Case file · Folklore / legend

Bernardo Carpio of Montalban

Filipino legend says the giant Bernardo Carpio is trapped between two mountains in Montalban, Rizal, and that his struggles cause earthquakes; Rizal used him as a symbol of the captive nation in 1891.

1891 CE · 14.73, 121.14 · status: legend

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Bernardo Carpio
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