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Galicano Apacible Antonio y del Castillo (June 25, 1864 – March 22, 1949) was a Filipino physician and politician from
He held the office of governor of Batangas from 1907 to 1909 and was the representative of the First District of Batangas to the Philippine Assembly from 1909 to 1916. He was then named To the American People, an Appeal
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Department of Agriculture (accessed July 10, 2007) * Augusto de Vian
"HK played key role in RP history"
Nacionalista Party (accessed July 10, 2007)
(accessed July 10, 2007) People of the Philippine Revolution 1864 births 1949 deaths Governors of Batangas Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Batangas Secretaries of agriculture of the Philippines Secretaries of environment and natural resources of the Philippines People from Batangas Nacionalista Party politicians Members of the Philippine Legislature People from the Spanish East Indies {{Philippines-bio-stub
Batangas
Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( ), is a first class province of the Philippines located in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Calabarzon region. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,908,494 people, making ...
. A cousin to José Rizal
José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (, ; June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896) was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is popularly considered a na ...
, he co-founded La Solidaridad and the Nacionalista Party
The Nacionalista Party (Filipino language, Filipino and Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; , NP) is a political party in the Philippines which is the oldest existing party in the country and in Southeast Asi ...
.
Political career
He held the office of governor of Batangas from 1907 to 1909 and was the representative of the First District of Batangas to the Philippine Assembly from 1909 to 1916. He was then named Secretary of Agriculture
The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other governments
The department includes several organiz ...
and Natural Resources in 1917, serving until 1921. He is known for his piece ''To the American People, an Appeal'', in which he tried to plead with the people of the United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
to pressure its government not to invade his newly independent country./ref>
References
Further reading
''Filipino.biz.ph'' (accessed July 10, 2007)
(accessed July 10, 2007)
Department of Agriculture (accessed July 10, 2007) * Augusto de Vian
"HK played key role in RP history"
Nacionalista Party (accessed July 10, 2007)
(accessed July 10, 2007) People of the Philippine Revolution 1864 births 1949 deaths Governors of Batangas Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Batangas Secretaries of agriculture of the Philippines Secretaries of environment and natural resources of the Philippines People from Batangas Nacionalista Party politicians Members of the Philippine Legislature People from the Spanish East Indies {{Philippines-bio-stub