statements have been made, the writer will feel amply rewarded”. I hope that we can honor her words by continuing to develop a more comprehensive understanding not only of Spanish Filipinos but also of other colonial groups that were a part of the genesis of the Filipino identity...” -from the FOREWORD by Ruth de Nolasco’s work is the first “that studied Spanish Filipinos or criollos and it is, therefore, a key text in the historiographic genealogy and development of the study of this community. She pointed the way, but much work still needs to be done, as she herself stated in the introduction of her monograph: “If in the future this study spurs students to research further in order to fill whatever gaps have been left or to correct whatever erroneous Llobet