TY - BOOK AU - Co, Jason TI - The spirit of 1896 : : a mirror of the Philippine past, a window on the nation's future SN - 9715422667 AV - DS 678 PY - 0000///University of the Philippines Press PB - Quezon City KW - Philippine essays (English) KW - Philippines--History--Revolution, 1896-1898 N1 - Includes bibliographical references N2 - The journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step. For the Filipino nation, that first step was the Revolution of 1896 and the founding of Asia's first free Republic. Even today's Filipinos are born with the ideals and the spirit of a people who had lost—then regained—their faith; a people who have struggled, suffered defeat and survived it. And now it is time to remember the incredible sacrifice and courage that went into molding the congeries of Philippine tribes into one nation.' Winner of the Centennial Literary Prize 1898-1998. Philippine Centennial Commission ER -