“Nepomuceno Legacy”: The Construction of an Elite Heritage

dc.contributor.author	Kuestner, Alexander R.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-18T22:15:12Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-18T22:15:12Z
dc.date.issued	2016-12
dc.description.abstract	This thesis examines the manner in which the Nepomuceno family promoted themselves in two books published in the early 21st century. The Nepomucenos are an elite family in the province of Pampanga in the Philippines. They are regionally important in politics and business. Their ancestors founded Holy Angel University, a private Catholic institution. The Nepomucenos used Holy Angel’s press to have two books published which promote the family’s descent from locally prominent elites in the 18th to 20th centuries, including but not limited to a Spanish priest named Guillermo Masnou. The Philippines is dominated, both politically and economically, by nationally powerful oligarchic families. The Nepomucenos are not one of these as their power is limited within their home province. It is clear from their portrayal of themselves in their books that the Nepomucenos would like readers to believe that the family is just as significant as the oligarchs.
dc.description.degree	M.A.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/51535
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	University of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.relation	Theses for the degree of Master of Arts (University of Hawaii at Manoa). Asian Studies
dc.subject	Genealogy
dc.subject	Philippines
dc.title	“Nepomuceno Legacy”: The Construction of an Elite Heritage
dc.type	Thesis
dc.type.dcmi	Text

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