Guillermo Valdez

Guillermo Valdez (Full Name: Guillermo Santiago Valdez y Romulo) is a freelance photographer, army reservist, and an artisan of the Imperial Government of the Philippines. 
== Early Life ==
Born on May 23, 1845 in Batac, Ilocos Norte to Santiago Manuel Valdez y Cabrera and Maria Trinidad Romulo y Tan, both belong to affluent middle-class families. Like many families in the Philippines, the Valdez family were of mixed mestizo origin. The matrilineal linage of Guillermo could be traced back to the Fujian province in China through his mother's ancestor "Lim Co Tan" a Hokkien Chinese textile merchant from Fuzhou who immigrated to the Philippines during the late 16th century and converted to Christianity after settling in Vigan adopting a Christian name: "Constantino Tan". Guillermo's patrilineal linage could be tracked back to Andalusia in Spain through his father's ancestor "Jose Cabrera", a Spanish soldier who helped conquer Northern Luzon under the expedition of Juan de Salcedo and later settled in Batac marrying a native Ilocano woman who adopted the name "Marian Cabrera". Guillermo learned how to read and write by his parents at the age of four and basic arithmetic by a tutor named "Maestro Fariñas" at the age of five. When Guillermo was seven, the Valdez family travelled to Manila and settled in Malate after a family friend told news of economic opportunities. Guillermo started his formal education in Colegio de San Juan de Letran and then went to the University of Santo Tomas for his tertiary education. 
== Additional Trivia ==
* Guillermo's Baguhan List
** He keeps a list that contains the names of the baguhans (beginner in Filipino) he trained during his time as an officer. The list includes the following:
*** Carmen Orsino y Historia
*** Mateo Luis Benitez y Quizon
*** Aurora Carmela Daku y Imperial
***Wang Ba Dan (王霸旦) / Augusto Wang
*His family owns a large farm in Camiling, Tarlac that has a river and a small tobacco plantation in Batac, Ilocos Norte which is being ran by his relatives. 
*His family also owns a general store named Buena Voluntad General Merchandise which sells both local goods and imported goods from the United States and Europe. It is also located at Camiling, Tarlac. There are plans to open another merchandise store in Malate since together with Ermita, serves as Manila's center for commerce, finance, and tourism.
*He owns a camera which he bought from former Minister Marshal Yi Bai Er while on a vacation in Cebu.
== Photograph Gallery of Guillermo Valdez ==
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Historia as Janella in Kamara Hall.png|Carmen Orsino in the Kamara Hall (1877).
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