Chapter Four
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Conclusion
One remarkable footnote on the Castilian attempt to subjugate Mororland was the peopling of the Cotabato area and its immediate environs with the progenies of the so-called Spanish Caballeros. The more illustrious of these individuals who left their indelible imprints in the area were Don Tomas Roales y Requeña and Don Antonio Lopez y Sousa, both soldados of the Spanish army who saw action in the pacification of Mindanao and Sulu during the waning years of Spanish hegemony in the archipelago. Admittedly, these señores who chose to stay behind even after the conclusion of the Hispano-American war at the close of the nineteenth century contributed a significant impact on the development of the place where they chose to stya for the rest of their life, particularly in the fields of agriculture and business. Where they left off, their progenies continued.
There may have been other Caballeros who were contemporaries of Don Tomas Roales y Requeña and Don Antonio Lopez y Sousa who chose to settle down in the Cotabato valley. They may lack the prominence of the two señores but just the same, there might be worthwhile and interesting stories that can be told about them. And until their stories are told, the Spanish dimension of Cotabato's storied past can never be made complete.
There may have been other Caballeros who were contemporaries of Don Tomas Roales y Requeña and Don Antonio Lopez y Sousa who chose to settle down in the Cotabato valley. They may lack the prominence of the two señores but just the same, there might be worthwhile and interesting stories that can be told about them. And until their stories are told, the Spanish dimension of Cotabato's storied past can never be made complete.
Key Informants
Ana Rodriguez Jovellano belongs to the fourth generation of the Roales clan. Her father, Jose Blanco Rodriguez, Sr., was a grandnephew of Don Toams Roales y Requeña through his sister Maria de Gracia Roales y Requeña, whose daughter Anita Blanco y Roales was married to a Rodriguez. She is a retired public school teacher who holds a Masters Degree in Education. Presently, she teaches part time in a private school in Cotabato City.
Carmen Martinez Gimenez represents the third generation of the Roales clan. Her father, Antonio Martinez y Roales, was the son of Carmen Roales y Requeña, the sister of Don Tomas Roales y Requeña.
Jaime Sousa Roales is the third generation Roales, son of Manuel Roales y Medina, who was a nephew of Don Tomas Roales y Requeña. He now resides in Davao City.
Jesus Marquez Martinez belongs to the fourth generation of the Roales clan. His father was Tomas Martinez y Roales, nephew of Don Tomas Roales y Requeña.
Ma. Cecilia Roales Catacata-Pagnan, a registered midwife, is a great granddaughter of Manuel Roales y Medina through Jaime Sousa Roales' daughter named Ma. Elena Roales de Catacata. Cecilia now lives in Toronto, Canada.
Ma. Teresa Roales Alcaraz is a granddaughter of Juan Roales y Medina through Antonio Roales y Moral. She belongs to the fourth generation of the Roales clan. She holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration and is employed at the National Food Authority (NFA), Region XII, Cotabato City. She provided a lot of documents and materials used in this research work including the respective family trees of the different generations of the Roales clan, which she herself painstakingly traced.
Rosario Blanco Cusi is a third generation Roales. She is the daughter of Francisco Blanco y Roales, nephew of Don Tomas Roales y Requeña. She is married to Leslie Cusi with whom she has four children.
Teresita del Mundo-Tan, a retired university professor, is the daughter of Eusebia del Mundo, who was the daughter of Carmen Sousa, the eldest among the four children of Don Antonio Lopez Sousa.
Carmen Martinez Gimenez represents the third generation of the Roales clan. Her father, Antonio Martinez y Roales, was the son of Carmen Roales y Requeña, the sister of Don Tomas Roales y Requeña.
Jaime Sousa Roales is the third generation Roales, son of Manuel Roales y Medina, who was a nephew of Don Tomas Roales y Requeña. He now resides in Davao City.
Jesus Marquez Martinez belongs to the fourth generation of the Roales clan. His father was Tomas Martinez y Roales, nephew of Don Tomas Roales y Requeña.
Ma. Cecilia Roales Catacata-Pagnan, a registered midwife, is a great granddaughter of Manuel Roales y Medina through Jaime Sousa Roales' daughter named Ma. Elena Roales de Catacata. Cecilia now lives in Toronto, Canada.
Ma. Teresa Roales Alcaraz is a granddaughter of Juan Roales y Medina through Antonio Roales y Moral. She belongs to the fourth generation of the Roales clan. She holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration and is employed at the National Food Authority (NFA), Region XII, Cotabato City. She provided a lot of documents and materials used in this research work including the respective family trees of the different generations of the Roales clan, which she herself painstakingly traced.
Rosario Blanco Cusi is a third generation Roales. She is the daughter of Francisco Blanco y Roales, nephew of Don Tomas Roales y Requeña. She is married to Leslie Cusi with whom she has four children.
Teresita del Mundo-Tan, a retired university professor, is the daughter of Eusebia del Mundo, who was the daughter of Carmen Sousa, the eldest among the four children of Don Antonio Lopez Sousa.
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