Gen.Emilio Jacinto the Brains of the Katipunan lying on a bier in 1899 holding his trusted rifle. The only person contemplating his lifeless face is a pregnant woman seated, third from left.She is Catalina de Jesus from Pampanga....Emilio Jacinto y Dizon(December 15, 1875 — April 16,1899), was a Filipino revolutionary known as the Brains of the Katipunan...Photo courtesy of Mr.Ambeth Ocampo Born in Manila, Jacinto was proficient both in Spanish and Tagalog, but preferred to speak in Spanish. He attended San Juan de Letran College, and later transferred to the University of Santo Tomas to study law. He had Manuel Quezon, Sergio Osmena and Juan Sumulong as classmates. He did not finish college and, at the age of 20, he joined the secret society called Katipunan. He became the advisor on fiscal matters and secretary to Andrés Bonifacio. He was later known as Utak ng Katipunan.. Jacinto also wrote for the Katipunan newspaper called Kalayaan. He wrote in the newspaper under the pen name Dimasilaw, and used the alias Pingkian in the Katipunan. Jacinto was the author of the Kartilya ng Katipunan as well. After Bonifacios death, Jacinto pressed on the Katipunans struggle. Like general Mariano Álvarez, he refused to join the forces of general Emilio Aguinaldo, the leader of the Katipunans Magdalo faction. He contracted malaria and died in Magdalena, Laguna, at the age of 23. His remains were later transferred to the Manila North Cemetery....Courtesy of Wikipedia and Edwin Francisco.
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