Ramon Reyes Lala...Born in Manila, educated in Europe, and later banished by the Spanish, Lala became the first naturalized Filipino-American citizen

His first book on the region from 1899.
Here you see a picture of him from the book
Here is the book that he would often have around during his talks on the Philippines.
He would sometimes sign one of these copies for a person interested in the message. These books are quite rare.




Born in Manila, educated in Europe, and later banished by the Spanish, Lala became the first naturalized Filipino-American citizen. His talks would cover the early history, the British occupation, the Spanish colonial government, the Church, religion, tribes, Muslims of Sulu, Manila and other cities, commerce, agriculture including sections on hemp, tobacco use and culture, coffee cultivation, Betel-nuts and grains, wood, minerals, natural history, plus the various insurrections, rebellions, the loss of the Spanish to Dewey, and the American occupation.
Much of the history of the Philippines and our war there, was much like our battles in Viet Nam