The Honorable
Cayetano Arellano
1st Chief Justice of the Philippines
In office
June 11, 1901 – April 12, 1920
Appointed byWilliam McKinley
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byVictorino Mapa
Personal details
Born
Cayetano Simplicio Arellano y Lonzón

(1847-03-02)2 March 1847
Udyong, Bataan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died23 December 1920(1920-12-23) (aged 73)
Manila, Philippine Islands
Resting placeLa Loma Cemetery[1]
SpouseRosa Bernas
ChildrenAsunción Arellano y Bernas
Alma materColegio de San Juan de Letran
University of Santo Tomas

Cayetano Simplicio Arellano y Lonzón (March 2, 1847 – December 23, 1920) was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines under the American Civil Government. Cayetano Arellano had occupied a high position in Aguinaldo's government. He worked with the Americans under General Otis and re-established the Audiencia Territorial as the Supreme Court. He served as Chief Justice from 1901 until his retirement on April 12, 1920, making him the longest to serve as chief justice in Philippine history.

Early life

Historical marker installed for Arellano in 1970 at the site of his birthplace.

Don Cayetano was born in Udyong (now Orion), Bataan to Servando Arellano, a peninsular Spaniard and Crispora Lonzón, a Bataan native.[2] He started as a working student in Colegio de San Juan de Letran. After finishing his high school he transferred to University of Santo Tomas, where he finished his Bachelor of Philosophy in 1862 and Bachelor of Theology in 1867, he then continued studying and finished law in 1876. During the Spanish regime, he was appointed as a Magistrado Suplente of the Audiencia Tribunal de Manila. He later become the Chief Justice of the Provisional Supreme Court created by the military in 1899.

Arellano, together with Pedro Paterno, Benito Legarda, Florentino Torres and Felipe Buencamino, testified before the Schurman Commission that the Philippines was not yet ready for self-rule. Together they formed the Federal Party to "promote the annexation of the Philippines as a state". In lieu of this objective, they petitioned the U.S. Congress to create representation, as well as a Philippine Congress and a federal Court.

Upon the onset of the American civil government in 1901, US President William McKinley appointed Arellano as the first Supreme Court Chief Justice.

Personal life

Arellano was married to Doña Rosa Bernas. They had a daughter named Asunción Arellano y Berna.

He died on December 23, 1920, at the age of 73. Arellano is buried in Cayetano Arellano Mausoleum, La Loma Cemetery beside wife Rosa Bernart (died on April 7, 1929) , Asunción Arellano de Singian (1881-September 04, 1923) beside the tomb of Gregorio O. Arellano (September 6, 1921-January 19, 1943) and Josefa Arellano.

Images

Postcard depicting Cayetano Arellano

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Our Heritage and the Departed: A Cemeteries Tour". Presidential Museum & Library (Philippines). Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "About Cayetano Arellano". Arellano.edu.ph. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  • Cruz, Isagani A. (2000). Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court. Rex Book Store, Manila
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