Summary
Francisco Macabulos y Soliman (September 17, 1871 – April 20, 1922), commonly known today as Francisco Makabulos, was a Filipino patriot and revolutionary general who led the Katipunan revolutionary forces during the Philippine Revolution against Spain in 1896.
Francisco Macabulos | |
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| President of the Central Executive Committee | |
| In office April 17, 1898 – May 19, 1898 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Aguinaldo (as Leader of the Dictatorial Government) |
| Governor of Tarlac | |
| In office 1898–1900 | |
| Succeeded by | Alfonso Ramos |
| Mayor of La Paz | |
| In office 1900–1902 | |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Ignacio |
| Member of the Malolos Congress from Cebu | |
| In office September 15, 1898 – March 23, 1901 Serving with Ariston Bautista, Trinidad Pardo de Tavera, and Felix David | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francisco Macabulos y Soliman September 17, 1871 La Paz, Tarlac, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | April 20, 1922 (aged 50) Tarlac, Philippine Islands |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  First Philippine Republic  Republic of Biak-na-Bato Katipunan (Magdalo) |
| Branch/service |  Philippine Revolutionary Army |
| Years of service | 1896–1899 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Battles/wars | Philippine Revolution Philippine–American War |
Biography edit
Francisco Macabulos was born in La Paz, Tarlac, to Alejandro Macabulos of Lubao, Pampanga, and Gregoria Soliman. Within his lifetime, his native surname was often spelled with a C instead of K following Spanish orthography, but later linguistic reforms leading to the Philippine national language of Filipino means it is commonly spelled with a K today.
He organized the first Katipunan group there after he was inducted into the secret society by Ladislao Diwa in 1896. When the revolution broke out in 1898, he liberated Tarlac and established town councils in areas he liberated.
Macabulos refused to honor the Pact of Biak-na-Bato, which called for a truce with the Spanish colonial government, and continued operations in Central Luzon. However, on January 14, 1898, he disbanded his troops and accepted amnesty after receiving 14,000 pesos as part of Spanish reparations to Filipino revolutionaries. Macabulos distributed the money to his men.
Nonetheless, Macabulos resumed operations against the Spanish and on April 17, 1898, an assembly of citizens representing the town councils Macabulos established, calling themselves representatives of Central Luzon, met and drafted a provisional constitution. They created the Central Executive Committee, a government that was to exist "until a general government of the Republic in these islands shall again be established", consisting of a president, vice president, secretary of interior, secretary of war and a secretary of the treasury.[1]
Macabulos dissolved his government after the First Philippine Republic was created by the Malolos Constitution, which he also signed. He also led his men to liberate nearby provinces like Pangasinan, where he led revolutionists in the Battle of Dagupan.[2]
Images edit
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Façade of the ancestral house of Makabulos (La Paz, Tarlac) -
The heritage house, still to be restored -
Heritage house site as of 2018. Structure completely demolished. -
Bust -
Monument (Santa Ignacia, Tarlac) -
Name plate
References edit
- ^ Agoncillo, Teodoro (1990) [First published 1960]. History of the Filipino People (8th ed.). R.P. Garcia Publishing Company. p. 185. ISBN 971-10-2415-2.
- ^ Micua, Leonardo V. (28 November 2010). "1898 Battle of Dagupan, Pangasinan". Los Indios Bravos. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- National Historical Institute, Filipinos in History 5 vols. (Manila: National Historical Institute, 1995)
- Dizon, Lino L. Francisco Makabulos Soliman: A Biographical Study of a Local Revolutionary Hero (Tarlac, Tarlac: Center for Tarlaqueño Studies, 1994)
- Kalaw, Maximo M. The Development of Philippine Politics (Manila, Oriental Commercial Co. Inc., 1922)
External links edit
- Remembering the Zenith of Tarlac Nationalism: A Tribute to the Valor of Gen. Francisco Makabulos (1871–1922)
- Today in Philippine History, September 17, 1871, Francisco Makabulos was born in La Paz, Tarlac
- Gen. Francisco Macabulos and Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac: The Untold History