Myrna J de la Paz
Manila-born Myrna J. de la Paz grew up in a town in northern Mindanao where ancient indigenous Malay-Austronesian culture and spiritual beliefs are practiced parallel to Christianity. The blend of indigenous and Christian traditions is the source of inspiration of the cultural activism in her work in writing, theatre and film.
Killing Magellan subverts the absurd mainstream version of the arrival of Magellan’s voyage in the pre-Philippines which glorifies the colonization agenda of the 16th Century Spanish Empire.
Myrna J. de la Paz lives and works in Los Angeles California.
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Killing Magellan presents the story of the first successful united but untold indigenous conspiracy and resistance in the pre-Philippines against Spanish conquest during the 16th century European Age of Discovery. The conspiracy shattered Ferdinand Magellan’s ambitious, bold, and reckless attempt to conquer the pre-Philippine gold islands which resulted in Magellan’s voyage in the pre-Philippines becoming a debacle and Magellan’s untimely death in Mactan, a small island in the kingdom of Cebu.
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