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Aquino may refer to: * Aquino, Italy, a small town in Frosinone, Italy * Aquino (surname), including a list of people *Aquino family, a political family in the Philippines *''Aquino'', a book about Benigno Aquino, Jr. and Corazon Aquino by author Mel White James Melville "Mel" White (born June 26, 1940) is an American clergyman and author. White was a behind-the-scenes member of the Evangelical Protestant movement through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, writing film and television specials and ghostw ...

Aquino, Italy
Aquino is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Frosinone, in the Lazio region of Italy, northwest of Cassino. The name comes from the Latin Aquinum, probably from ''aqua'', meaning "water" as witnessed by the abundance of water that still crosses the territory today including many small springs. History The town was founded by the Volsci, who successfully defended it against Samnite invasions. After the Roman conquest in the 4th century BC, ''Aquinum'' became an important commercial and production centre situated on the ancient Via Latina. In 211 BC it was given the title of ''urbs'', previously the prerogative of Rome alone. In 125 BC the nearby town of Fregellae was destroyed and Aquinum grew to become the most important nucleus between Rome and Capua. Aquinum was a ''municipium'' in the time of Cicero, and made a colonia during the Triumvirate. Aquinum is thought to be the birthplace of the poet Juvenal, and also of emperor Pescennius Niger. The diocese of Aqu ...
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Aquino (surname)
* The surname Aquino comes from one of the historic noble houses in Italy. Although Jure Francorum lived, as Benedetto Croce attests, the family was, however, of Lombard blood, as it came from Radoaldo, who had been Aquino's possessor in the time of the dukes of Benevento. The Aquinos were counted among the seven great houses of the Kingdom of Naples. Among its most prominent members, the family includes the famous saint Thomas Aquinas. It has also been adopted elsewhere, particularly by Spaniards in Latin America and in the Philippines, to baptize local indigenous people in honor of the great theologian St. Thomas of Aquino. Persons with the surname Aquino * Thomas of Aquino, Italian theologian and philosopher * Aquino family, a political family in the Philippines ** Benigno Aquino Sr. (1894–1947), Filipino politician ** Benigno Aquino Jr. (1932–1983), Filipino politician and son of Benigno Aquino Sr. ** Benigno Aquino III (1960–2021), Filipino politician, son of Ben ...
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Aquino Family
The Aquino family of Tarlac (, ) is one of the most prominent families in the Philippines because of their involvement in politics. Some family members are also involved in other fields such as business and entertainment. The family comes from Tarlac and has produced several congressmen, senators, a vice governor, and two presidents. The head of the patriarch family is Servillano Aquino, who was a delegate to the Malolos Congress in 1898. His son, Benigno Aquino, Sr., followed his footsteps as he represented the 2nd District of Tarlac to the House of Representatives of the Philippines (1916-1928) and to the Philippine Legislature by being a senator (1928-1934). The article contains only historical and present facts regarding the Aquino family and their hold of power throughout the years. This also involves their relationship with other political families such as the Cojuangcos and the Roxas- Araneta clan. History Early political involvement The Aquino political dynasty ...
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