La misión de 1853 a Filipinas. El diario inédito de Raimundo Lozano

Abstract

The mission of the Augustinians from 1853 to the Philippines was the largest of those sent by this Order to this archipelago throughout the nineteenth century.We know the diary of the trip that took the 37 missionaries who formed it from Cádiz to Manila thanks to the finding of a manuscript by the Augustinian Fray Raimundo Lozano (1827-1897), a member of that mission. The unpublished Diary of Father Lozano explains in detail the minutias and curiosities, aboard the frigate Mariveles, of a trip that lasted five months and twelve days. The text provides information on daily history, the world of mentalities and the routes that are used to follow on their long trip to the Philippines. This essay also includes an updated study by Raimundo Lozano, known for his role as a grammarian and writer of novenas.