Artigas was born in Tacloban, Leyte, on October 15, 1866. His parents were Miguel Artigas y Rodriguez, a Spaniard from Cadiz, Spain and Soledad Cuerva y Molina of Bulacan. They were originally from Baler but they moved to Leyte in 1860 when Soledad's father, an officer in the artillery corps, was transferred.
He was recognized because of his incessant writings and in 1907, he became assistant librarian in the Philippine Section of the American Circulating Library. He initiated Act No. 1849 which created the Philippine Public Library.
In 1919 he was promoted to curator of the Filipiniana division. Then in 1911 he was appointed chief of the division. Four years later he was promoted to chief of the Philippine Library, and in 1921, appointed acting director. He rapidly expanded the Filipiniana collection from 829 titles in December 1907 to more than 20,000 titles in December 1914. Artigas did this by acquiring the private collections of James LeRoy, Jose P. Rizal, Jose Clemente Zulueta, T.H. Pardo de Tavera, Mariano Ponce and the Tabacalera. Due to his efforts, the Filipiniana collection of the Philippine National Library became one of the most complete collection in Philippine studies.
He was a member of the executive board of the Asociacion Historico-Geografica de Filipinas as well as the prestigious Academia de la Lengua Filipina. In 1915, he was inducted as an honorary corresponding member of the Real Sociedad Geografica de Madrid, and in 1916 entered the roster of members of the Real Academia de la Historia, and the Academia Hispano-Americana de Cadiz, Spain.
Aside from being a curator, librarian, and historian, Artigas also excelled in the development of Philippine historical studies through his many publications. Artigas wrote the biographies of Antonio Luna, Apolinario Mabini, Wenceslao Retana, Andres Bonifacio, Graciano Lopez Jaena, Juan Cailles and Mariano Ponce. Apart from these biographies, he also published the multi-volume Galeria de Filipinos Ilustres, a book about important and illustrious Filipinos during that time.
Artigas died on April 2, 1925. He was survived by his wife Luisa Losada y Mijares and 12 children. The family was left destitute because it is said that he left them nothing but his books.
Published worksedit
To supplement his income, Artigas wrote prolifically, basing many of his works on important archival materials:
El Municipio Filipino (a collection of laws of Manila)
Historia Municipal de Filipinas desde los Primeros Tiempos de la Dominacion Española hasta nuestros Dias (1894, 2 vols)
Los Sucesos de 1872 (Manila, 1911)
Reseña de la Provincia de Leyte (Manila, 1914)
El Procedimento Administrativo y la Jurisdiccion Centencioso-Administivo y la Jurisdiction en Filipinas
Diccionario Tecnico-histerico de la Administracion de Filipinas-Manila
Historia de las Revoluciones Filipinas
Historia de Filipinas (Manila, 1916)
El Parlamento Filipino-Manila
La Primera Imprenta del Filipinas-Manila
El General Antonio Luna Novicio
Reseña Historica dela Universidad de Santo Tomas de Manila
manuel, artigas, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, artigas, second, maternal, family, name, cuerva, cuerva, october, 1866, april, 1925, filipino, historian, journalist, prolifically, wrote, spanish, language, born, cuerva, 1866, october, 1866taclo. In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Artigas and the second or maternal family name is Cuerva Manuel Artigas y Cuerva October 15 1866 April 2 1925 was a Filipino historian and journalist who prolifically wrote in the Spanish language Manuel ArtigasBornManuel Artigas y Cuerva 1866 10 15 October 15 1866Tacloban Leyte Captaincy General of the PhilippinesDiedApril 2 1925 1925 04 02 aged 58 Manila Philippine IslandsOccupationhistorianessayistjournalistNotable worksManuel de Empleados 1891 Diccionario Tecnico historico de la Administracion de Filipinas 1894 SpouseLuisa Losada y MijaresChildren12ParentsMiguel Artigas y Rodriguez father Soledad Cuerva y Molina mother Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 2 Published works 3 External linksBiography editEarly life edit Artigas was born in Tacloban Leyte on October 15 1866 His parents were Miguel Artigas y Rodriguez a Spaniard from Cadiz Spain and Soledad Cuerva y Molina of Bulacan They were originally from Baler but they moved to Leyte in 1860 when Soledad s father an officer in the artillery corps was transferred In 1874 his mother moved back to Manila Manuel attended Colegio de la Immaculada Concepcion He transferred to the Ateneo Municipal as an alumno interno de beca He took up undergraduate studies in medicine at University of Santo Tomas After three years he transferred to Colegio de San Juan de Letran In 1883 he became a civil servant Career edit He was recognized because of his incessant writings and in 1907 he became assistant librarian in the Philippine Section of the American Circulating Library He initiated Act No 1849 which created the Philippine Public Library In 1919 he was promoted to curator of the Filipiniana division Then in 1911 he was appointed chief of the division Four years later he was promoted to chief of the Philippine Library and in 1921 appointed acting director He rapidly expanded the Filipiniana collection from 829 titles in December 1907 to more than 20 000 titles in December 1914 Artigas did this by acquiring the private collections of James LeRoy Jose P Rizal Jose Clemente Zulueta T H Pardo de Tavera Mariano Ponce and the Tabacalera Due to his efforts the Filipiniana collection of the Philippine National Library became one of the most complete collection in Philippine studies He was a member of the executive board of the Asociacion Historico Geografica de Filipinas as well as the prestigious Academia de la Lengua Filipina In 1915 he was inducted as an honorary corresponding member of the Real Sociedad Geografica de Madrid and in 1916 entered the roster of members of the Real Academia de la Historia and the Academia Hispano Americana de Cadiz Spain Aside from being a curator librarian and historian Artigas also excelled in the development of Philippine historical studies through his many publications Artigas wrote the biographies of Antonio Luna Apolinario Mabini Wenceslao Retana Andres Bonifacio Graciano Lopez Jaena Juan Cailles and Mariano Ponce Apart from these biographies he also published the multi volume Galeria de Filipinos Ilustres a book about important and illustrious Filipinos during that time Artigas died on April 2 1925 He was survived by his wife Luisa Losada y Mijares and 12 children The family was left destitute because it is said that he left them nothing but his books Published works editTo supplement his income Artigas wrote prolifically basing many of his works on important archival materials El Municipio Filipino a collection of laws of Manila Historia Municipal de Filipinas desde los Primeros Tiempos de la Dominacion Espanola hasta nuestros Dias 1894 2 vols Los Sucesos de 1872 Manila 1911 Resena de la Provincia de Leyte Manila 1914 El Procedimento Administrativo y la Jurisdiccion Centencioso Administivo y la Jurisdiction en Filipinas Diccionario Tecnico histerico de la Administracion de Filipinas Manila Historia de las Revoluciones Filipinas Historia de Filipinas Manila 1916 El Parlamento Filipino Manila La Primera Imprenta del Filipinas Manila El General Antonio Luna Novicio Resena Historica dela Universidad de Santo Tomas de Manila Historia de la Instruccion Publica en Filipinas Bibliografia Medico Famtaceutica External links editBrief Biography of Manuel Artigas at the Wayback Machine archived October 27 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manuel Artigas amp oldid 1156802479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
