Vicente Alvarez
| Gral. Vicente Álvarez y Solis | |
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| 1st President of the Republic of Zamboanga | |
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In office May 18, 1899 – November 16, 1899 |
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| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Isidro Medel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Vicente Álvarez y Solís April 5, 1862 Magay, Zamboanga, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | November 22, 1942 (aged 80) Labason, Zamboanga del Norte, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
General Vicente Álvarez (Spanish: [ˈbiˈsente ˈalβaɾes] : April 5, 1862 - November 22, 1942) was a Zamboangueño revolutionary general who led the revolution in Zamboanga which forced the surrender of the last Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines, Diego de los Rios, effectively ending the Spanish occupation in the Philippines.
Vicente Álvarez y Solís was born in April 5, 1862 as the fifth child to Don Alejo Álvarez and Isidora Solís in Magay, Zamboanga.
Álvarez studied his elementary course at the Liceo de Zamboanga inside Fort Pilar. When the Spanish government granted him scholarship due to his father's influence, he pursued his military studies at the Spanish Military Academy in Manila. When the academy was closed down, he transferred to the Ateneo Municipal de Manila to which he graduated with a bachelor's degree.
Álvarez was later assigned to the Malacañang Palace to serve under the Governor-General of the Philippines in which he rose to the number-two position in the administrative staff as segundo official mayor.
During his service for the Governor-General, he joined the Katipunan when it was established in 1892. He then used his position to pass valuable information to the Katipunan. However, his membership was discovered when the Philippine Revolution erupted in 1896. As a result of his treason, he could have been executed or imprisoned but due to his father's influence, he was punished by sending him into a mission in Sulu to pacify a quarrel between two claimants to the throne of the Sultanate and invite them to join the Spanish Crown.
Because of his hard work of diplomacy, in 1898, the dispute was quickly agreed on a compromise and the new sultan recognized Álvarez's judgment and authority. The Sultan designated him the title Datu Tumanggung or "royal marshall of camp", the first Christian ever to attain the honor and giving him jurisdiction over the constituents of the Sultan in Basilan and Zamboanga. To mark the joyous event, a royal festival was held to which the Sultan gave Sitti Jumlia as bride to Alvarez.
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