Organization La Solidaridad, La Liga Filipina Emilio JAcinto

Emilio Jacinto (December 15, 1875 - April 16, 1899), was a Filipino revolutionary known as theBrains of the Katipunan. Biography Born in Trozo,Tondo, Manila. Jacinto was the son of Mariano Jacinto and Josefa Dizon. Mariano died shortly after Emilio was born, forcing Josefa to send him to his uncle, Don Jos� Dizon, so that he might have a better standard of living. Jacinto was fluent in both Spanish and Tagalog, but preferred to speak in Spanish. He attendedSan Juan de Letran College, and later transferred to the University of Santo Tomas to study law. He had Manuel Quezon, Sergio Osmena and Juan Sumulong as classmates. He did not finish college and, at the age of 20, joined the secret society called Katipunan. He became the advisor on fiscal matters and secretary to Andr�s Bonifacio. He was later known as Utak ng Katipunan.. Jacinto also wrote for the Katipunan newspaper called Kalayaan. He wrote in the newspaper under the pen name Dimasilaw, and used the alias Pingkian in the Katipunan. Jacinto was the author of the Kartilya ng Katipunan as well. After Bonifacio's death, Jacinto pressed on the Katipunan's struggle. Like general Mariano �lvarez, he refused to join the forces of general Emilio Aguinaldo, the leader of the Katipunan's Magdalo faction. He contracted malaria and died in Magdalena, Laguna, at the age of 24. His remains were later transferred to the Manila North Cemetery. Then in 1970's his remains was transferred again and enshired in Himlayang Pilipino Memorial Park in Quezon City. His shrine was decorated by a defiant lifesize bronze sculpture of him riding a horse and depicting his days in the revolution.