02/16 What Happen Yesterday?
The Spanish invasion of the Moro Pirates on Balanguingi Island
February 16, 1848
On this day in 1848, Governor-General Narciso Claveria y Zaldua organized the invasion by the Spanish forces on the island of Balanguingi in the Sulu archipelago in Mindanao. The Moro pirates were the target of the Spanish invasion there, making the Sulu islands a refuge.
Governor Claveria organized 19 warships from Manila on board Spanish sailors and hundreds of indigenous volunteers from Zamboanga. While the sea water was still shallow on the island of Balanguingui, the Spanish sailors under the command of Brigadier Jose Ruiz de Apocada landed, and there was a mission to take the island of Balanguingi as far as they could. But defenses surrounded the island, so before the invasion, the artillery of the ships bombarded the defenses of the Moro pirates.
When their defense was shattered, the two forces clashed hotly. In the first wave of attacks, 25 pirates were killed inside their defenses, and about 40 pirates who tried to flee the battle and swim in the sea were shot by the Spaniards. Five sailors, two natives and two Spanish colonels were killed. They successfully conquered the island of Balanguingui, and the Spaniards next attacked another fort, Sipac, where the battle between the pirates and the invaders intensified. Governor Claveria's naval artillery also easily overthrew the defenses in Sipac, while other reserve soldiers were rushed there.
In desperation for the pirates to escape the onslaught, they massacred their own families or carried out suicidal charges against the more armed enemies. Many civilians, all Samal tribes, were also affected by the Spanish occupation of the fort, while more than 150 of them were captured. For more than a week, every fort of the Moro pirates on the Balanguingui islands fell into the hands of the more armed Spaniards, until Governor Claveria's campaign ended there on February 25. The Spaniards successfully defeated the Moro pirates on the island of Balanguingui, but they also became cruel to the natives of Samal, where they forcibly evicted the natives there.
Of the 237 Spanish sailors and natives who participated in the Balanguingui campaign, 22 were killed and more than 400 pirates were killed. Due to the successful campaign of Governor Claveria in Balanguingui, he was awarded the Order of San Fernando and made Conde de Manila and Visconde de Claveria by Queen Isabella II of Spain.
Swiss Actor Bruno Ganz has passed away
February 16, 2019
Of all the actors who have taken on a sensitive role as Nazi Germany dictator Adolf Hitler, Bruno Ganz of Switzerland can be said to be one of, but the best, and most unique performers of them, especially when he starred in the leading role in the German film "Downfall" in 2004. But today is two days since he passed away at the age of 77 in Wadenswill, Switzerland. Ganz is survived by his wife Ruth Walz and their only child, Daniel.
Bruno Ganz was born in the city of Zürich, Switzerland on March 22, 1941. Bruno Ganz was still in college and was already good at theater and tried to have a career in acting. art. His career as an actor in films began in 1961 in Switzerland and Germany. In 1970 he formed his own film company Schaubühne in Berlin, Germany, with Peter Stein. Ganz was a good and respected German-language actor, and he also won awards and recognition not only in Europe but also abroad, and even won the Order of Merit medal in Germany and was made a knight by the French Legion of Honor.
His performance as Adolf Hitler in the film "Downfall" was the culmination of his career as an actor. Oliver Hirschbingel was the director of the film, and Ganz was its leading role, in which he played Hitler in his last days as German dictator during the Berlin battle. His performance as Hitler received praise and criticism. His career in film and television continued until 2019.
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