Contents • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Zaide was born in, on May 25, 1907. He was known as 'Goyo' to the people of his home town of Pagsanjan. He was married to Lily Magbanua. He retired on May 25, 1964 and entered politics, winning as mayor of Pagsanjan from 1971 to 1975. While serving his post, he wrote a book about his town, Pagsanjan, In History and Legend, released in 1975 (of which excerpts are published in the town's official website).

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Zaide died on October 31, 1986. Education [ ] Gregorio Zaide's primary and secondary education were in, when it was the social language of the Philippines. He graduated from Laguna High School (now called the Pedro Guevara Memorial National High School) in in 1926. He obtained his in 1931 from the in, his and degrees in 1934 from the in. Career [ ] In his time, he was the most traveled Filipino historian, with teaching and research stints at various universities and institutions in the Philippines and around the world.

He worked at the in Quezon City; at the,,, and in. He also taught and researched for the and around the, as well as at the and around. As a fluent speaker of the Spanish language, he worked in, and other Spanish-speaking countries in. He became a member of Instituto Historico de la Independencia Americana (Historical Institute of American Independence) in and the Instituto Panamericano de Geografia e Historia () in.

He was elected as President of the and served in this capacity for three terms - between 1965-1966 and in 1971. He was also an active member of the based in. He was a member of both the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP).

He was one of the founders of the. Zaide was a of the. In 1956, his wrote the screenplay for the Larry Santiago Productions' movie Heneral Paua, a movie about, a Filipino-Chinese blacksmith turned general, a relatively unknown hero of the. He became the first of History at the after he retired in 1964. Legacy [ ] The earliest editions of Zaide's books were standard texts studied by students during the Philippines' immediate post-WWII period, and became very influential because of their influence on the education of first generation after Philippine independence, and because some of these books continue to be released in updated editions. Zaide's historical works are generally known for their lively prose - with Palanca laureate noting that his works were ' as fascinating to [him] as a boy as any of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Martian chronicles.'

In the same breath, however, these works are criticized as lacking in ' the important qualifications and nuances to be made to telling the story of our past, such as the fact that histories unavoidably took sides, and that it was all too easy to be seduced into taking the wrong one.' In particular, Zaide has been criticized for portraying history in a way that put the Philippines' colonial experience under the Spanish and the Americans in an over-simplistically positive light. Abc inventory control.

Historian has noted that this 'old-fashioned' style and perspective was simply reflective of historians of Zaide's generation, noting: ' Zaide may be old-fashioned to a generation that grew up with the works of nationalist historians and, but I have always appreciated his two-volume work [“The Pageant of Philippine History”]. One may not find Zaide’s writing style or viewpoint to one’s taste, but in his footnotes he gives the interested reader the leads to follow up on in the primary sources.'

Major works [ ] Zaide was a prolific writer and historian writing about 67 books, which were adopted as textbooks for high schools and colleges. He also authored more than 500 articles in history published in both national and international newspapers and academic journals. Among his contributions to Philippine history are the following books: • A Documentary History of the Katipunan • History of the Katipunan • Philippine Political and Cultural History • Great Events in Philippine History • History of the Filipino People • History of Asian Nations • Jose Rizal: Life, Works and Writings • The Philippine Revolution • Riquezas Filipinas en los Archivos de Mexico (Titled in ) • Great Filipinos in History • The Pageant of Philippine History. • World History Awards [ ] Zaide was the first Asian to win the United Nations Study Award in 1957. He was awarded by the Philippine government the prestigious Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1968.