Francisco Makabulos

Francisco Macabulos y Soliman (September 17, 1871 - April 20, 1922), commonly known today as Francisco Makabulos, was a Filipino patriot and revolutionary general who led the Katipunan revolutionary forces during the Philippine Revolution against Spain in 1896.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Makabulos and the second or maternal family name is Soliman.
Francisco Makabulos
President of the Central Executive Committee
In office
April 17, 1898 – May 19, 1898
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byEmilio Aguinaldo (as Leader of the Dictatorial Government)
Governor of Tarlac
In office
1898–1900
Succeeded byAlfonso Ramos
Mayor of La Paz
In office
1900–1902
Succeeded byMariano Ignacio
Member of the Malolos Congress from Cebu
In office
September 15, 1898 – March 23, 1901
Serving with Ariston Bautista, Trinidad Pardo de Tavera, and Felix David
Personal details
Born
Francisco Macabulos y Soliman

(1871-09-17)September 17, 1871
La Paz, Tarlac, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
DiedApril 20, 1922(1922-04-20) (aged 50)
Tarlac, Philippine Islands
Military service
Allegiance First Philippine Republic
Republic of Biak-na-Bato
Katipunan (Magdalo)
Branch/service Philippine Revolutionary Army
Years of service1896–1899
Rank Major General
Battles/warsPhilippine Revolution
Philippine–American War

Biography

He was born in La Paz, Tarlac to Alejandro Macabulos of Lubao, Pampanga and Gregoria Soliman. Within his lifetime, his native surname was often spelled with a C instead of K following Spanish orthography, but later linguistic reforms leading to the Philippine national language of Filipino means it is commonly spelled with a K today.

He organized the first Katipunan group there after he was inducted into the secret society by Ladislao Diwa in 1896. When the revolution broke out in 1898, he liberated Tarlac and established town councils in areas he liberated.

Makabulos refused to honor the Pact of Biak-na-Bato, which called for a truce with the Spanish colonial government, and continued operations in Central Luzon. But on January 14, 1898, he disbanded his troops and accepted amnesty after receiving P14,000 as part of Spanish reparations to Filipino revolutionaries. Macabulos distributed the money to his men.

However, he resumed operations against the Spanish and on April 17, 1898, an assembly of citizens representing the town councils Makabulos established, calling themselves representatives of Central Luzon, met and drafted a provisional constitution. They created the Central Executive Committee, a government that was to exist "until a general government of the Republic in these islands shall again be established", consisting of a president, vice president, secretary of interior, secretary of war and a secretary of the treasury.[1]

Makabulos dissolved his government after the First Philippine Republic was created by the Malolos Constitution, which he also signed. He also led his men to free nearby provinces, like Pangasinan where he led revolutionists in the Battle of Dagupan.[2]

Images
  • Marker
  • Historical marker
  • Monument marker
  • Marker
  • Facade of the Ancestral house (La Paz, Tarlac)
  • The Heritage house, still to be restored
  • Heritage house site as of 2018. Structure completely demolished.
  • Bust
  • Monument (Santa Ignacia, Tarlac)
  • Name plate

References
  1. Agoncillo, Teodoro (1990) [1960], History of the Filipino People (Eighth ed.), R.P. Garcia Publishing Company, p. 185, ISBN 971-10-2415-2
  2. "Los Indios Bravos: 1898 Battle of Dagupan, Pangasinan". 28 November 2010.
  • National Historical Institute, Filipinos in History 5 vols. (Manila: National Historical Institute, 1995)
  • Dizon, Lino L. Francisco Makabulos Soliman: A Biographical Study of a Local Revolutionary Hero (Tarlac, Tarlac: Center for Tarlaqueño Studies, 1994)
  • Kalaw, Maximo M. The Development of Philippine Politics (Manila, Oriental Commercial Co. Inc., 1922)
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