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Cayetano Simplicio Arellano y Lonzón (March 2, 1847 – December 23, 1920) was the first
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines The chief justice of the Philippines ( fil, Punong Mahistrado ng Pilipinas) presides over the Supreme Court of the Philippines and is the highest judicial officer of the government of the Philippines. As of April 5, 2021, the position is cur ...
under the American Civil Government. Cayetano Arellano had occupied a high position in Aguinaldo's government. He worked with the Americans under General Otis and re-established the Audiencia Territorial as the Supreme Court. He served as Chief Justice from 1901 until his retirement on April 12, 1920, making him the longest to serve as chief justice in Philippine history.


Early life

Don Cayetano was born in Udyong (now Orion), Bataan to Servando Arellano, a working Spaniard and Crispora Lonzón, a meeting in Bataan. He started as a working student in
Colegio de San Juan de Letran The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, (transl: College of San Juan de Letran) also referred to by its acronym CSJL, is a private Catholic coeducational basic and higher education institution owned and run by the friars of the Order of Preachers ...
. After finishing his high school he transferred to
University of Santo Tomas The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Mig ...
, where he finished his Bachelor of Philosophy in 1862 and Bachelor of Theology in 1867, he then continued studying and finished law in 1876. During the Spanish regime, he was appointed as a ''Magistrado Suplente of the Audiencia Tribunal de Manila''. He later become the Chief Justice of the Provisional Supreme Court created by the military in 1899. Arellano, together with Pedro Paterno, Benito Legarda, Florentino Torres and Felipe Buencamino, testified before the Schurman Commission that the Philippines was not yet ready for self-rule. Together they formed the Federal Party to "promote the annexation of the Philippines as a state". In lieu of this objective, they petitioned the U.S. Congress to create representation, as well as a Philippine Congress and a federal Court. Upon the onset of the American civil government in 1901, US President
William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in t ...
appointed Arellano as the first Supreme Court Chief Justice.


Personal life

Arellano was married to Doña Rosa Bernas. They had a daughter named Asunción Arellano y Bernas.


Images

File:Orion,Bataanjf6918_07.JPG, Monument of Cayetano Arellano in his hometown ( Orion, Bataan) File:Orion,Bataanjf6799_05.JPG, Marker File:Orion,Bataanjf6799_08.JPG, Side view File:Orion,Bataanjf6799_07.JPG, Marker


See also

*
Arellano (Manila North) High School Cayetano Arellano High School, otherwise known as Manila North High School, is a public secondary school located along Teodora Alonzo Street, Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines. It is one of the oldest public schools in Manila. History The first A ...
* Arellano University


References

* Cruz, Isagani A. (2000). ''Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court''. Rex Book Store, Manila


External links


Supreme Court of the Philippines - Cayetano Arellano biodata

Arellano University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arellano, Cayetano 1847 births 1920 deaths People from Bataan Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni Chief justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Filipino people of Kapampangan descent University of Santo Tomas alumni Burials at La Loma Cemetery