08/10/2026
“Studying the retablos of Silang, Cavite all the more validated the richness of Philippine art and firmly established the long-standing relations between the country and Mexico.
“‘Tracing Philippine Colonial Arts: The Heritage Provenance of the 17th Century Retablos of Silang, Cavite’ by Philip N.A.L. Medina tackled concepts that dealt with the influence and/or presence of Spanish colonial art in Philippine art, particularly religious objects and structures.”
Read the article at https://upd.edu.ph/philippine-mexico-relations-traced-through-art/.