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Jul 11 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
#TodayinHistory in 1860 & 1869, 2 Píos of #PH Revolution were born— Pío del Pilar & Pío Valenzuela. Both were #Katipunan leaders. It was common practice for newborns to be given a saint's name whose feast day falls on the birth date (St. Pope Pius I). Hence the name "Pio." THREAD
Pio del Pilar or Pio Isidro y Castañeda was born at Barrio Culi-culi, San Pedro de Macati, to farmer Isaac del Pilar of Pasay & embroiderer Antonia Castañeda of Mandaluyong. "Del Pilar" was used to hide his family from prying Spanish agents. He became cabeza de barangay & soon...
Teniente del Barrio of Culi-culi in 1890. He was a passionate supporter of Rizal's ideas. In 1896, he joined the Katipunan, & est. his own Sangguniang Balangay in Culi-culi. When the revolution broke out in Aug, he was arrested
... outlasted torture, until his release. He rejoined the revolution & was promoted to general. He was one of those who joined Aguinaldo in exile following the Pact of Biak-na-Bato.
In Phil-Am War, he was captured in Morong, & was one of those exiled to Guam, together w/ Mabini, & Artemio Ricarte. He availed U.S. amnesty in 1902, but remained an advocate for independence, hence his support of the Jones Law. He died in 1931.
Pio Valenzuela was born in Polo, Bulacan to Francisco Valenzuela (capitan mayor) & Lorenza Alejandrino. As an avid student of learning, he studied in @LetranOfficial, & in 1895, finished his Licenciado en Medicina in @UST1611official.
He joined the Katipunan the moment it was founded in July 1892, when he was still a Med student. He became close to A. Bonifacio. When the Bonifacio house was destroyed in a fire in Tondo, he offered his home to the Katipunan leader.
He was instrumental in forming the Katipunan news organ, Kalayaan, where he, Bonifacio, & Emilio Jacinto became its editorial body. In a secret Katipunan meeting in 1896, it was him & Bonifacio who was tasked to assassinate Fr. Mariano Gil, curate of Tondo, when...
the Katipunan was discovered. They failed in the attempt. A plan was hatched to purchase arms from Japan to mount the revolution as soon as possible. It was decided to send Valenzuela to Dapitan to consult Jose Rizal on the matter.
W/ Rizal's advice followed, the revolution broke out in Aug 1896. When Gov-Gen Ramon Blanco offered amnesty, Valenzuela availed of it. However, he was arrested, incarcerated for 2 yrs in Spain--in Madrid, then Barcelona--& was only returned to PH in Apr 1899.
Upon his return, he was arrested again, this time by the American military admin. Soon after he was released & was made pangulo municipal of Polo, Bulacan. Under the U.S. dispensation, he served as governor of Bulacan (1921-1925). He lived to see PH free in 1946. He died in 1956.
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- Pio del Pilar, from Retrato, @fil_heritage
- Pio Valenzuela portrait, from Museo Valenzuela

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