Servillano Aquino

For the military base, see Camp Servillano Aquino.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aquino and the second or maternal family name is Aguilar.

Servillano Aquino
General Servillano Aquino
Member of the Malolos Congress from Samar
In office September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899 Serving with Javier González Salvador and Juan Tongco
Personal details
Born	Servillano Aquino y Aguilar (1874-04-20)April 20, 1874 Angeles, Pampanga, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	February 3, 1959(1959-02-03) (aged 84) Tarlac, Philippines
Spouse(s)	Guadalupe Quiambao Petronila Estrada Belen Sanchez
Children	Gonzalo Benigno Sr. Amando Fortunata Herminio
Relatives	Aquino family
Education	Colegio de San Juan de Letran University of Santo Tomas
Profession	Revolutionary
Military service
Branch/service	Philippine Revolutionary Army
Years of service	1896–1902
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Philippine Revolution Philippine–American War

Servillano Aquino y Aguilar (April 20, 1874 – February 3, 1959), commonly nicknamed Mianong, was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War. He served as a delegate to the Malolos Congress and was the grandfather of Benigno S. "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. and the great-grandfather of Benigno Aquino III, the 15th President of the Philippines.

Early life and education

Historical marker installed in Concepcion, Tarlac in 2021

Servillano Aquino, known by his nickname "Mianong", was born on April 20, 1874, to Don Braulio Aquino y Lacsamana and Doña Petrona Aguilar y Henson. He had his early education from a private tutor in Mexico, Pampanga. He moved to Manila and entered the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and later, the University of Santo Tomas.

Philippine–American War

In 1896, Aquino became a mason and joined the Katipunan. He was also elected mayor of Murcia, Tarlac and under General Francisco Macabulos, he organized the Filipino revolutionary forces against the Americans. He was promoted to major but was defeated in the battle at Mount Sinukuan or Mount Arayat in Arayat, Pampanga. After the Pact of Biak-na-Bato was signed, Aquino was self-exiled to Hong Kong together with President Emilio Aguinaldo and the revolutionary government after receiving 100,000 pesos from the Spanish government in exchange of their exile. He returned to the Philippines with Emilio Aguinaldo and other exiles in 1898 and was assigned under General Antonio Luna to fight against the American forces. Together they attacked Manila but retreated to Mount Arayat. In September 1902, he surrendered and was jailed in Bilibid Prison and sentenced to hang. However, United States President Theodore Roosevelt pardoned Aquino after two years.

Personal life

He married Guadalupe Quiambao, with whom he had three children, namely Gonzalo (born 1893), Benigno Senior (1894–1947) and Amando (born 1896). After his wife's death, he later married his widowed sister-in-law, Petronila Quiambao Estrada and became stepfather to Saturnina Estrada and Salvador Estrada (1892-1940). They had a daughter, Fortunata (born 1905). He also married Belen Sanchez, and had a child with her, Herminio (born 1949).

Death

He died on February 3, 1959.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Servillano Aquino
4. Hilario Aquino 2. Braulio Aquino y Lacsamana 5. Isabela Lacsamana 1. Servillano Aquino y Aguilar 6. Dionisio Aguilar 3. Petrona Aguilar y Henson 28. Severino Henson 14. Mariano Henson y Paras 29. Placida Paras 7. Juana Petrona Henson y Miranda 30. Ángel Pantaleón de Miranda 15. Juana Ildefonsa Miranda y de Jesús 31. Rosalía de Jesús

See also

• List of people pardoned or granted clemency by the president of the United States

References

• Benigno Aquino, Sr. at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009). Accessed on April 24, 2007.
• Allied Families: Aquino-Aguilar. Accessed on July 8, 2008.
• Sugar and the Origins of Modern Philippine Society. Accessed on April 25, 2007.
• Quirino, Carlos. Who's Who in Philippine History. Manila: Tahanan Books, 1995. ISBN 971-630-046-8, ISBN 971-630-035-2.