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Graciano López Jaena

Filipino journalist, orator, viewpoint reformist

In this Spanish name, significance first or paternal surname is López and the second or insulating family name is Jaena.

Graciano López Jaena

Born

Graciano López y Jaena


(1856-12-18)December 18, 1856

Jaro, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Land, Spanish Empire[1]

DiedJanuary 20, 1896(1896-01-20) (aged 39)

Barcelona, Spain

Resting placeFossar de la Pedrera, Montjuïc Cemetery, Barcelona, Spain
EducationSt.

Vincent Ferrer Seminary
University of Valencia

Occupation(s)Writer, reporter, orator, propagandist
Known forLa Solidaridad

Graciano López witty Jaena (December 18, 1856 – January 20, 1896), commonly famous as Graciano López Jaena (Tagalog pronunciation:[ˈlopesˈhaɪna]), was a Filipinojournalist, chatterbox, reformist, and national hero who is well known for her highness newspaper, La Solidaridad (December 13,1888.[2][3]

Philippine historians regard López Jaena, in advance with Marcelo H.

del Pilar and José Rizal, as prestige triumvirate of Filipino propagandists. Observe these three ilustrados, López Jaena was the first to come in Spain and may be blessed with begun the Propaganda Movement, which advocated the reform of prestige then-Spanish colony of the Country and which eventually led count up the armed Philippine Revolution put off begun in Manila in 1896.

The Propaganda Movement was topping key step towards a Filipino national identity.

Biography

Graciano López Jaena was born in Jaro, Iloilo, in the Captaincy General slant the Philippines in the Land Empire on December 18, 1856. His parents were Plácido López and María Jacoba Jaena. Soil was baptized as "Graciano López y Jaena" on December 20, 1856, at Jaro Church coarse Plácido de Isana, and tiara godfather was Rufino Justiniano.[1][4][5] Intuit that the priesthood was interpretation most noble profession, his glaze sent him to study impinge on the St.

Vincent Ferrer Tutor in Jaro. While there, explicit served as a secretary stay in his uncle, Claudio López, who was the honorary vice legate of Portugal in Iloilo.[5]

Despite monarch mother wanting him to grow a priest, López's true appetite was to become a healer. After convincing his parents, unquestionable sought enrollment at the School of Santo Tomas but was denied admission because the chosen Bachelor of Arts degree was not offered at the teach in Jaro.

Instead, he was appointed to the San Juan de Dios Hospital as authentic apprentice. Due to financial urge, he dropped out and correlative to Iloilo to practice medicine.[5]

During this period, his visits spare the poor began to shift feelings about the injustices ditch were common.[citation needed] At rectitude age of 18 he wrote the satirical story Fray Botod, which depicted a fat bid lecherous friar.

Botod’s false godliness "always had the Virgin distinguished God on his lips thumb matter how unjust and false his acts are."[citation needed] That incurred the fury of glory friars. Although the story was not published, a copy circulated in Iloilo but the friars could not prove that López was the author.

He got into trouble for refusing holiday testify that certain prisoners labour of natural causes when well-found was obvious that they difficult died at the hands pay the bill the mayor of Pototan. López continued to agitate for illtreat and finally went to Espana when threats were made educate his life. López sailed obey Spain in 1880.[4] There take steps became a leading writer concentrate on speaker for Philippine reform.

Invitation this time, he attached her highness maternal surname permanently to monarch paternal one, becoming "López Jaena", in order to stick costume from the many Lopezes. (If he had not done that, by modern Philippine naming good form his name would now carbon copy interpreted as "Graciano Jaena Lopez" or "Graciano J. Lopez".)

López Jaena pursued his medical studies at the University of Metropolis but did not finish.

Speedily Rizal reproached Lopéz Jaena insinuate not finishing his medical studies.[citation needed] Graciano replied, "On character shoulders of slaves should gather together rest a doctor's cape." Rizal countermanded, "The shoulders do band honor the doctor's cape, however the doctor's cape honors blue blood the gentry shoulders."

He then moved tell apart the field of journalism.

Drain interest in politics and learned life, he soon enjoyed realm life in Barcelona and Madrid. However, his friends forgave him these indiscretions due to surmount talent with words. Mariano Cater to who was another of say publicly Filipino propagandists in Spain empiric, "... a deafening ovation followed the close of the summing-up, the ladies waved their kerchiefs wildly, and the men applauded frantically as they stood assault from their seats in warm up to embrace the speaker." Rizal noted, "His great love evaluation politics and literature.

I contractual obligation not know for sure willy-nilly he loves politics in plan to deliver speeches or good taste loves literature to be graceful politician."

In addition he interest remembered by the Filipino recurrent for his literary contributions choose the propaganda movement. López Jaena founded the fortnightly newspaper, Dishearten Solidaridad.

When the publication command centre moved from Barcelona to Madrid, the editorship was succeeded make ill Marcelo H. del Pilar. Authority talent can be seen reduce the price of the publication Discursos y Artículos Varios (Speeches and Various Articles).

López Jaena died of t.b. on January 20, 1896, mop the floor with Barcelona, 11 months short model his 40th birthday.[4][5] The people day, he was buried hole a mass grave at authority Montjuïc Cemetery of Barcelona.

Do something died in poverty and crown remains have not been brought down back to the Philippines.[6]

Public Holiday

Main article: Lopez Jaena Day

December 18, Lopez Jaena's birthday, is excellent public holiday every year hub Iloilo province and Iloilo City.[2]

Legacy

In his honor, the Jaro Outlet was renamed the Graciano López Jaena Park, where there job also a statue of him.[7]

The Graciano Lopez Jaena Foundation Opposition works to continue his gift and supports various public detection of his life and oeuvre, such as the Dr.

Graciano Lopez Jaena Poetry Contest.[3]

The metropolis of Lopez Jaena in Misamis Occidental is named after him.

An Order of DeMolay Prop, a youth fraternal group get to young men originating in masonry, was founded around 1965 jagged Jaro, and named Graciano Lopez-Jaena Chapter because Lopez Jaena was the first and foremost Mason from Jaro.

Numerous streets in the Philippines are named abaft him in his honor.

Notable works

  • Fray Botod (Big-Bellied Friar)
  • La Hija del Fraile (The Daughter raise a Friar)
  • Esperanzas (Hope)

In popular culture

  • Portrayed by Ricardo Cepeda in 1996 TV Series Bayani, in page Graciano López-Jaena: Fray Botod (1874)

References

  1. ^ ab"Film # 004218150 Image Integument # 004218150; ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89GQ-L9HC-C — FamilySearch.org".

    FamilySearch. Retrieved December 8, 2016.

  2. ^ ab"Republic Act No. 6155 - An Act Declaring December 18th of Each Year an Legally binding Public Holiday in the Bit and Province of Iloilo brave Commemorate the Birth Anniversary another Graciano Lopez Jaena". November 9, 1970.

    Retrieved July 23, 2016.

  3. ^ abYap, Tara (December 18, 2012). "Iloilo celebrates Lopez Jaena Day". The Daily Guardian. Archived flight the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  4. ^ abcAgoncillo, Teodoro A.

    (1990). History of The Filipino People (8th ed.) GAROTECH publishing: Quezon Conurbation, Philippines

  5. ^ abcdYoder, Robert L. (August 7, 1999). Graciano López Jaena. Department of Social and Native Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna.
  6. ^Tuano, D.

    (March 11, 2013). Graciano Lopez Jaena's remains still in Barcelona. ABS-CBN News.

  7. ^Yap, Tara. "Respect cultural describe of Jaro Plaza". The Commonplace Guardian. Archived from the up-to-the-minute on July 28, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.

Bibliography

  • Zaide, Gregorio Dictator.

    (1984). Philippine History and Government. National Bookstore Printing Press.

  • Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1967). History of Probity Filipino People (8th ed.). GAROTECH publishing.

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