Graciano López Jaena
| Graciano López Jaena | |
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| Born |
December 18, 1856 Jaro, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | January 20, 1896 (aged 39) Barcelona, Spain |
| Cause of death | Tuberculosis |
| Resting place | Fossar de la Pedrera, Montjuïc Cemetery, Barcelona, Spain |
| Education |
St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary University of Valencia |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, orator, propagandist |
| Known for | La Solidaridad |
Graciano López Jaena (December 18, 1856 – January 20, 1896) was a Filipino journalist, orator, revolutionary, and national hero who is well known for his newspaper, La Solidaridad.
Philippine historians regard López Jaena, along with Marcelo H. del Pilar and José Rizal, as the triumvirate of Filipino propagandists. Of these three ilustrados, López Jaena was the first to arrive in Spain and may have begun the Propaganda Movement which advocated the reform of the then-Spanish colony of the Philippines and which eventually led to the armed Philippine Revolution that begun in Manila in 1896. The Propaganda Movement was a key step towards a Philippine national identity.
Graciano López Jaena was born in Jaro, Iloilo in the Captaincy General of the Philippines in the Spanish Empire on December 18, 1856. His parents were Plácido López and María Jacobe Jaena. He was baptized on December 20, 1856 at Jaro Church by Plácido de Isana, and his godfather was Rufino Justiniano. Feeling that the priesthood was the most noble profession, his mother sent him to study at the St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary in Jaro. While there, he served as a secretary to his uncle, Claudio López, who was the honorary vice consul of Portugal in Iloilo.
Despite his mother wanting him to become a priest, López Jaena's true ambition was to become a physician. After convincing his parents, he sought enrollment at the University of Santo Tomas but was denied admission because the required Bachelor of Arts degree was not offered at the seminary in Jaro. Instead, he was appointed to the San Juan de Dios Hospital as an apprentice. Unfortunately, due to financial problems, he dropped out and returned to Iloilo to practice medicine.
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