Swimming. Smoking. Sunsets. It’s just another day for the conyo colonials, living the good life inside Manila.

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Mallat, Jean (1846). The Philippines: History, Geography, Customs, Agriculture, Industry, and Commerce of the Spanish Colonies in Oceania (Pura Santillan-Castrence, Trans.) (2021). National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

Camagay, Ma. Luisa T. (1996). “Urban Development of Manila During the 19th Century.” In Enrique L. Victoriano (ed.), Historic Manila: Commemorative Lectures, 1993-1996 (33-42). Manila Historical Commission.

Doran, Christine (1993). “Spanish and Mestizo Women of Manila.” Philippine Studies 41I(3), 269-286.

Audio clip from The Fellowship of the Ring © 2001 New Line Cinema