Martín Teófilo Delgado
Martín Teófilo Delgado y Bermejo | |
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Governor of Iloilo | |
In office 1901–1904 | |
Preceded by | Ricardo Monet |
Succeeded by | Raymundo Melliza |
Personal details | |
Born | Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines | November 11, 1858
Died | November 12, 1918 Culion, Palawan, Philippine Islands | (aged 60)
Occupation | revolutionary, patriot |
Martín Teófilo Delgado y Bermejo (Spanish:
Early life and education
Martín Delgado was born on November 11, 1858, in Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines to a rich and aristocratic Spanish mestizo family. His parents were Don Jacinto Delgado and Gabriela Bermejo. He went to school at the Santa Barbara Parochial School, followed by the St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary, then known as Seminario de San Vicente Ferrer, in Jaro, and later Ateneo Municipal in Manila.
Military and political career
At the age of 25, he was appointed teniente mayor of his hometown and capitán municipal, positions under the Spanish colonial government in the Philippines.
On 28 October 1898, Delgado marched into Santa Barbara and took control of the municipal building. On that same day, simultaneously uprisings took place in towns across
General Delgado encouraged the Filipino troops to revive their nationalist cause. As the military governor of the province and General-in-Chief of the army, he challenged the American forces led by General Hughes using guerrilla tactics. Eventually, leading citizens of Iloilo wrote a circular urging General Delgado to surrender for the benefit of "the victims of useless resistance."[2]
On February 2, 1901, General Delgado formally surrendered in Jaro to the American military governor,
On 3 March 1902, the first local election was held, and he was elected governor of Panay. He served until March 1904.[1]: 518
After his term, he returned to his hometown of Santa Bárbara. Not long after, he was exiled to
References
- ^ a b Foreman, J., 1906, The Philippine Islands, A Political, Geographical, Ethnographical, Social and Commercial History of the Philippine Archipelago, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
- ^ a b "Gen. Martin Delgado: Proud Ilonggo nationalist leader". The News Today, Iloilo, Philippines. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ Annual Reports of the War Department for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1901, Public Laws and Resolutions Passed by the Philippine Commission, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1901. 815 pp.
- The Philippine STAR.
- ^ "Megaworld formally unveils iconic Delgado monument in Iloilo Business Park | the Official Website of Iloilo Business Park".
Bibliography
- Quirino, Carlos. Who's Who in Philippine History. Maynila: Tahanan Books, 1995.
- "National Historical Institute. Historical Markers: Regions V-XII. Maynila: National Historical Institute, 1993.