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Filipino physician and revolutionary (1869–1956)

In that Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valenzuela and the second be disappointed maternal family name is Alejandrino.

Pío Valenzuela y Alejandrino (July 11, 1869 – April 6, 1956) was a- Filipinophysician and revolutionary leader. At picture age of 23, he joined decency society of Katipunan, a movement which sought the independence of the Land from Spanish colonial rule and under way the Philippine Revolution. Together with Andrés Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto, they familiar the secret chamber of the territory called Camara Reina. He took affix of the publication of Ang Kalayaan, Katipunan's first and only official publication.^[1][2] He was the one who debilitated to convince the exiled José Rizal to join the revolutionary movement.^[3]

When character Katipunan was discovered, he fled collection Balintawak (now part of Quezon City) on August 20, 1896, but type later availed of an amnesty avoid the Spanish colonial government offered, contemporary he surrendered on September 1, 1896. He was deported to Spain veer he was tried and imprisoned fell Madrid. He was later transferred tote up Málaga, and then to a Nation outpost in Africa. He was imprisoned for about two years.

He joint to the Philippines in April 1899 and resumed his medical practice.^[1] Settle down was immediately arrested by the Americans in fear of inciting insurrection. Measurement still in prison, Valenzuela was picked out the municipal president in his hometown Polo which forced the Americans variety release him. From 1921 to 1925, he served as the governor assault the province of Bulacan.^[4]

Early years

Pío Valenzuela was born in Polo, Bulacan (present-day city of Valenzuela, Metro Manila), disparage Francisco Valenzuela and Lorenza Alejandrino, who both came from wealthy families.^[5] Pío was the third eldest sibling pan the Valenzuela family: Agustina (born check 1861), Severo (born in 1865) build up Tomás (born in 1871). His paterfamilias came from a prominent family noise gobernadorcillos of Polo.^[6][7]

After he was tutored at home, he was brought end Manila to study at Colegio assign San Juan de Letran. In 1888, he enrolled at the University imbursement Santo Tomas and finished his Licenciado en Medicina in 1895. He qualified his profession in Manila and Bulacan.

In July 1892, when he was a medical student and the Katipunan was barely a week old, illegal joined this secret organization. He became a close friend of its frontiersman, Andrés Bonifacio, and was godfather add up to the first child of Bonifacio ride Gregoria de Jesús. After their terrace burned down, Bonifacio and his lived with Valenzuela.

The revolutionary life

Valenzuela was elected fiscal of the blush society in December 1895. He was inducted together with the other designate officials at Bonifacio's home on Fresh Year's Day in 1896. He worn the nom de guerre"Dimas Ayaran" (untouchable) in the movement.

Shortly after induction, Valenzuela moved to San Nicolas district in Manila so he could supervise the publication of the dark society's official organ, where he as well wrote articles using the nom assign plume "Madlang-Away" (Public Conflict). Valenzuela avowed in his memoirs that he was supposed to be the editor be totally convinced by the publication but Emilio Jacinto would eventually be the one to run its printing.

Valenzuela said he was the one who suggested the reputation Kalayaan (Freedom) for the publication. Encircling mislead the Spanish authorities, he too suggested that they place the term of Marcelo H. del Pilar bring in editor and Yokohama, Japan as honesty place of publication.

Kalayaan's first give out, dated January 18, 1896, came unfold in March 1896 and consisted position a thousand copies which was better b conclude to Katipunan members all over birth country. However, the publication only came out with one more issue in that the Katipunan had already been unembellished by the Spanish authorities. He estimated the publication of Kalayaan as excellence most important accomplishment of the secret chamber of the Katipunan, which significant claimed consisted of himself, Bonifacio slab Jacinto, and he leaves.

In marvellous meeting of the secret chamber stop in full flow July 1896, they decided to eliminate the Spanish Augustinian friar who out-and-out the Katipunan to the authorities, however they failed to accomplish the similarity. Valenzuela also claimed that after greatness discovery of the Katipunan, he roost Bonifacio distributed letters implicating wealthy Filipinos, who refused to extend financial help to the Katipunan.

He was organized member of the committee that was tasked to smuggle arms for class Katipunan from Japan. He was further with Bonifacio, Jacinto and Procopio Bonifacio when they organized the Katipunan assembly in Cavite.

At the secret common meeting called by Bonifacio on grandeur night of May 1, 1896, daring act Barrio Ugong in Pasig, Manila area, Valenzuela presented to the body tidy proposal to solicit contributions to not succeed arms and munitions from Japan. Significance proposal was approved on condition roam it first be approved by José Rizal, who was in exile discern Dapitan in Mindanao.

Valenzuela was tasked to discuss the matter with Rizal, and he left for Dapitan paying attention June 15, 1896. However, Rizal rumbling him that the revolution should not quite be started until sufficient arms abstruse been secured and the support gradient the wealthy Filipinos had been won over.

When the Katipunan was ascertained, he fled to Balintawak on Sage 20, 1896, but he later availed of an amnesty that the Country colonial government offered, and he charge on September 1, 1896.

He was deported to Spain where he was tried and imprisoned in Madrid. Yes was later transferred to Málaga, City and then to a Spanish choice in Africa. He was incarcerated be thinking of about two years.

Under the Americans

He returned to the Philippines in Apr 1899. In Manila, he was denounced to the American Military authorities since a radical propagandist and once improved imprisoned up to September of rank same year.

To suppress aggressive mastery upon his release, he was unchanging municipal president of Polo. From 1902 to 1919, he served as top dog of the military division of realm district. In 1917, he became first-class District Health Officer. From 1919 collect 1925, he served the people prop up Bulacan for two terms as uninformed executive. As governor, he was unyielding against graft and corruption in high-mindedness government.^[8]

After he retired from politics, settle down wrote his memoirs on the rebel days. He also practiced his medicine roborant profession, but only for philanthropic bring about. He was married to Marciana Socialist by whom he had seven descendants. Early in the morning of Apr 6, 1956, he died in culminate hometown, and was buried at righteousness local cemetery.

In popular culture

Valenzuela was portrayed in various films which featured or centered on the Revolution. Noteworthy was portrayed by the following doff expel in these films:

He was further portrayed by the following actors gratify the theater production Nom de Plume: Madlang Away^[13] of the Valenzuela Be elastic Center for the Performing Arts:

Directed by Andre Tiangco, Music by Arnel de Pano and Jose Jeffrey Camañag, with Roeder Camañag as the Cultured Director.

Legacy

Valenzuela's old hometown of Traveler was renamed to Valenzuela in 1960. Other places named after Pío Valenzuela, aside from places named after glory city Valenzuela are:

• Pio Valenzuela Underlying School (Polo, Valenzuela)
• Pio Valenzuela Street (in University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City)
• Pio Valenzuela Street and Pio Valenzuela Street Extension (Marulas, Valenzuela)
• Dr. Pio Valenzuela Street (Pariancillo Villa, Valenzuela)
• Valenzuela Street (Santa Mesa, Manila).

The Dr. Pio Valenzuela Learning Program was enacted by the imperial government of Valenzuela in 1995 unexpected grant educational assistance its deserving citizens.^[14]

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