Thanks to Instituto Cervantes de Manila for their great organization and coordination of the first-ever lecture about the beginning of the professional practice of the Spanish "architect born in Manila", Abelardo Lafuente . Thanks to the College of Architecture from the University of Santo Tomas and the Dean of Architecture (who partners with Cervantes at their relevant events) Rodolfo Ventura . The conference was hosted at the main lecture hall of the most important Facult