Salvador Araneta
Salvador Araneta | |
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Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources | |
In office March 10, 1954 – 1955 | |
President | Ramon Magsaysay |
Preceded by | Placido Mapa |
Succeeded by | Juan G. Rodriguez |
Personal details | |
Born | Salvador Araneta y Zaragoza January 31, 1902 Philippine Islands |
Died | October 7, 1982 | (aged 80)
Salvador Araneta y Zaragoza (January 31, 1902 – October 7, 1982)
Early life and education
Araneta was born in Manila on January 31, 1902[2] and was the second son of Gregorio Araneta y Soriano and Carmen Zaragoza y Rojas. His father was a close colleague of Trinidad Pardo de Tavera since he belonged to the Federalista Party, a group in favor of American annexation of the country.[3]
Araneta pursued his higher education at the
Politics and government service
He was a member of the
Araneta was a supporter of
Philanthropy
As an educator, he founded Gregorio Araneta University Foundation, the first private agricultural school after World War II, endowed the university with one sixth of his personal wealth and turned it into a foundation. He also founded FEATI University to train engineers and mechanics for Far Eastern Air Transportation, Inc., the first airline that operated after the war serving China and San Francisco.[6]
Araneta dedicated his life to uplift the moral and social values of society and sought property ownership and capitalism for all. These he embodied in a draft constitution, the Bayanikasan Constitution published in 1980 to be adopted in 10 to 20 years.[citation needed]
Business
Araneta pioneered in the flour industry, establishing the
Personal life and death
Araneta was married to Victoria Lopez. One of their daughters, Maria Victoria, married Jose Concepcion Jr., who eventually succeeded his father-in-law as head of RFM.[10]
Following the declaration of martial law by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972, Araneta went on a self-imposed exile in the United States, settling in San Francisco, and later in Canada, particularly in Vancouver.[8][5] He died on October 7, 1982, at the age of 80.[2]
External links
References
- ^ Takagi, Yusuke (2008). "Politics of the Great Debate in the 1950s: Revisiting Economic Decolonization in the Philippines". Kasarinlan: Philippine Journal of Third World Studies. 23 (1).
- ^ a b Medina, Marielle (January 30, 2014). "Did you know: Salvador Araneta". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
- ^ Claudio, Lisandro (2017). Liberalism and Postcolony: Thinking the State in the 20th Century Philippines. Ateneo de Manila University Press. p. 48.
- ^ a b Morris, John (June 2009). "The FDR Tradition in Philippines". Schiller Institute.
- ^ a b "Tan Yu & Salvador Araneta". The Philippine Star. November 7, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Postal office honors Salvador Araneta". The Philippine Star. January 26, 2002. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "Bayanikasan Constitution of Dr. Salvador Araneta". Panay News. December 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "LIBERAL LAMENTS: HOW TO BE FAIR TO MARCOS". The Martial Law Chronicles Project. February 4, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "History". Department of Agriculture. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Entrepreneurial edge: Joey Concepcion". CEO Magazine. June 17, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Bayanikasan Constitution of Dr. Salvador Araneta". Panay News. December 29, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2024.