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Spanish language in the Philippines, history of the Zóbel de Ayala family, history of the Premio Zóbel, and short biographies of past winners as well as excerpts of their work are contained in the book, "81 Years of Premio Zóbel: A Legacy of Philippine Literature in Spanish". Written
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Philippines and the only literary prize in Asia dedicated to promoting the Spanish language. Zóbel advocated for the preservation of linkage between the Philippines and Spain through culture and the cultivation of Philippine literature in
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American colonization in the first few decades of the 20th century, the rise of the English language as medium of instruction in schools, and the waning of the use of the Spanish language as
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Filipino writers in and advocates for Spanish language. The candidate must possess Spanish fluency. Awardees are judged members of the
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81 Years of Premio Zóbel: A Legacy of
Philippine Literature in Spanish
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The Premio Zóbel was founded by businessman and philanthropist
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El
Bicolano y su Ambiente (The Bicolano and His Environment)
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Prontuario de
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in government and the elite. He was quoted to have said,
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El Hjo de Madame Butterfly (The Son of Madam Butterfly)
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Excellence in Philippine literature in Spanish language
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The awarding ceremony had been previously held at the
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Literary prize in the Philippines for Spanish language
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Vino Viejo en Odres Nuevos (Old Wine in New Bottles)
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118:"No quiero que el español muera en Filipinas.
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97:Philippine Academy of the Spanish Language
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1270:, Filipinas Heritage Library (2006)
1463:Arcache, Maurice (June 21, 2001).
806:Las Figuras Y La Crítica Literaria
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1488:Tatler, Philippine (2019-02-28).
1395:. The Freeman through Pressreader
1044:Filipinas en el Camino de Cultura
766:Bosquejo Histórico de la Medicina
1594:Spanish-language literary awards
1082:Repertorio Histórico, Biográfico
891:Antonio Fernández Salmos de Oro
753:Romancero Sentimental (Romances)
1413:Picornell, Jaime (2013-08-04).
1294:"81 Years of Premio Zobel book"
1266:Brillantes, Lourdes Castrillo.
1330:"The saga of the Premio Zobel"
1148:Peregrinando (On a Pilgrimage)
944:Literarios (Literary Attempts)
940:Antonio Ma. Cavanna Escarceos
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953:Evengelina Guerrero Zacarías
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1136:El Ultimo Romantico, novel
1031:El Nieto de Cabesang Tales
687:Fernando De La Concepción
616:El Sí y El No (Yes and No)
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775:Adelina Gurrea Monasterio
360:Lelilia Cortés Fernández
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1249:Guillermo Gómez Windham
957:Kaleidoscopio Espiritual
789:Enrique Fernández Lumba
125:Casino Español de Manila
1514:"Premio Zobel Awardees"
1027:Buenaventura L. Varona
196:Rosario Gonzalez-Manalo
181:Lina Obieta De Sevilla
129:InterContinental Manila
1235:Buenaventura Rodríguez
1169:José Hernandez Gavira
982:En el Yunque Cotidiano
802:Joaquín Lim Jaramillo
569:Benito Valdéz Vaccani
545:Guillermo Gómez Rivera
485:Federico Espino Licsi
410:Severina Luna de Orosa
207:Lourdes C. Brillantes
109:Enrique Zóbel de Ayala
1253:La Carrera de Candida
1117:Flavio Zaragoza Cano
1069:Crónicas e Interviews
1057:Del Momento Hispánico
1014:Francisco Villanueva
793:Hispanofilia Filipina
780:A Lo Largo del Camino
712:Vicente Guzmán Rivas
559:Bienvenido De La Paz
534:Francisco C. Palisoc
447:Rosario Valdés Lamug
351:Historia de Filipinas
227:Francisco C. Delgado
149:Philippine Centennial
52:Zóbel de Ayala family
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878:Manuel De Los Reyes
827:Francisco Rodríguez
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662:Francisco Zaragoza
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475:Luis Garchitorena
466:Arturo R. Calsado
389:Diosdado Talamayan
379:Bartolomé Briones
369:Carlos De La Rosa
347:Antonio M. Molina
315:Miguel Ma. Varela
294:Alejandro R. Roces
283:Dom Gabriel Casal
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1018:Trabajo literario
969:En Aras del Ideal
866:Francisco Varona
853:Rafael S. Ripoll
831:Cuentos y Ensayos
814:Vicente De Jesús
716:En España Son Así
654:Cucullú Flaquezas
611:León Ma. Guerrero
513:Enrique O. Muñoz
456:Delfín G. Gumbán
438:Tercera Primavera
422:Enrique Centenera
336:Raúl S. Manglapus
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