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On May 16, 1898, J. M. Basa, a Filipino, who had lived in Hongkong since 1872, on account of his connection with the troubles of that year, wrote letters [29] to a number of friends recommending the widest possible circulation of a proclamation enclosed therewith, as an aid to the American policy in the Philippines "in the war against the tyrannical friars and the Spaniards."
With these letters there were sent two different proclamations, each beginning with the words "Fellow Countrymen."
Note # 29 is this:
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[29] The following is one of them:--
"_H. Kong_, May 16, 1898.
"Senor Don Jose Enrique Basa:
"My Dear Enrique: As an aid to the American policy in the Philippines,--America being the most liberal and humanitarian nation in the world,--I earnestly recommend the widest possible circulation of the proclamation which I send herewith in order that the Americans may be supported in the war against the tyrannical friars and the
Spaniards who have connived with them, and that public order, so necessary under the present conditions, be preserved.
"Thy relative, twenty-six years an emigrant.
(Signed) "_J. M. Basa_."
--P.I.R., 1204-10.
Just how many Jose Basas are there in Philippine history? And how many of them are actually my relatives, anyway? Just in case you haven't figured it out ... I'm checking out my dad's stories again. Nothing so far specifically states that Jose Ma. Basa is related to the Cavite Basas even if he was implicated in the Cavite Mutiny (the Spaniards used the mutiny as an excuse to round up people they considered dangerous - including people in Manila). Then again, the Basas of Cavite originally came from Badoc, Ilocos Norte - according to my dad... that one I'll have a harder time to verify.
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Hello there! This is very interesting. My mom told me we might also be related to Jose Maria Basa. But I am still not sure. Perhaps you could join this project:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Basa-Family-Tree-Project/188979007809538
My name is Cherry May Basa, my father's name is Lorenzo Carino Basa and was born on September 05, 1937. His father's name is Jose Basa that's all I know about him (when I looked at the family tree in the Alinsob-Basa-Dublan-Montederamos Clan). I don't know where are the relatives of my father now, I haven't had the chance to ask him before he died (August 2005). My father told me that he came from Maasin, Leyte. His older sister Maria Basa (cant remember her husband's surname) is still alive though. I was curious after I found out about Jose Ma. Basa in our Rizal class.
I want to know the family tree of Basa. I was proud to have found out about Jose Ma. Basa in our Rizal class. I remember my grandfather's name is Jose Basa. I just don't know his middle name. My father is Lorenzo Carino Basa (Sept 05,1937-August 01, 2005), I don't know my grandmother's name. Father told me he came from Maasin, Leyte. If my father is still alive today, he will turn 74 this coming Sept, oh God I miss him (But don't let him show up to me especially at night).
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