Who is Vicente Ilustre?
Vicente Encarnacion Ilustre – Don Vicente obtained a law doctorate at the Universidad Central de Madrid. It was also in Madrid that he associated with other Filipino patriots like Rizal, Plaridel, Naning Ponce, Galicano Apacible and others – whose chief pre-occupation was resolving the seething Philippine situation. He left Madrid via Paris and on January 8, 1900, proceeded to Hong Kong where he accepted the offer by the Mabini cabinet to represent the country in the United States. He was consequently elected Director of Diplomacy in the Central Revolucionaria de Hongkong. In 1913, Vicente became a member of the Philippine Commission under Gov. Gen. Francis Burton Harrison where he served as president of the Committee for Mindanao and Sulu. Thereafter, he became a Senator in the First Senate of the Philippines. He was also instrumental in the installation of two very important public utilities in Taal, that of light and water. He was born in Taal, Batangas on Sept. 6, 1869 and died in Manila on Sept. 27, 1928 at the age of 59. He was married to Doña Rita Marella Villavicencio, one of the children of Eulalio and Gliceria. **
Here the evolution of the Ilustre Mansion in Quiapo
The elegance look of Ilustre Mansion before...
But now look what happen....
According to Isidra Reyes, '"these photos and illustration of the Vicente Ilustre Mansion in Quiapo is very telling of how most Filipinos value our built heritage."
The Illustre Mansion is located at the Arlegui St., Quiapo, Manila, Philippines.
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Note
About the information of Vicent Ilustre got in the http://www.taal.ph/history-culture/notable-taalenos/vicente-ilustre/
Photo credits :
Vicent Ilustre to www.taal.ph
Illustre Mansion Photos Sources: Janeil Arlegui, Art in the Philippines, Philippine Ancestral Houses, and David Montasco
I spent my childhood days at that place...1003 Arlegui St., so many memories...I'm curious who were the first settlers there, and how people came to populate the place over time.
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