The Colegio de San Juan de Letran celebrates its 400th foundation year in 2020. This book pays tribute to this venerable institution because of its pivotal role in the birth and continuing development of the Philippines as an independent democratic Asian Republic. The story of the Filipino people is inseparably intertwined with the history of Letran. The book is a journey through time recounting the dynamics between Letran's founding fathers and its alumni who were involved in molding the Filipino identity and in shaping the Nation's destiny either by their compliance or defiance of the established norms and authorities. The book is a fitting tribute and testimony to a valued Philippine institution of learning.