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Dr. N. L. A. Gharala Publishes Edited Volume with Colleagues in Philippines

October 06, 2025 —
Dr. N. L. A. Gharala Publishes Edited Volume with Colleagues in Philippines

Norah L. A. Gharala
Co-Edits New Volume on Spanish Philippines

With Drs. Marya Svetlana T. Camacho and Juan O. Mesquida of University of Asia & the Pacific, Dr. N. L. A. Gharala edited Everyday Life in the Philippines, 1657–1699: Selections from the Manuscripts of Juan de Paz, published with Palgrave Macmillan in April 2025. Professor Regalado Trota José, Chair of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, provided the preface. Two students from the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship trained as researchers in support of this project. The translation and transcription of this invaluable source will be useful to scholars and students interested in the Philippines during the seventeenth century.

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