Emilio Jacinto

Infobox Person
name = Emilio Jacinto


birth_date = December 15, 1875
birth_place = Manila
death_date = April 16, 1899
death_place = Majayjay, Laguna
other_names = "Pingkian"

Emilio Jacinto (December 15, 1875 - April 16, 1899), was a Filipino revolutionary known as the "Brains of the Katipunan".

Biography

Born in Tondo, Manila, Jacinto was the son of Mariano Jacinto and Josefa Dizon. His father died shortly after Jacinto was born, forcing his mother to send him to his uncle, Don Jos Dizon, so that he might have a better standard of living.

Jacinto was fluent in both Spanish and Tagalog, but preferred to speak in Spanish. He attended San Juan de Letran College, and later transferred to the University of Santo Tomas to study law. He did not finish college and, at the age of 20, joined the secret society called Katipunan. He became the advisor on fiscal matters and secretary to Andrs Bonifacio.

Jacinto also wrote for the Katipunan newspaper called Kalayaan, which translates to "Freedom" in Filipino. He wrote in the newspaper under the pen name "Dimasilaw", and used the alias "Pingkian" in the Katipunan. Emilio Jacinto was the author of the "Kartilya ng Katipunan" as well.

After Bonifacio's death, Jacinto continued fighting the Spaniards. Like General Mariano Álvarez, he refused to join the forces of General Emilio Aguinaldo. He contracted malaria and died in Majayjay, Laguna, at the age of 23. His remains were later transferred to the Manila North Cemetery.

Further reading

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External links

* [http://www.globalpinoy.com/ch/ch_category.php?category=heroes&name=Emilio%20Jacinto&table=ch_heroes&startpage=1&endpage=15 National Heroes: Emilio Jacinto] . Accessed 1 September 2006. * [http://www.msc.edu.ph/centennial/jacinto.html MSC's honor to Jacinto]
* [http://www.ncca.gov.ph/about_cultarts/articles.php?artcl_Id=4]