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Pedro Guevara - Wikipedia

Pedro Valenzuela Guevara (born Pedro Guevara y Valenzuela; February 23, 1879 – January 19, 1938), was a Filipino soldier, lawyer, legislator, and Spanish-language writer who became Resident Commissioner of the Philippines during the American occupation.

Pedro Guevara
Resident Commissioner to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Philippine Islands
In office
March 4, 1923 – February 14, 1936
Serving with Isauro Gabaldon (1923-1929)
Camilo Osías (1929-1935)
Francisco Afan Delgado (1935-1936)
Preceded byJaime C. De Veyra
Succeeded byQuintin Paredes
Senator of the Philippines from the 4th district
In office
1916–1923
Serving with Rafael Palma (1916–1922) and Emiliano Tría Tirona (1922–1923)
Preceded byPost created
Succeeded byRamon J. Fernandez
Member of the Philippine National Assembly from La Laguna's 2nd District
In office
1909–1916
Preceded byCrispin Oben
Succeeded byCrisanto Guysayko
Municipal Councilor of San Felipe Neri
In office
1907–1909
Personal details
Born
Pedro Guevara y Valenzuela

(1879-02-23)February 23, 1879
Santa Cruz, Laguna, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedJanuary 19, 1938(1938-01-19) (aged 58)
Manila, Philippine Commonwealth
Resting placeLoyola Memorial Park, Marikina, Philippines
Political partyNacionalista
SpouseIsidra Baldomero
Children1
EducationAteneo Municipal de Manila
Alma materColegio de San Juan de Letran
Military service
Allegiance First Philippine Republic
RankLieutenant colonel
Battles/warsPhilippine Revolution
Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War

Early life and education

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Pedro Guevara was born in Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines on February 23, 1879, to Miguel Guevara and María Valenzuela. Guevara attended Ateneo Municipal de Manila and graduated from Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Manila in 1896.

Philippine Revolution

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Guevara joined the Filipino forces during the Philippine Revolution and assisted in promoting the peace agreement of the Biak na Bato at San Miguel, Bulacan, in 1897. He later rejoined the Filipino forces during the revolution, and also served throughout the Spanish–American War and the Philippine–American War, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was the aide and private secretary to General Juan Cailles.

Political career

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Later, Guevara became a journalist for the Spanish-language newspaper Soberania Nacional and Vidas Filipinas. He entered politics as a municipal councilor of San Felipe Neri, Rizal (present-day city of Mandaluyong) in 1907. He studied law at La Jurisprudencia and became a lawyer in private practice. He later became a member of the Philippine House of Representatives from the 2nd district of La Laguna from 1909 to 1912 and a member of the Philippine Senate from the 4th senatorial district from 1916 to 1923. In 1921, Guevara was chair of the Philippine delegation to the Far Eastern Bar Conference at Beijing, China.

He gave up his Senate seat in 1923, less than two years before his second term expired, as he was elected as a Nationalist resident commissioner to the House of Representatives of the United States Congress. He would serve for four three-year terms from March 4, 1923, to February 14, 1936. During this time, Guevara worked tirelessly for the approval of the Tydings–McDuffie Act, which would establish the Commonwealth of the Philippines and eventually its independence in 10 years. Later, he served as delegate of Laguna during the Constitutional Convention of 1934 which framed the 1935 Philippine Constitution. His term ended on February 14, 1936, when a successor qualified in accordance with the newly established Commonwealth of the Philippines was selected.

Later life and death

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Upon retirement, Guevara resumed his law practice. He died of a heart attack in Manila on January 19, 1938, and was buried at the Manila North Cemetery. In 1993, his remains were transferred to Loyola Memorial Park in Marikina.

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See also

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  • United States Congress. "Pedro Guevara (id: G000518)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Senate of the Philippines
New seat Senator of the Philippines from the 4th district
1916–1923
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Resident Commissioner from the Philippines to the United States Congress
1923–1936
Succeeded by