Geronimo Cristobal

Category: Translation

  • Real Compania de Filipinas

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    The following article is a translation of Montserrat Garate Ojanguren’s “Real Compañía de Filipinas” published in Enciclopedia Auñamendi, 2024. The Royal Company of the Philippines was formally established in March 1785 and remained active until its dissolution in 1834, by decree on October 6. Before its official founding, several unsuccessful attempts were made to establish…

  • Knowledge Lost: A New View of Early Modern Intellectual History

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    Martin Mulsow’s Knowledge Lost: A New View of Early Modern Intellectual History offers a refreshing perspective on the era’s intellectual landscape, making it a compelling read for those interested in early modern studies. Unlike the often tedious task of writing reviews, the reviewer found this book both engaging and informative, a testament to its significance…

  • Havelock in the Boondocks

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    Many accounts of Homer’s life circulated in classical antiquity, the most prevalent being that he was a blind bard from Ionia, in present-day Turkey. His biography, written by Pseudo-Herodotus is now considered legend, the story of a blind man trapped in eternal darkness, being led to a gathering of people to recite his epics.[1] Perhaps it was a…

  • TRANSLATION: Ang Makina ni Mang Turing (Ramon Guillermo, 2013)

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      The following is an excerpt of an unauthorized translation into English of the first few pages of the debut novel by esteemed Filipino professor and writer Ramon Guillermo. A full translation of the novel was proposed for the American Literary Translators Association Conference in 2015. The Machine of Mang Turing A Novel by Ramon…