PHL Embassy In Mexico Launches Book On Mexico-Philippine Cultural Relations
The Philippine Embassy in Mexico hosted the launching of the book entitled “México y Filipinas: Culturas y Memorias Sobre el Pacίfico” (Mexico and Philippines: Cultures and Memories of the Pacific) at the Embassy’s Chancery on March 02.
The book is a collaborative work between the Colegio de Michoacȧn and Ateneo de Manila University. It compiles the research papers presented at an academic seminar held in November 2014 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in commemoration of the 450th year of the Legazpi voyage to the Philippines.
During the conference, researchers from the Philippines, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, and the United States presented papers on the close cultural and historical ties between the Philippines and Latin America, particularly Mexico. The organizers of the conference, Dr. Thomas Calvo and Dr. Paulina Machuca, edited and released the aforementioned book in an event hosted by the embassy.
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