So last Sunday, I went to my the ancestral home of the family in Quiapo.

The ancestral home was recently converted into a museum because my family was a core group of the revolutionary group that helped liberate the country from the Spaniards. On the left in the picture above is the country flag and to the left of that is the flag of the Katipuneros. I also recently found out that I am related by marriage to Andres Bonifacio, an important hereo in the revolution, through his widow, Gregoria de Jesus who married my great, great grandfather Julio Nakpil whose song was a candidate for the national anthem.

The house itself is one of the few remaining Spanish designs that survived the liberation of Manila and I believe that the designs both beautiful and convienient. It was quite airy with wide windows and a nice big gorund floor. I wish I could have gotten more pictures but there much too many people to have taken a nice picture. so here a few that I managed to get in a semi desserted area.

The bedroom where my great grand parents lived and also the person I was named after, Dr Ariston Bautista, a doctor
who also developed an early cure for cholera but was banned recently due to certain side effects.

A view from the balcony and the room across is the kitchen.

A memorial plaque to my great great grandmother. May her kind revolutionary spirit live on.
Viva la Revolucion!

One of pieces composed by may great great grandfather.

The recent discovery of mine of my familie's history has intrigued me deeply and I think I will do some more digging into it and I encourage you guys to look at your own. You might be related to someone famous.