Galicano Apacible was a Philippine politician. A cousin to Jose Rizal

José Rizal

José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , was a Filipino polymath, patriot and the most prominent advocate for reform in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era. He is regarded as the foremost Filipino patriot and is listed as one of the national heroes of the Philippines by...

, he co-founded La Solidaridad

La solidaridad

La Solidaridad was an organization created in Spain on December 13, 1888. Composed of Filipino liberals exiled in 1872 and students attending Europe's universities, the organization aimed to increase Spanish awareness of the needs of its colony, the Philippines, and to propagate a closer...

 and Nacionalista Party

Nacionalista Party

The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...

.
He held the office of Governor of Batangas

Batangas

Batangas is a first class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the...

 and was the representative of the first District of Batangas from 1909 to 1916. He is known for his piece To the American People, an Appeal, in which he tries to plead with the people of the United States

United States

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 to pressure its government not to invade his newly independent

Philippine Declaration of Independence

The Philippine Declaration of Independence occurred on June 12, 1898 in Cavite II el Viejo , Cavite, Philippines. With the public reading of the Act of the Declaration of Independence, Filipino revolutionary forces under General Emilio Aguinaldo proclaimed the sovereignty and independence of the...

country.

Further reading

• "The Philippine Revolution: La Solidaridad." http://www.msc.edu.ph/centennial/solidaridad.html (accessed on July 10, 2007).
• "Filipino Patriots During the Propaganda Period" http://www.angelfire.com/mac/aye/heroes.html (accessed on July 10, 2007).
• "History of Philippine Agriculture." http://www.da.gov.ph/about/history.htm (July 10, 2007).
• "HK played key role in RP history," By Augusto de Viana. http://services.inquirer.net/print/print.php?article_id=74171 (accessed on July 10, 2007).
• "Legislative Districts of Batangas." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_districts_of_Batangas (accessed on July 10, 2007).
• "2nd Philippine Legislature." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Philippine_Legislature (accessed on July 10, 2007).
• "The Nacionalista Party: History." http://www.nacionalistaparty.com/history.html (accessed on July 10, 2007).
• "Calicano C. Apacible." http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/sinupan/ApacibeG.htm&date=2009-10-26+09:06:04 (accessed on July 10, 2007)