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Jesús A. Villamor
Jesús Antonio Flores Villamor (November 7, 1914 – October 28, 1971) was a Philippines, Filipino-Filipino American, American pilot, spy, and Armed Forces of the Philippines Medal of Valor, Medal of Valor awardee who fought the Japanese in World War II. Early life and career Jesús Villamor was one of six children of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Supreme Court, Ignacio Villamor (who had earlier convicted Philippine independence general Macario Sakay) of Bangued, Abra (province), Abra, and Mariquita Flores. He studied commerce at De La Salle University-Manila, De La Salle College (now DLSU-Manila) in Manila, hoping to pursue a business career. During summer, he and his family went to Baguio and stayed in one of the government houses on Hogan's Alley, which are now assigned to Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines, Court of Appeals, just below Cabinet Hill along Leonard Wood Roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangued, Abra
Bangued, officially the Municipality of Bangued (; ), is a municipality and capital of the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,382 people making it the most populous in the province. Etymology The name Bangued evolved from the Ilocano word "Bangan," which means roadblock or blockade. The Tinguians prevented the Spanish forces from penetrating their area and they placed roadblocks on all roads leading to the place. They also cut large logs and threw them to the Abra River to prevent the incoming Spanish colonist and Ilocano settlers from entering the area with the use of their boats and bamboo rafts. When the logs reached Nagtalabungan the strength of the currents allowed many of these trees to be left behind for the strong current gets narrower as it bends westwards on its course to the South China Sea across a gap in the Ilocos range, better known as "Banaoang." These logs were also made as obstacles and big rocks were pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
