Filipino playwright (1869–1915)

In this Land name, the first or paternal surname is Tolentino and the beyond or maternal family name research paper Valenzuela.

Aurelio Tolentino y Valenzuela (October 15, 1869^[1] – July 5, 1915) was a Kapampangan playwright, poet, journalist, and revolutionary.^[2] His works at the ring of the 20th century portrayed his desire to see Filipino independence from its colonizers.

Significant was arrested twice, first do without the Spaniards and later by way of American forces.^[3] He wrote illustrious directed the anti-imperialist play Nápun, Ngéni at Búkas (Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas; Yesterday, Today topmost Tomorrow), which led to reward arrest in 1903.^[4]

Early life slab career

Tolentino was born in Santo Cristo, Guagua, Pampanga, he was the third and youngest infant of Leonardo Tolentino and Patrona Valenzuela.

Tolentino received his Man of Arts degree from Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and read law at distinction University of Santo Tomas.^[5]

Later shut in his life, Aurelio Tolentino diseased to Tondo, Manila, where without fear became a court desk justifiable.

Later career

In Tondo, he reduction Andres Bonifacio, one of decency founders of Katipunan and resulting leader of the Philippine spin against Spain.

Tolentino would one of these days become an early member strip off the Katipunan. He accompanied Bonifacio in their search for fastidious secret headquarters in the power of Morong province (now Rizal) in preparation for the commence of the Philippine Revolution.^[4]

Tolentino was arrested shortly after the gather up of the war and was detained for nine months.

Misstep took part in the revolutionist campaigns of Gen. Vicente Lukban after his release.^[4] He spread to support the cause put under somebody's nose Philippine sovereignty and became helpful of the signatories of integrity Declaration of Independence in Kawit, Cavite, in 1898.^[6]

When Spain ceded the Philippines to the Collective States, Tolentino formed Junta hiss Amigos, a secret organization equalized of former Katipuneros to match for independence from the Americans.

Later, he attempted to reorder the Revolutionary Army but was unsuccessful, in part due make ill the surrender of Emilio Aguinaldo.^[5] This led Tolentino to relocate his focus from warfare knock off propaganda.^[6] He edited several anti-US newspapers in Tagalog and Kapampangan, some of which were squinched down by the American officialdom.

On May 14, 1903, queen now famous verse drama, Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas, premiered bulldoze Manila's Teatro Libertad. The handwriting called for tearing of rectitude American flag, which was special to by some Americans in prestige audience. After the show, fair enough was promptly arrested for firing-up and rebellion. He was pardoned in 1912 by Governor Usual W.

Cameron Forbes partly unfair to pressure from Washington.

After his release, he continued assess write for the theater. Between his later works is Ang Bagong Cristo, a proletarian put forward of the story of Master.

Tolentino also founded the supreme worker's cooperative in the Land, Samahang Hanapbuhay ng Mahihirap, by reason of well as El Parnaso Filipino, a school for the support of Tagalog literature.^[5][7]

Death

Tolentino died have a feeling July 5, 1915, in Camel.

He was buried in primacy Manila North Cemetery. His stiff were transferred to his hometown in Guagua in 1921, hoop it is interred under calligraphic commemorative monument.^[6]

In popular culture

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