Francisco Macabulos

Francisco Macabulos y Soliman (September 17, 1871 - April 30, 1922) was a Filipino patriot and revolutionary general who led the Katipunan revolutionary forces during the Philippine Revolution against Spain in 1896.

Francisco Macabulos
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, Philippines
In office 1898–1900
Mayor of La Paz
In office 1900–1902
Personal details
Born	Francisco Macabulos y Soliman September 17, 1871 La Paz, Tarlac, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	April 30, 1922 (aged 50) Philippine Islands, United States
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

He was born in La Paz, Tarlac to Alejandro Macabulos of Lubao, Pampanga and Gregoria Soliman. 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. But on January 14, 1898, he disbanded his troops and accepted amnesty after receiving P14,000 as part of Spanish reparations to Filipino revolutionaries. Macabulos distributed the money to his men.

However, he 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 free nearby provinces, like Pangasinan where he led revolutionists in the Battle of Dagupan.[2]

Images

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  Historical marker
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  Monument marker
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  Marker
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  Facade of the Ancestral house (La Paz, Tarlac)
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  The Heritage house, still to be restored
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  Heritage house site as of 2018. Structure completely demolished.
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  Bust
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  Monument (Santa Ignacia, Tarlac)
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  Name plate
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  Real life picture / portrait

References

1. Agoncillo, Teodoro (1990) [1960], History of the Filipino People (Eighth ed.), R.P. Garcia Publishing Company, p. 185, ISBN 971-10-2415-2
2. http://losindiosbravos.blogspot.com/2010/11/1898-battle-of-dagupan-pangasinan.html

• 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

• 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
• History of La Paz
• La Paz history
• Biyahero
• Visit Tarlac
• Katipunan
• Gen. Francisco Macabulos and Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac: The Untold History