publications such as the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal and Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Career He was recognized as the first Filipino to publish a medical article in a professional journal, as he wrote down La medicine a l'Ile de Luzon, Archipel des Philippine. In 1901, he published a report entitled Etimologia de los nombres de razas de Filipinas which is about the etymological origins of the names of races found in the Philippines. The work was dedicated to Professor Dean Worcester, who was head of the medical and zoological division in the Philippines at that time. In 1906, he published a Reseña histórica de Filipinas desde su descubrimiento hasta 1903, in Manila. However, it was condemned by the religious sector, primarily by a Dominican priest, Fr. Serapio Tamayo. He mocked Pardo by stating that he was of "mediocre intelligence." Ferdinand Blumentritt stressed out that he and Rizal were "the only learned scholars of Malaysia produced by Spain." During the American occupation, Trinidad was hailed as the "interpreter of American intentions towards the Philippines" and as the "right-hand man of Governor Taft in the establishment of civil government." He always envisioned the Philippines being admitted into the "American union" since from the very start, he was very convinced that an independent Philippine state was not the most "dignified" option for the Filipinos. Personal life and beliefs Trinidad Pardo de Tavera, during his stay at Paris, was immersed through a plethora of works, since he could understand different languages such as Spanish, French, German, Italian, English and apparently, Russian. He read works by prominent figures such as Wilhelm von Humboldt, Abel de Remusat, Eugene Burnouf, Rudolf Virchow and Fedor Jagor. He was also an avid follower of the German philosopher Immanuel Kant. He was inspired by Kant's idea that reason is the source of morality, morality is the work of freedom and individual self-mastery is the very essence of a human being. His hatred of exclusiveness and privilege were credited as an Kantian influence. He also patterned Auguste Comte's societal evolution to that of the Philippines, from a "theological-military" stage towards a "positivistic-industrial" stage. Death On March 26, 1925, Trinidad passed away in his bedroom in Manila, going unnoticed since his sons thought he was taking an afternoon nap. He was cremated and his ashes interred beside his mother's grave in Paris. References