“He was the first highly educated and cultured Filipino to direct he attention of his countrymen to their illustrious men, and to their art, literature, poetry and music.”

— Epifanio de los Santos

As quoted by Hartendorp “Don Pañong – Genius" in Philippine Magazine (September 1929).
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