Pío Valenzuela
Pío Alejandrino Valenzuela | |
|---|---|
| 10th Governor of Bulacan | |
| In office 1921–1925 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Carlos |
| Succeeded by | Restituto Castro |
| Provincial Executive of Bulacan | |
| In office 1919–1922 | |
| President of Military Division of Polo Municipality | |
| In office 1902–1919 | |
| Municipal President of Polo | |
| In office 1899–1901 | |
| Preceded by | Rufino Valenzuela Cabeza de barangay (Spanish period) |
| Succeeded by | Nemencio Santiago |
| Physician General of the Katipunan Supreme Council | |
| In office 1895–1898 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pío Valenzuela y Alejandrino 11 July 1869 Polo, Bulacan, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | 6 April 1956 (aged 86) Polo, Bulacan, Philippines |
| Political party | Nacionalista |
| Spouse | Marciana Castro |
| Children | Mercedes Valenzuela-Los Baños Amadeo Castro Valenzuela Diego Castro Valenzuela Rosa Valenzuela-Tecson Abelardo Castro Valenzuela Arturo Castro Valenzuela Alicia Valenzuela-Lozada |
| Profession | Physician |
Pío Valenzuela y Alejandrino (July 11, 1869 – April 6, 1956) was a Filipino physician and revolutionary leader. At the age of 22, he joined the society of Katipunan, a movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution. Together with Andrés Bonifacio and Emilio Jacinto, they formed the secret chamber of the society called Camara Reina or Kamara Negra. He took charge of the publication of Ang Kalayaan, Katipunan's first and only official publication. He was the one who tried to convince the exiled José Rizal to join the revolutionary movement.
When the Katipunan was discovered, he fled to Balintawak (now part of Quezon City) on August 20, 1896, but he later availed of an amnesty that the Spanish colonial government offered, and he surrendered on September 1, 1896. He was deported to Spain where he was tried and imprisoned in Madrid. He was later transferred to Málaga, and then to a Spanish outpost in Africa. He was incarcerated for about two years.
He returned to the Philippines in April 1899 and resumed his medical practice. He was immediately arrested by the Americans in fear of inciting insurrection. While still in prison, Valenzuela was elected the municipal president in his hometown Polo which forced the Americans to release him. From 1919 to 1925, he served as the governor of the province of Bulacan.