63 Three Charms of Luz-Vi-Minda Against Spain

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Three Charms of Luz-Vi-Minda Against Spain



She's Luz-Vi-Minda

Priestess of Asia

When incubus harms

She takes out her charms…



Behold! Jose Rizal

Our hero national

Poet, doctor, researcher

Farmer, herder, school-builder

Fought Spaniards with paper and pen

Luzon's charm – noblest of our men!



Behold! Lapu-Lapu!

Defender of Cebu

First terror of invaders

Famed Magellan's death renders

Rammed Spaniards with native bolo

Visayas' charm – quaintest hero!



Behold! Purmassuri!

Awesome Muslim lady

Wise heroine of Sulu

Foreigners cannot subdue

Disturbed Spaniards so tribesmen won

Mindanao's charm – enemies thrown!



-11/27/2011

(Dumarao)

*First Incubus Collection
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