Felipe agoncillo’s diplomatic mission in the us

Agoncillo then sailed to Paris, where he hoped to meet with the commissioners negotiating the terms of the peace treaty, but he was rejected again. I claim Audio Transcription: When I look at this portrait I see actually a portrait of dignity, but behind it is a lot of heartbreak. Agoncillo really worked so very hard to seek independence for the Philippines.

He sacrificed financially. He nearly drowned at one point when his boat capsized in Scotland, but he seemed to be unflappable. As a person who comes from a privileged background, and with this education, he couldn't quite sort out why he was being rebuffed from both sides of the Atlantic. But with the U. He was so disappointed. In the course of studying this portrait, I learned so much about the quality of his character.

You can see a man who's quite well dressed, and that Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, the artist, wanted to really portray that kind of dignity that remained intact-- his valor, his integrity, as a Filipino and a human being.

The revolutionary government sent Felipe Agoncillo to the United States to secure recognition of Philippine independence.

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