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THE JUNE 1863 AND THE JULY 1880 EARTHQUAKES IN LUZON, PHILIPPINES: INTERPRETATIONS AND RESPONSES

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dc.contributor.author Álvarez, Kerby
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-20T15:41:44Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-20T15:41:44Z
dc.date.issued 2020
dc.identifier http://www.raco.cat/index.php/IllesImperis/article/view/374573
dc.identifier 10.31009/illesimperis.2020.i22.08
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/50039
dc.description.abstract This paper presents a historical analysis of the response of the government and the people after the June 1863 and July 1880 earthquake disasters. It provides a discussion of the extent of damage caused by the two earthquakes, and the post-disaster responses of the Spanish civil government in Manila and the central government in Madrid. This study also narrates the varying interpretations of the earthquakes, from the point of view of the Church, and from the perspective of the scientific community.The two earthquakes became profound catalysts for the changes that had taken place in its immediate aftermath. First, it prompted the civil government to initiate and implement a systematic disaster response plan and to institutionalize earthquake studies as a prerequisite in crafting seismic engineering and architectural plans for the communities. Second, what transpired after the two earthquakes revealed the long-standing problems in the bureaucracy and the need to implement modern and scientific approaches to urban planning and infrastructural integrity of the city. Ultimately, these catastrophic events paved the way for the institutionalization of scientific, architectural, and public engineering reforms in the colony.
dc.format application/pdf
dc.publisher Universitat Pompeu Fabra
dc.relation.haspart http://www.raco.cat/index.php/IllesImperis/article/view/374573/468156
dc.source.uri Illes i imperis; 2020: ; 147-169
dc.source.uri Illes i Imperis; 2020: ; 147-169
dc.source.uri Illes i imperis; 2020: Núm. 22. CIENCIA E INGENIERÍA EN FILIPINAS A FINES DEL SIGLO XIX; 147-169
dc.source.uri 2385-4219
dc.source.uri 1575-0698
dc.subject.other Earthquakes, religious responses, Spanish bureaucracy, Jesuits, colonial engineers
dc.title THE JUNE 1863 AND THE JULY 1880 EARTHQUAKES IN LUZON, PHILIPPINES: INTERPRETATIONS AND RESPONSES
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.date.modified 2020-10-02T14:30:56Z


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