Nicolas Capistrano (January 7, 1864 – ^[1]) was a Filipino revolutionary general who fought against the Americans from 1899 to 1901 during the Philippine-American War and was later elected as a congressman and senator of the Philippines.

Biography

Nicolas Capistrano was born on January 7, 1864, in Angat, province of Bulacan in Luzon. After his studies at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Santo Tomas. In 1893, he successfully completed a bachelor's degree in law at the same educational institution. In 1894, Capistrano became a member of the Philippine Bar. From 1890 to 1896, he was principal of a private school in Manila. Subsequently, from 1896 to 1897, he moved to Mindanao, becoming the Registrar of Deeds of the province of Misamis. From 1899 until his surrender in April 1901, Capistrano led the revolutionary government and army in Misamis during the Philippine-American War, participating in several battles such as that of Cagayan de Misamis, Agusan Hill and Macahambus Hill.^[2][3][4]

From 1901 to 1906, Capistrano was the prosecutor or fiscal for Misamis. From 1906 to 1907, he was appointed as a member of the board of the said province. In 1909, Capistrano was elected to the House of Representatives as the representative of the Second legislative district of Misamis. He was re-elected to the same position in 1912. Capistrano was elected to the Philippine Senate in 1916 as one of the representatives of the eleventh senatorial district. Because he got fewer votes than Jose Clarin in the said district, he served a three-year term from 1916 to 1919.

Personal life

Capistrano married Cecilia Trinidad in 1895^[1] and had nine children.^[4]

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