tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936622436692750294.post2580898317005015685..comments2023-10-20T22:24:35.361+08:00Comments on Child of Earth: General Gregorio del Pilar - An Officer and a GentlemanLayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15165474974974896915noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3936622436692750294.post-66953458292042335532010-08-10T20:12:01.696+08:002010-08-10T20:12:01.696+08:00You may want to find a copy of Nick Joaquin's ...You may want to find a copy of Nick Joaquin's A QUESTION OF HEROES. The darker side of the mythic 'Boy General' is explored there. What essentially happened is there was a rivalry between the old generalissimo who had, at best, tentative control over 'his' generals (who were practically warlords in their own territories) and the ambitious General Antonio Luna and his cadre which included many ex-Spanish Army officers and men. Antonio Luna had pretty much sat out the first phase of the revolution but then when the Yanquis arrived rose to the occasion and was joined by many ex-Spanish Army veterans who wanted to get revenge on the Gringos. We all know how that ended up at Cabanatuan. After that apparently it was Greggy Boy's job to hunt down Luna's cadre and neutralize them. <br /><br />Heroes are never perfect. That doesn't mean they're any less heroic, it just means they're more human.HM_79th_Regt_of_Foothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049086475468096296noreply@blogger.com