Nicolas Buidon Buendia (born Nicolás Buendía y Buidon; March 12, 1879 – September 14, 1958) was a

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politician who served as

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from 1941 to 1946, and from 1935 to 1941 as assemblyman of the first district of Bulacan.

Personal life

Buendia was born in

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on March 12, 1879 to Saturnino Buendía and Petrona Buidon. He learned his first letter under General

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in Malolos. He studied at

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and obtained a degree of Bachelor of Arts in

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. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1910. He was one of the founding members of the

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Public service

During the insurrection against

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, he was a first lieutenant of the Infantry of the

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. He was a member of the Balangay Apuy of the

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as an aide-de-camp of General Isidoro Torres. When Malolos fell and was invaded by the Americans during the American occupation in the Philippines, he became the Municipal President of Malolos on November 5, 1907 under the banner of Partido Nacionalista Unionista against Florencio Dalus of Partido Independiente Immediatista. He also became Municipal Secretary and Municipal Councilor of Malolos. He became governor of Bulacan from 1916 to 1919. As governor, he saw the foundation of the National Guard, Bulacan Provincial chapter, an organization in preparation in the event that the Philippines will be involved in World War II, in 1917. On April 18, 1918, Buendia requested the

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to appropriate money for the construction of the Bulacan Provincial Hospital to be named after Rev. Fr. Gregorio Crisostomo, to whose estate the money was to be taken from. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention before the Commonwealth period. He was one of the founders of the

. He was elected Assemblyman for Bulacan's 1st district in

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. He was-reelected for a second term in

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and served until 1941. He was elected Senator in

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. However,

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invaded the Philippines on December 8 at the onset of

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, making him unable to serve his term until July 9, 1945. His term ended on April 23, 1946.

Death

Nicolas died on September 14, 1958 in Manila, Philippines following his retirement of being a great former senator.

Legacy

Buendia Avenue was previously named after him until 1982, and renamed as Gil Puyat Avenue through Batasang Pambansa Blg. 312.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Buendia, Nicolas 1879 births 1958 deaths Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Bulacan Senators of the 1st Congress of the Philippines Governors of Bulacan Members of the Philippine Independent Church Nacionalista Party politicians