Hidalgo, Bustamante and the Big Black Wolf

Museum Foundation of the Philippines cordially invites you

On October 04, 2008, Saturday,
from 10h am-12h noon at the Ablaza Hall
of the National Museum Gallery of Art

to hear Prof. Ambeth R. Ocampo talk on:

Hidalgo, Bustamante and
the Big Black Wolf

What is the lecture about?

"Hidalgo, Bustamante and the Big Black Wolf" begins with Felix R.
Hidalgo's painting "Assassination of Governor Bustamante", a bequest of
the Locsin Family to the National Museum. From the painting, Prof.
Ocampo traces the history of the story of Governor Bustamante from the
bloody events of the 18th century and how it spawned the novel "La Loba
Negra" (The Black Wolf) previously believed to have been written by Fr.
Jose Burgos, and now proven to be a forgery.

The lecture will try and weave the various strands of the Bustamante
story and relate them with other times, other works.

About Prof. Ambeth R. Ocampo:
Ambeth R. Ocampo is the Chairman of the National Historical Institute
(NHI) and Associate Professor, Department of History, Ateneo de Manila
University.

He is a public historian, and writes a widely-read opinion page column
for the Philippine Daily Inquirer. He has published fourteen (14)
books, mostly compilations of his historical essays. He is the
recipient of numerous honours and awards.
Fees: MFPI Members P100.00 Non-members P150.00 Students
P50.00
For inquiries and reservations, please call Elvie Magpayo at MFPI
office: 404-2685 or 0928-503-9392, or Flor Cortez at 722-9073, or Toni
Bautista at 810-6912.