02/11 What Happen Yesterday?

Emperor Jimmu founded Japan

February 11, 660 BCE

Today the Japanese celebrate their National Establishment Day, commemorating the founding of their supposed Japanese father Emperor Jimmu in their country in 660 BCE. Jimmu is known in their history as the first Emperor of Japan who is said to be a descendant of the Sun god in the Shinto religion Amaterasu, although some do not believe that Jimmu did not exist in Japan.

According to Japanese translation, he was the ancestor of Amaterasu from his grandson Ninigi, the god of the earth. Ninigi went down to Japan to rule. Ninigi married the god of storms Susanu. Hikohohodemi Jimmu was the son of two gods, and he traveled to mainland Japan from Hyuga, and he conquered the place now called Yamato. There he began to rule as emperor of Japan and made it his capital.

Under his rule as emperor it also became the beginning of a long imperial dynasty. Until the reign of Emperor Hirohito the Japanese recognized their emperor as a saint. In 1946, on the same day of Japan's founding, the new Japanese Constitution took effect, which abolished the religious recognition of the emperor as a living god, but even Hirohito himself rejected the belief that he was the ancestor of a god. There are now 126 leading Emperors of Japan, and Naruhito is the current head of State of Japan.

The people of SocSciclopedia join Japan in celebrating their country's National Establishment Day. As in their national anthem, may Japan flourish and grow for thousands of years.

Severino Reyes was born

February 11, 1861

Our children's stories, Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang, have been raised in our youth. Did you know that "Lola Basyang" is the pen of writer and actor Severino Reyes, who is now on his 160th birthday.

Severino Reyes was born in Sta. Cruz, Manila, and son of Rufino Reyes and Andrea Rivero. He studied at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran and the University of Santo Tomas with a Bachelor of Philosophy and Letters. His career as a writer began in the late 19th century, when he began creating zarzuela "Walang Sugat" in 1898, which was a patriotic play that featured Filipino society during the Spanish occupation until during the revolution. The release of No Wounds was later banned in 1907 due to the Americans' ban on the release of anything related to the development of nationalism in the country. He was with the director of Walang Sugat Fulgencio Tolentino, who composed lyrics and songs for the zarzuela.

His career as a writer flourished when he wrote children's stories for Liwayway magazine, of which he was also one of the authors. The compositions of short children's stories in Liwayway are called "Mga Kwento ni Lola Basyang". Among the children's stories he wrote were The Mysterious Violin, The Lady Who Beat the King, The Monkey Prince, The Legend of the Mosquito, The Mysterious Cuba, The Long Nose Prince, The Eight Blind, The Cowardly Prince, Peter Fearless, The Handsome Tailor, and much more. Throughout Reyes' career as a writer he has made 22 zarzuelas and nearly 30 plays. As a result, Reyes was presented as the Father of Sarswelang Filipino.

Reyes is also a polyglot, who can speak Spanish, Greek, Hebrew and other languages ​​in the Philippines. He had 17 children with Maria Paz Puato.

Severino Reyes died on September 15, 1942 at the age of 81.

Former Governor Evelio Javier Antique was assassinated

February 11, 1986

Four days after the controversial Snap Elections in the Philippines in 1986, a bloody incident took place in the province of Antique in the midst of a growing vote count. The then campaign manager of Corazon Aquino and former Governor of Antique province Evelio Javier was assassinated at 10 a.m. by unidentified men riding in an owner-type jeep.

Here is Time magazine's account of Javier's murder:

"Evelio Javier, director of Corazon Aquino's campaign in the remote province of Antique, was sitting on the lawn in front of the capital building, taking a break from a debate over contested votes in his region, when a white vehicle pulled into the driveway. Without warning, a man in a black knit ski mask leaped out and started shooting. Javier jumped up and ran. Zigzagging across the building's broad concrete plaza, he tried to escape the relentless barrage of bullets. At least one hit its mark. Javier stumbled and fell into a small fishpond. Somehow, though, the fleeing man struggled to his feet and staggered across the street. By this time, other gunmen had begun to close in. Two approached from the left. Another, brandishing a .45 pistol, appeared in front of a warehouse. Javier ducked into an alley and tried to hide behind an outhouse door. But the masked killer found his prey and finished him off with a burst of gunfire ".

Javier sustained 24 bullet wounds to the body. The people of Antique mourned his death and the mourners poured out their beloved Governor in the town of San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, shouting for justice at his death. They blame Ferdinand Marcos' party on the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) party, Arturo Pacificador, for Javier's request for an investigation into Pacificador's victory over reports of its 1984 election fraud, such as vote-rigging and intimidation. to the voters. Javier ran as Congressman of Antique against Pacificador but he lost, but an incident of killing Javier's supporters came out a few days after the election and Pacificador was the suspect. Arturo Pacificador is known to be close to President Marcos and a friend of high-ranking government officials.

Javier's family filed a lawsuit against Pacificador and his lawyer Avelino Javellana and 17 others, including those who killed Javier. But only six were eventually charged and Pacificador and Javellana were still "at large" during those times. With the death of Javier, it was seen how dirty and violent the Snap Elections were, which was a desperate action by those in power to keep them in power.

The assassination of Javier also sparked a massive demonstration against President Marcos, which would lead to his removal from office in the People Power Revolution in the following days.

Evelio Javier was Governor of Antique from 1971 to 1980 at the age of 28, then the youngest Governor of a province in the country.

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