Honor and Blood about Baler, The Last of the Philippines

Synopsis

The Last of The Philippines A church besieged. A forgotten war. A promise more powerful than death. Juan de Estrada, a young lady with a good family, leaves behind the office's comfort to volunteer at the last border of the Spanish Empire. He does not seek glory but something deeper: to tell the truth of those who resist while everything is lost. But in the remote town of Baler, surrounded by jungle and enemy fire, fate awaits you with another plan. Killed in the first few days of the siege, his soul was trapped between the walls of the Church and his fortress. Invisible and silent, Juan tells from beyond about his horror, his camaraderie and his partners' dignity and became a legend for resisting for 337 days without giving up, ignoring that Spain had already signed peace. Under mud, hunger and bullets, the last men rise from 98. His names, his voices, his actions... John writes them with blood and spirit, till his last brother leaves his place that became his grave. A tiresome and lyric historic novel that rescues human truth after myth. Because sometimes the homeland isn't a flag. It's a wall that doesn't leave. It's a grave where she's still standing.