1882 in the Philippines is best described as an annus horribilis, literally a “horrible year.” 1882 was a year of disaster and tribulation, with misfortune coming in threes: earthquakes, a cholera epidemic, and a devastating typhoon. The Diario de Manila reportage, hard to source in individual newspapers, was compiled in a pamphlet titled “Descripcion del […]... Keep on reading: Annus horribilis