Maria Magdalena de Pazis, Soliman y Lacandola

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Maria Magdalena de Pazis, Soliman y Lacandola was an 18th-century Tagalog noblewoman.

Description and symbolism: Her shield shows 3 large rings in a triangle, joined together with links, possibly symbolizing the 3 noble houses of Pazis, Soliman and Lacandola from which she descended.

Assumed/granting authority: Unknown, 18th-century.

Artist: Unknown, 18th-century.

Description by D R M Irving from Colonial Counterpoint: Music in Early Modern Manila. Image from Ortografía y reglas de la lengua Tagalog acomodadas a sus propios caracteres by Pedro Andrés de Castro.

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