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Epifanio delos
Santos was born on April 1, 1871. His parents were
Esculastico delos Santos and Antonia Cristobal.
He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Ateneo de
Manila University and his law degree at the University
of Santo Tpmas.
Epifanio met Ursula Paez, He fell in love with her. He
and Ursula got married. Ursula bore him a son. They
named him Jose.
When he and Ursula separated ways,he met Margarita
Torralba. She became his second wife.
Though he was a law graduate, Epifanio also shone in
other fields like music literature and philosophy. His
talent in Philology was recognized not only locally but
also abroad.
Upon reaching Spain, he was commissioned as member of
the Real Academia in Madrid.
He was also a known writer. He was the chief writer of
the newspaper La Independencia . Many people admired
the way he wrote the issues concerning the plight of the
Filipinos in the hands of the Spaniards. Like those
written by Rizal, Del Pilar and Jacinto, his articles
were eye-openers among the unenlightened Filipinos.
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He was later appointed member of the Malolos Congress.
He became a fiscal at the province of Nueva Ecija during
the American regime. When he ran for governor, he won
easily. He held the gubernatorial position a number of
times.
Other positions he held in the government were:
technical editor at the Bureau of Census (1919); judge
of the Court of Appeals; and editor of the National
Library and Museum.
He passed away on April 18,1928.
Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (more popularly known as
EDSA) was named after him as a way of honoring his
contribution to the country in more ways than one. |
