The History of Marinduque from Ulong Beach
Why is the young lady on the float holding a skull? Maybe this is the answer: There are archival photos of Rizal’s mother holding her son’s skull. She would display the skull to visitors in her Binondo home before her death in 1911.
Ethel Lagustan-Moreno
On the farthest right of the photo is our grandfather, JOSE NIEVA MIRAFUENTE SR., (1904-1987) who had served as Provincial Treasurer (not sure if in Acting capacity). I remember him telling us that he used to walk from bayan going to his office referring to the newly built Capitol building in Santol/Bangbangalon.
The man on the left was Dr Pablo Marquez, a former Mayor of Boac, established the Marinduque Provincial Hospital, a dedicated medical doctor of the masses.