- Pulog, Mount by Molly Tate
Peak, 9,606 ft (2,928 m) high, NW Luzon, the Philippines, in the Cordillera Central. It is the second highest point in the Philippines.
- Lava, José by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Born 1912. Figure in the Communist movement of the Philippines. A lawyer by education.In the mid-1940’s, Lava became one of the leaders of the Communist Party. He became general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines in May 1948. In October ...
- José Lava by Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Born 1912. Figure in the Communist movement of the Philippines. A lawyer by education.In the mid-1940’s, Lava became one of the leaders of the Communist Party. He became general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines in May 1948. In October ...
- Legaspi, Miguel López de by Benjamin Wood
D. 1572, Spanish navigator, conqueror of the Philippines. In 1545 he went to Mexico and was later chosen by the viceroy to head an expedition for the conquest of the Philippines. He sailed in 1563, occupied the Ladrone Islands (the present-day Northern Mariana Islands), and in 1564 reached the Philippines. With tact and ability he took possession of the islands (Cebu in 1565, Luzon in 1570 ...
- Quezon City by Colton Munoz
A city in the Philippines, on central Luzon adjoining Manila: capital of the Philippines from 1948 to 1976; seat of the University of the Philippines (1908). Pop.: 2 173 831 (2000 ...