Crispín Oben y Ballesteros (January 7, 1876 – August 29, 1947) was a Filipino lawyer and politician born in Lumban, Laguna, Philippines. Born during Spanish colonial rule, he belonged to the prominent Oben family who were of the Illsutrado class. A learned man who was born into a bilingual Spanish-

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household, he also learned the English language from an ex-American soldier. Crispín Oben finished his Bachelor of Arts Degree at Colegio de San Juan de Letran in 1895. He then proceeded to study at the University of Santo Tomas from 1895–1898. He studied law at the Escuela de Derecho from 1900–1902. He was a member of the

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from 1907 to 1909 representing the second district of La Laguna. He was married to Victoria Capistrano with whom he had twelve children, four of whom became nuns. His son, Ramón Tomás Oben, went on to become the Commissioner for the

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under the administration of President

Diosdado Macapagal Diosdado Pangan Macapagal Sr. (; September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997) was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as the ninth president of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth vice president, serving from 19 ...

and the Dean of Law at the University of Santo Tomas.

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*http://deo-antonio.blogspot.com/2012/01/something-interesting-about-llamas_9526.html?m=1 1876 births 1947 deaths People from Laguna (province) 20th-century Filipino lawyers Nacionalista Party politicians Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Laguna (province) Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni University of Santo Tomas alumni Members of the Philippine Legislature {{Philippines-politician-stub