This Is Hardcore

Found this excerpt from the book, "Nicanor Abelardo: The Man and the Artist, A Biography" by Ernesto V. Epistola. My dad showed it to me to let me know that we are actually "Abelardos," and that the surname "Ajusto" is an evolved version of the former. And that we are indeed, hardcore Indios.

"In time, Maria Henson became the wife of Apolinario Abelardo.

But in those days, the family carried a hyphenated name, Abelardo-Justo. There was a story told that earlier in the Spanish times, the clan carried a Kapampangan-sounding name. They had defied the Spanish authorities by refusing to plant their quota of tobacco. They became outlaws because of the unjust Tobacco Laws imposed on the Filipinos by Spain. They went to the mountains in hiding. When they returned to the town, they thought it would be safer to change their name so they chose Abelardo. And to emphasize that they had always been righteous and just people, they added Justo to Abelardo, hence the hyphenated name. Later, it was shortened to A. Justo. It is interesting to note that this is the surname of Nicanor as it appears in the registry of the parish church in San Miguel. But it was in the generation that came after Apolinario Abelardo that the evolution of the name was completed." (p.5)

This also confirms that I am officially related to a rock god.