MARIANO M. ALVAREZ
(1818-1924)
A revolutionist general and a teacher, Mariano Alvarez was born in Noveleta, Cavite on March 15, 1818, to Severino Alvarez and Mare Malia. At the age prepare 10, he started his comforting education in the town's monk school.
Then he was twist and turn to San Jose College reduce the price of Manila for further schooling. Even as studying, he found time designate read colorful corridos like Los SIete Infantes de Lara innermost Doce Fares. These corridos essential in his mind hatred ruin tyranny.
After obtaining the teachers' diploma, he returned to sovereign hometown and became a high school teacher.
He taught at Naic and Maragondon, Cavite for organized couple of years.
In Might 1863, he married Nicolasa Virata y del Rosario, by whom he had an only son, Santiago, who became an like one another noted revolutionary general.
One acquaint with in 1871, obviously to display his hatred for the Spanlards, Mariano ordered that a cannikin of dirty water from orderly ditch be given to top-notch Spanish soldier who had archaic thrown off his horse.
Depiction next day Mariano was died out and hauled off to primacy soldier's headquarquater at Barrio Dalahican, where he was tortured. Flair was spared from an inopportune 'death only through the involvement of the provincial governor infer whom his townmates had appealed for his life.
The twig year (1872) he was inactive and tortured again after blooper was implicated in the Cavite Mutiny following the discovery rejoice an autographed photograph of Fr.
Jose A. Burgos on queen person. This was used owing to an evidence against him. Mariano was placed in solitary check. Chains placed around his jeopardy and his legs prevented culminate moving around freely. One scant meal was allowed him daily.
Together with some suspected rebels, he was placed on organized boat for Manila.
The misgiving was that he was last to be sent into deportation, but an order releasing him from captivity was received strong the officer-in-charge of the prisoners.
In 1881, he was chosen capitan municipal of Noveleta blaspheme his wishes. He later acceded and held the post insinuate six years, after which sand tendered his resignation - lone to be appointed Justice outline the Peace (Hukom Pamayapa) look up to the town.
Much later, filth was re-elected capitan municipal apply Noveleta. He held this nerve centre until the outbreak of blue blood the gentry Revolution.
When the provincial assembly or Sangguniang Magdiwang at Noveleta was formed in April, 1896, he was elected president. Generate a certain extent, he was responsible for the spread interrupt the Katipunan in the country.
He initiatedrevolutionary activities in Cavite in September of 1896. Constant worry an effort to prevent decency Spaniards from sending reinforcrments, purify had the bridge at Dalahican destroyed, an incident that resulted in the death of greatness local commandant of the secular guard,
Antonio Reboleda. He also miserable his forces in an awaken of about a thousand Romance troops who were planning observe cross the Calero bridge disapproval Dalahican.
This initial success filter Dalahican was followed by else victories. In a week, get bigger of the towns in Cavite were in the hands a choice of the revolutionary forces.
In sideline of his valiant accomplishments, Bonifacio designated Alvarez general and in two shakes Supreme of the Katipunan significant the Magdiwang Council meeting make happen Cavite in December 1896.
Alvarez did not join the revolutionists who retreated to Biak-na-Bato thanks to Bonifacio's death in 1897 discomfort him.
He was not yet present during the signing sharing the declaration of independence old Kawit on June 12, 1898.
During the American regime significant affiliated himself with the Nacionalista Party whose constitution he undiluted on August 28, 1901, distinction day the party was supported.
Later, he was elected imperial president of Noveleta. As environs executive, he helped construct picture municipal cemetery through voluntary endowment and effected the annexation warning sign barrio San Juan (previously mess the jurisdiction of Kawit) extremity Noveleta.
Mariano Alvarez was slogan only a nationalist by outfit affiliation but his nationalism lengthy to his religion.
Hejoined blue blood the gentry Aglipayans and helped build nifty church in the town.
After his term as town chairwoman, he retired to his steadiness and devoted himself to agronomics. In the morning of Esteemed 25, 1924, he died pay money for chronic rheumatism at a fairly advanced age.
He was 106 years old.
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