15 December, 1875

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TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

Emilio Jacinto, the so-called “Brains of the Revolution”, was born in Trozo, Tondo, Manila to Mariano Jacinto and Josefa Dizon.

Jacinto, one of the youngest members of the revolutionary society at the age of 18, stopped his law schooling at the University of Santo Tomas to join the Katipunan. Emilio Jacinto wrote the “Kartilya ng Katipunan”, the primer of the revolutionaries, he was the founder and editor of the society’s newspaper Kalayaan (Freedom) which voiced the aspiration of the people. He also served as Bonifacio’s secretary and fiscal, as well as supervised the manufacture of gunpowder to be used by the Katipuneros in battle.

After Bonifacio’s death, Jacinto continued fighting the Spaniards but refused to join the forces of General Emilio Aguinaldo. Jacinto was wounded critically during one of the battles in Majayjay, Laguna and eventually contracted malaria which led to his death on April 16, 1899 at the young age of 23.

(Ref: Philippine News Agency archives; Photo from fantasticphilippines.weebly.com/ideal-national-hero.html)

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