Valentín Díaz y Villanueva (1 November 1845 – 11 December 1916) was a
Filipino
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patriot who was among the founders of the
Katipunan
The Katipunan, officially known as the Kataastaasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan (KKK; en, Supreme and Honorable Association of the Children of the Nation ...
that started the
Philippine Revolution against
Spain
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in 1896. He was elected as treasurer of the organization. On July 7, 1892, he together with fellow
masons Andres Bonifacio
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See also ...
,
Deodato Arellano
Deodato Arellano y de la Cruz (July 26, 1844 – October 7, 1899) was a Filipino propagandist and the first president of the Katipunan, which was founded at his home in Azcarraga Street ( Claro M. Recto Avenue today), Manila. He was first to be ...
,
Ladislao Diwa
Ladislao Diwa y Nocon (June 27, 1863 − March 12, 1930) was a Filipino patriot who was among the founders of the Katipunan that initiated the Philippine Revolution against Spain in 1896.
Early years
He was born in San Roque, Cavite to Mariano ...
,
Valentin Diaz
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and
Jose Dizon founded the Katipunan through the ritual of
blood compact
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.
Díaz was born in Paoay,
Ilocos Norte
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. He was a member of
La Liga Filipina
La Liga Filipina () was a secret organization. It was founded by José Rizal in the house of Doroteo Ongjunco at Ilaya Street, Tondo, Manila on July 3, 1892.
The organization derived from La Solidaridad and the Propaganda movement. The purpose ...
, which
José Rizal founded to peacefully promote reforms in the Spanish colonial administration of the Philippines. Being a resident of Tondo in
Manila
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, he joined the La Liga council that was headed by
Andrés Bonifacio, who founded the Katipunan.
Díaz was one of the signatories of the
Pact of Biak-na-Bato
The Pact of Biak-na-Bato, signed on December 15, 1897, created a truce between Spanish colonial Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera and the revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo to end the Philippine Revolution. Aguinaldo and his fellow rev ...
in 1897. He joined the revolutionaries exiled in Hong Kong as one of the conditions set forth by the Pact.
Valentín Díaz, Filipino patriot died on 11 December 1916 at 71.
References
People of the Philippine Revolution
People from Ilocos Norte
People from Tondo, Manila
1845 births
1916 deaths
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