Okay, not really. My mum just told me.
I just found out today that I have direct Spanish blood.
My mother's grandfather was apparently Spanish, he's one of those good guys formerly working for the Spanish government exploring new settlements. He found love in the Philippines, embraced Islam, and decided to settle down there but the locals didn't really accept him and his new wife so they were really mean to him and even risk being murdered back then.
He continued to become a farmer and sell coconuts until he couldn't take it anymore so they moved to Sabah (North Borneo back then) to escape the pressure and the rest is history :)
Nobody remembers his Spanish Christian name.
Maybe it's something cool like Vespucci or Cristiano or Thiago or dare I say it, Alejandro. Ah well, the name matters not now, just happy to learn something new.
Senor Qayzr ey?
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