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 Emilio
Jacinto y Dizon was considered as one of the greatest
military genius during his time. He was very close to
Andres Bonifacio. Like Bonifacio, Emilio also comes from
a poor family. He was born in Trozo, Manila on December
15,1875. His parents were Mariano Jacinto and Josefa
Dizon.
Despite being orphaned, he managed to send himself to
Colegio de San Juan de Letran. He was also able to study
law at the University of Santo Tomas although he was not
able to finish it because his Spanish classmates often
abused him.
Emilio was only 19 when he joined the Katipunan. He was
known as the brains of the Katipunan when it comes to
military matters. His book entitled Kartilya was the one
used by the Katipuneros as their guide in fighting the
Spanish colonizers. It contained the constitution and
by-laws ofthe Katipunan. |
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Reading books was one of Emilio's greatest passions. One
of his favorite books was the one about the French
Revolution. He also has in his collection a book on how
to make gunpowder and dynamite. He also learned quite a
few things about the art of war, military strategies and
ways of making weapons of war.
Dr. Jose Rizal and Marcelo H. Del Pilar inspired him to
be a good writer during his time. He used Dimes Haw as
his pen name. He also wrote A la Patria, which he based
from Dr. Jose Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios.
He was seriously injured in one bloody encounter that
resulted to his death on April 16,1899 in Majayjay,
Laguna at a young age of 24. |
