Cecilia manguerra brainerd biography of mahatma

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard was born after World War II in Cebu, Philippines, the fourth surviving child of Mariano Flores Manguerra and Concepcion Cuenco Manguerra.

Her father, a civil engineer, came from Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Her mother, who belonged to a political family of Cebu, was a successful business woman and realtor.

Cecilia manguerra brainerd biography of mahatma gandhi

Cecilia grew up in the port city of Cebu in Central Philippines, a place that retains its Spanish-Colonial influences, inspiring Cecilia to create her mythical setting called “Ubec” which echoes the real Santo Niño Church, triangular Spanish fort, and old buildings and streets of the real Cebu.

Her three novels -- When the Rainbow Goddess Wept,Magdalena, and The Newspaper Widoware set (even partially) in Ubec. Ubec also appears in her three short story collections -- Woman in Horns and Other Stories, Acapulco at Sunset and Other Stories, and Vigan and Other Stories.

She attended St. Theresa’s College in Cebu and in Manila and