Servillano Aquino

For the military base, see Camp Servillano Aquino.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aquino and the second or maternal family name is Aguilar.

Servillano Aquino y Aguilar (April 20, 1874 – February 3, 1959^[1]) was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain (1896–1898), and the Philippine–American War (1899–1902). He served as a delegate to the Malolos Congress and was the grandfather of Benigno S. "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. He is the great-grandfather of Benigno Aquino III, the 15th President of the Philippines.

Servillano Aquino
General Servillano Aquino
Member of the Malolos Congress from Samar
In office September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899 Serving with Javier Gonzalez Salvador and Juan Tongco
Personal details
Born	Servillano Aquino y Aguilar (1874-04-20)April 20, 1874 El Pueblo de los Ángeles, Pampanga, Captaincy General of the Philippines (now Angeles City, Philippines)
Died	February 3, 1959(1959-02-03) (aged 84) Tarlac, Philippines
Spouse(s)	Guadalupe Quiambao Belen Sanchez
Children	Gonzalo Benigno Sr. Amando Herminio
Relatives	Aquino family
Education	Colegio de San Juan de Letran University of Santo Tomas

Early life and education

Servillano "Mianong" Aquino was born on April 20, 1874, to Don Braulio Aquino y Lacsamana and Doña Petrona Aguilar y Henson. He had his early education from a private tutor in Mexico, Pampanga. He moved to Manila, and entered the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and later, the University of Santo Tomas.

Philippine–American War

In 1896, Aquino became a mason and joined the Katipunan. He was also elected mayor of Murcia, Tarlac and, under General Francisco Macabulos, he organized the Filipino revolutionary forces against the Americans. He was promoted to major, but was defeated in the battle at Mount Sinukuan or Mount Arayat in Arayat, Pampanga. After the Pact of Biak-na-Bato was signed, Aquino was self-exiled to Hong Kong together with Emilio Aguinaldo and the revolutionary government after receiving 100,000 pesos from the Spanish government in exchange of their surrender. He returned to the Philippines in 1898, and joined General Antonio Luna to fight against the American forces. Together they attacked Manila but retreated to Mount Sinukuan or Mount Arayat. In September 1902, he surrendered and was jailed in Bilibid Prison, and sentenced to hang. However, United States President Theodore Roosevelt pardoned Aquino after two years.

Personal life

He married Guadalupe Quiambao, with whom he had three children, namely Gonzalo Aquino (born 1892), future Philippine House Speaker Benigno (born 1894) and Amando (born 1896). Later, he married his sister-in-law, Belen Sanchez, and had a child with her, future Philippine Congressman Herminio (born 1949).

Death

Aquino died of a heart attack on February 3, 1959.^{[citation needed]}

Ancestry

Ancestors of Servillano Aquino
4. Hilario Aquino 2. Braulio Aquino y Lacsamana 5. Isabela Lacsamana 1. Servillano Aquino y Aguilar 6. Dionisio Aguilar 3. Petrona Aguilar y Henson 28. Severino Henson 14. Mariano Henson y Paras 29. Placida Paras 7. Juana Petrona Henson y Miranda 30. Ángel Pantaleón de Miranda 15. Juana Ildefonsa Miranda y de Jesús 31. Rosalía de Jesús

See also

• List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States

References

1. Velasco, Rheno, ed. (1997). "Servillano Aquino". The Great Filipino Heroes: Supplementary for the Students (PDF). Loacan Publishing House. p. 90. ISBN 971-668-025-2. Retrieved 11 March 2022.

• at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009). Accessed on April 24, 2007.
• Allied Families: Aquino-Aguilar. Accessed on July 8, 2008.
• Sugar and the Origins of Modern Philippine Society. Accessed on April 25, 2007.
• Quirino, Carlos. Who's Who in Philippine History. Manila: Tahanan Books, 1995. ISBN 971-630-046-8, ISBN 971-630-035-2.

 

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