John Arvin V.

Escote Readings in Philippine History

BSCE-2A Ms. Irish A. Oxtero

Activity 4: Who’s who? Recognize each picture and check the REAL one base on its
reliability and origin.

Who is the real Emilio Aguinaldo?

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encyclopedia Britannica.com From nevalous.deviantart.com

Answer: The real Emilio Aguinaldo based on the given source or website is from
encyclopedia Britannica.com. As we notice, the primary source on the left has the
authentic image of Emilio Aguinaldo while the other image on the right was animated
version of him and came from secondary source.

How about the real Andres Bonifacio?

From www.pinterest.com ✓ From officialgazette.gov.ph

Answer: The real Andres Bonifacio based on the given sources is from
officialgazette.gov.ph. As we can observe above, the image on the right has the old
fashion picture of Andres Bonifacio which is considered as true image. On the other
hand, the image on the left is just a mural painting of Andres Bonifacio on the street
wall. Thus, the website is a secondary source and doesn’t give the precise image of
Andres Bonifacio.
 or the Jose Rizal?

✓From www.thoughtco.com From dinmerican.wordpress.com

Answer: The real Jose Rizal based on the given sources is from www.thoughtco.com.
As you can see, the image on the left is the true photo of Jose Rizal taken in 19 th
century and the source is a primary source. On the other hand, the image given by the
website dinmerican.wordpress.com is a color canvas of the Philippine national hero.