Last Saturday I had a lovely day out with #UskManila starting with an ad-hoc sketch-walk at the Gomburza monument, which honours three priests (Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora – Gomburza derives from their names), who were executed by the Spanish authorities on charges of subversion arising from the Cavite mutiny, in 1872. To get the best view of the monument I had to huddle next to my sketching friend Edgardo Granada, sketching quickly, before getting scorched. I had more time to sketch the view from the back. It took me two sketches (and reading the blurb on a sign) to realise that there are three figures in the sculpture (which is by Solomon Saprid).

Sat-3-Feb-2024