Villegas writes with verve as to how the coming of foreign colonists had a profound impact on local culture, custom, and fashion

footsteps of the previous releases Gintô: History Wrought in Gold which focused on gold artefacts and jewellery, and Tanáw: Perspectives on the BSP Painting Collection which featured paintings that ranged from the work of Colonial Era artists such as Damian Domingo and Félix Resurrecion Hidalgo to 20th century masterpieces by Fernando Amorsolo and Jose Joya.