La Union: The Making of a Province, 1850-1921 by Adriel Obar MeimbanDocuments and chronicles the firt 71 years of La Union's extraordinary historical development from the mid 19th century to early 20th century. Two successive imperial rulers, Spain and the United States, exerted their respective colonial policies from 1850 to 1921 which have comparatively affected the province's rich history, politics, religion, and culture. 1850 marks the creation of La Union as a province under Spain whil 1921 ushers the end of the