Galicano Apacible Antonio y del Castillo (June 25, 1864 – March 22, 1949) was a Filipino physician and politician from
Batangas
Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and La ...
. A cousin to
José Rizal, he co-founded
La Solidaridad and the
Nacionalista Party.
He held the office of
governor of Batangas from 1907 to 1909 and was the representative of the
First District of Batangas to the
Philippine Assembly
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from 1909 to 1916. He was then named
Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources in 1917, serving until 1921. He is known for his piece ''To the American People, an Appeal'', in which he tried to plead with the people of the
United States
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to pressure its government not to invade his
newly independent country.
To the American People, an Appeal
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References
Further reading
''Filipino.biz.ph'' (accessed July 10, 2007)
(accessed July 10, 2007)
Department of Agriculture (accessed July 10, 2007)
* Augusto de Vian
"HK played key role in RP history"
Nacionalista Party (accessed July 10, 2007)
(accessed July 10, 2007)
People of the Philippine Revolution
1864 births
1949 deaths
Governors of Batangas
Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Batangas
Secretaries of Agriculture of the Philippines
Secretaries of Environment and Natural Resources of the Philippines
People from Batangas
Nacionalista Party politicians
Members of the Philippine Legislature
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