Servillano Aquino y Aguilar (April 20, 1874 – February 2, 1959) was a Filipino

Filipino people

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 general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain

Philippine Revolution

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 (1896–1898), and the Philippine-American War

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 (1898–1902). He served as a delegate to the Malolos Congress

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 and was the grandfather of Benigno S. "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr.

Benigno Aquino, Jr.

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Personal life

Servillano "Minaong" Aquino was born on April 20, 1874 to Don Braulio Aquino and Doña Petrona Hipolito Aguilar. He had his early education from a private tutor in Mexico, Pampanga

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. He moved to Manila

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, and entered the Colegio de San Juan de Letran

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, and later, the University of Santo Tomas

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Ancestry

Marriage

During this time, he married Guadalupe Quiambao, with whom he had three children, namely Gonzalo (born 1893), future Philippine Speaker

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 Benigno

Benigno Aquino, Sr.

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 (born 1894), and Amando (born 1896). Later on, he would marry his sister-in-law, Belen Sanchez

Belen Sánchez

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, and have a child with her, future Philippine Congressman

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 Herminio

Herminio Aquino

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 (born 1949).

Philippine-American War

In 1896, Aquino became a mason and joined the Katipunan

Katipunan

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. He was also elected mayor of Mucia, Tarlac

Concepcion, Tarlac

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 and, under General Francisco Makabulos, he organized the Filipino revolutionary forces against the Americans. He was promoted to major, but was defeated in the battle at Mount Sinukuan in Arayat, Pampanga

Arayat, Pampanga

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. After the Pact of Biak-na-Bato

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 was signed, Aquino was exiled to Hong Kong

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 together with Emilio Aguinaldo

Emilio Aguinaldo

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 and the revolutionary government. He returned to the Philippines in 1898, and joined General Antonio Luna

Antonio Luna

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 to fight against the American forces. Together they attacked Manila but retreated to Mount Sinukuan. On September 1902, he surrendered and was jailed in Bilibid Prison, and sentenced to hang. However, United States

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 President

President of the United States

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 Theodore Roosevelt

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gave Aquino pardon after two years.

On February 3, 1959, at the age of 84, Aquino died of a heart attack.