelio Oliveros, and Mr. Herminio Llamas, replaced Mr. Pio Caballes, Mr. Pablo del Mundo, and Mr. Sancho Zalamea, Jr.

The majority of the candidates elected in Pagsanjan on November 8, 1947, were Nacionalistas. The Liberals won only three seats in the Municipal Council -- Dr. Felix G. Yan, Mr. Vicente Llamas, Jr. (brother of VLR?), and Mr. Ricardo Fabella.
Councilor Vicente Llamas died in January 1950 and was replaced by his widow, Mrs. Cristeta Pacheco Llamas. In July of the same year, Mrs. Llamas resigned because she transferred her permanent residence to Quezon City.

Many Pagsanjeños, as officers and soldiers of the USAFFE, bravely resisted the enemy at the bloody battlefields of Atimonan, Mauban, Bataan, and Corregidor. Among those who survived the war were Colonel Victor Gomez, Cipriano Ramiro, Salvador Ramiro, Atty. Jose Guevara, Dr, Ildefonso Gomez, Dr. David Cabreira, Dr. Augusto Hocson, Fidel Llamas, Luis Rivera, Elias Lavadia and Remo Lavadia.

Of the 1,400 towns in the Philippines, Pagsanjan is the only one to have produced six army generals and one navy commodore. First among those army generals was General Severino Taiño of revolutionary fame. The other five Pagsanjeño generals after Taiño are Lieutenant General Manuel Yan, who retired as Chief of Staff of the Philippine Armed Forces and has become Philippine ambassador to Thailand, and the four: Brigadier General Fidel Llamas, Brigadier General Elias Lavadia, Brigadier General Cipriano Ramiro, and Brigadier General Luis (Bobby) Rivera.

The lone navy commodore from Pagsanjan is Commodore Remo Lavadia, brother of Brigadier General Elias Lavadia. The rank of commodore in the navy is equivalent to brigadier general in the army. Thus it may be said, in the final analysis, that Pagsanjan has produced a total of seven generals, including Commodore Lavadia.

Pagsanjeños in Education: Pedro Llamas, founder of Pagsanjan Academy.

Pagsanjeños in Music: The only Pagsanjeño pianist which has achieved international celebrity as a piano virtuoso, composer, and music teacher is Professor Calixto R. Llamas (brother of v) who resided permanently in San Francisco, California.
Oro Llamas, an accomplished pianist, he has been hailed in the Philippines and abroad as a violin virtuoso. He was the violin soloist of the Manila Symphony Orchestra.

Pagsanjeños in World Science: (aside from Dr. Rosendo Llamas) first Pagsanjeño dentist was Dr. Antonio Llamas, Sr. The first Pagsanjeña to achieve distinction in science is Mrs. Carmen Llamas Intengan, a nationally known authority on nutrition. She was a recipient of the Presidential Award on Science in 1968. Escolastico (Tico) Lavadia Fernandez, a former civil engineer of the city of Manila.

Pagsanjeños in Government Service: Pelagio Llamas, Philippine ambassador and head of the Philippine Consulate General in New Orleans.
The first of these six Pagsanjeños who became a provincial treasurer was Catalino Lavadia, elder brother of Municipal President Pedro Lavadia and uncle of the Lavadia brothers (Brigadier General Elias Lavadia and Commodore Remo Lavadia). He served as the provincial treasurer of Isabela.

Pagsanjeños in Philanthropy: Dr. Rosendo Llamas and wife Doña Guida Hocson. Mrs. Maria Abanilla Llamas generously gave to the Municipality of Pagsanjan a piece of her land for needed extension of Crisostomo Street.

Pagsanjeños in Social Work and Community Development: Mrs. Remedios Rivera Llamas, president of the Laguna Rural Improvement Club; Mr. Antonio Llamas, teacher and one of the founders of the Maulawin Barangay High School

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excerpts from the book:
PAGSANJAN, In History and Legend
(1975 Edition)
By Dr. Gregorio F. Zaide

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Gregorio F. Zaide (May 25, 1907 – October 31, 1988) was a Filipino historian, author and politician from the town of Pagsanjan, Laguna in the Philippines. A multi-awarded author, Zaide wrote 67 books and more than 500 articles about history, he is known as the "Dean of Filipino Historiographers." He was one of the founders of the International Association of Historians of Asia (IAHA), and president of the Philippine Historical Association for three terms. As a politician, he served as the mayor of his hometown of Pagsanjan from 1971 to 1975.

BIOGRAPHY

Zaide was born in Pagsanjan, Laguna on May 25, 1907. He was known as "Goyo" to the people of his home town of Pagsanjan. He was married to Lily Magbanua.

He retired on May 25, 1964 and entered politics, winning as mayor of Pagsanjan from 1971 to 1975. While serving his post, he wrote a book about his town, Pagsanjan, In History and Legend, released in 1975 (of which excerpts are published in the town's official website). Dr. Gregorio F. Zaide died on October 31, 1988.

EDUCATION

Gregorio Zaide's primary and secondary education were in Spanish language, when it was the social language of the Philippines. He graduated valedictorian from Laguna High School (now called the Pedro Guevara Memorial National High School) in Santa Cruz, Laguna in 1926. He obtained his Master of Arts in 1931 from the University of the Philippines in Manila, his Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in 1934 from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.

CAREER

In his time, he was the most traveled Filipino historian, with teaching and research stints at various universities and institutions in the Philippines and around the world. He worked at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City; at the University of Santo Tomas, San Beda College, University of Manila, and Far Eastern University in Manila. He also taught and researched for the University of Hawaii and around the United States, as well as at the United Nations and around Asia. As a fluent speaker of the Spanish language, he worked in Mexico, and other Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. He became a member of Instituto Historico de la Independencia Americana (Historical Institute of American Independence) in Argentina and the Instituto Panamericano de Geografia e Historia (Pan American Institute of Geography and History) in Mexico.

He was elected as President of the Philippine Historical Association and served in this capacity for three terms - between 1965-1966 and in 1971. He was also an active member of the American Historical Association based in Washington, D.C.. He was a member of both the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP).

He was one of the founders of the International Association of Historians of Asia (IAHA). Dr. Zaide was a Paul Harris Fellowship of the Rotary Club.

In 1956, his wrote the screenplay for the Larry Santiago Productions' movie Heneral Paua, a movie about Jose Ignacio Paua, a Filipino-Chinese blacksmith turned general, a relatively unknown hero of the Philippine revolution.

He became the first Professor emeritus of History at the Far Eastern University after he retired in 1964.

MAJOR WORKS

Zaide was a prolific writer and historian writing about 67 books, which were adopted as textbooks for high schools and colleges. He also authored more than 500 articles in history published in both national and international newspapers and academic journals.

Among his contributions to Philippine history are the following books:

A Documentary History of the Katipunan

History of the Katipunan

Philippine Political and Cultural History

Great Events in Philippine History

History of the Filipino People

History of Asian Nations

Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings

The Philippine Revolution

Riquezas Filipinas en los Archivos de Mexico (Titled in Spanish language)

Great Filipinos in History

The Pageant of Philippine History.

World History

AWARDS

Zaide was the first Asian to win the United Nations Study Award in 1957. He was awarded by the Philippine government the prestigious Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1968.

His other awards include:

Diploma of Outstanding Writings on Filipino National Heroes

A Special Prize in History in the 1940 Commonwealth Literary Contest

Diploma of Distinction for research on the life and works of Dr. Jose Rizal, the Philippine national hero

Distinguished Public Service Award.

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