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Lázaro Macapagal
Lázaro Macapagal was a lieutenant colonel in the Philippine Revolution, known for being the executioner of Andrés Bonifacio and his brother Procopio Bonifacio in 1897 under the orders of Emilio Aguinaldo.[1]
He is a direct descendant of Don Juan Macapagal, a prince and ecomendiero of Tondo, and an ancestor of Diosdado Macapagal, the 9th president of the Philippines and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the 14th President of the Philippines.[2]
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Hero Bautista in the 2012 film, El Presidente.
- Portrayed by Mike Gayoso in the 2014 film, Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo.
References
- ^ execution of Andrés Bonifacio and his brother Procopio Bonifacio in 1897
- ^ "The Houses of Lakandula, Matanda, and Soliman (1571-1898): Genealogy and Group Identity". Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society 18. 1990.