Alexander Iradiel was a full-blooded Filipino, hereditary seaman, in the fourth generation. It was he who instilled Alice a gentle and very tender love for the sea. By the way, a favorite book of father and daughter - moremanov was Hemingway novel "The Old Man and the Sea", written in 1952.[1]
Once a fishing seiner father was in a terrible mess! It was a real gale. A chance to survive if they did not have hardly any. All seiner crew vanished forever in the depths of the sea. As they say, no grave, no cross! Alice turned in that terrible moment 14 years. She well remembered the terrible memorial service in the local Catholic Church; blackened by burning his mother's face, impassive face of the priest and the sad faces of sailors - friends of his father. Since Alice fiercely hated Ocean. I hated with every fiber of the soul! Now she allowed herself to go into the water only knee-deep. She did what - then hurried ritual bath in sea water and then hurried back to shore. It was not exactly akvafobiey in the literal sense of the word. Most likely, it was the children's protest, demand small defenseless girl to the Ocean: "Listen, you evil - prezlye Ocean! Give my favorite daddy! Return immediately, I tell you! "
Now, sitting on a mountain Maruyog Alice felt her cheeks again ran hot jet. Already 2 years have passed since the death of his father, and even emotional wound is still bleeding and reopen the soul! Alice with a heavy sense of looked away from the Blue Lagoon, which caused her such bitter memories. Her eyes fell on the seen in the distance the neighboring island of Mactan in Lapu Lapu (Silanulapu). This island is notorious for the fact that April 27, 1521 there met his death the great explorer Ferdinand Magellan. In memory of this there was even erected a monument: on a pedestal stands proudly Filipino bamboo warrior with a shield and a Spanish sword. Alice was very often on the island of Mactan in Lapu Lapu. From Palawan to him just what - the 25-minute flight on light airplanes. Alice always liked this monument. From warrior figure exuded some amazing tranquility and incredible self-confidence. It is this great spirit of soldiers and Filipinos did not realize then Admiral Magellan when he went to the island of Mactan with only 50 sailors of the crew. He clearly underestimated the enemy. After all Filipino soldiers in early childhood participated in wars against neighboring tribes. They certainly were skilled warriors; moreover, absolutely despised death. Price issue fatal error Magellan is pointless and stupid fight - his own life and the lives of his crew.
Here is what he wrote about the tragic event, Antonio Pigafetta - Magellan's expedition personal historian: "... on the heels of islanders followed us, fishing from the water had once used a spear, and thus threw the same spear five or six times. Having our admiral, they took aim mainly at him; twice they've managed to knock the helmet off his head; he stayed with a handful of people in his position as befits the brave knight, not trying to go on a retreat, and so we fought more than an hour until one of the natives could not cane spear wound Admiral's face. Enraged, he immediately pierced the chest of the attacker with his lance, but it got stuck in the body of the dead man; Then Admiral tried to draw his sword, but could not do it as much enemies dart wounded him in the right arm, and she ceased to operate. Noticing this, the natives crowd rushed at him, and one of them wounded his sword in his left leg, so that he fell backwards. At the same moment all the islanders attacked him and began stabbing spears and other weapons, they have to available. So they killed our mirror of our light, our comfort and our true leader. " That's so touching - naive and very sincere, almost childlike, Loyal Pigafetta mourned their beloved Commander!
After about 2 years after the death of his father's mother, Alice Iollanda remarried. Iollanda Zanarro (full name - Maria Victoria Trenidad Zanarro) had a great genealogical roots. Her father was half Spaniard, half Iranian. A mixture of Persian, Spanish and Filipino blood gave an amazing cocktail - a combination of Asian and European appearance, mind, and that thin elusive feminine charm that almost hypnotizes all men and makes them do crazy things for the sake of the woman he loved. This Spanish-Iranian charm inherited and Alice, who was quite similar to the classic Filipina. Alice - almost white skin, slightly yellow tinted refined COLOR; dark brown hair; Spanish eyes with the centuries-old Persian sadness and deep. In these eyes since early childhood, was read to the wisdom of the people of the great millennial history.
Relationship Alice stepfather seemed suddenly went wrong. Although he, in effect, was a good man. He helped his mother around, trying as best he could. But ... my stepfather came to the family of Alice with her own daughter Jane, Christine and Theresa. Alice, as she could, initially I tried not to interfere with them, however, jealousy, which choked her, burning jealousy towards the mother, soon made her stay in the home unbearable. Her only support in this difficult family situation was the brother of Larry and sister Veylin. Alice began to really think about running away from home this hateful prison. She just waited for the right moment to escape. And, one day, he came! But it is
