Historic Manila

Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espíritu Santo was born on February 1, 1663 in Binondo, Manila

Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, also known as Mother Ignacia, was a pioneering Filipino religious sister who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Religious of the Virgin Mary or Religiosas de la Beata Virgen Maria (RVM), the first native Filipino female congregation with approved pontifical status.

Photo of President Manuel A. Roxas, 1946

Msgr. Aglipay and Isabelo de los Reyes in Kalayaan

First 100 Pensionados at the St. Louis World's Fair, Missouri, United States, 1904

This historic photograph shows the first group of Filipino pensionados—young scholars sent to the U.S. under American colonial rule to study and later serve in the Philippines.

Taken during the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the image reflects how education was used to promote American ideals in the early years of U.S. occupation. Their presence at the fair symbolized both progress and colonial propaganda.

Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons

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