Venancio Concepcion
Venancio Concepcion at PNB
President, Philippine National Bank
In office
1918–1920
Governor-GeneralFrancis Burton Harrison
Succeeded byHenry Parker Willis
Chief of General Staff, Philippine Republican Army
In office
January 21, 1899 – June 6,1899
PresidentEmilio Aguinaldo
Preceded byAmbrosio Flores
Succeeded byPhilippine Republican Army defeated
Personal details
OccupationBanker
Public Servant
Soldier
Lawmaker
ProfessionAccountant
Military service
AllegiancePhilippines
Branch/servicePhilippine Republican Army
Years of service1896 – 1899
RankGeneral Heneral de Division

Venancio Concepción was a Filipino general under the leadership of President Emilio Aguinaldo. He fought battles in Iloilo. He represented Iloilo in Malolos Congress.[1]

He was appointed as Chief of General of the Army and he saw action Central Luzon. However, President Aguinaldo, just hours after Antonio Luna's death on June 5, 1899, mobilized the remaining reserves of Luna's officers and men from the field, including General Concepción, whose headquarters in Angeles, Pampanga Aguinaldo launched an inspection of firearms the same day Luna was murdered.[2] During the American period, in 1918, he was appointed as the first Filipino president of the Philippine National Bank, the first universal bank in the Philippines, by the American Governor-General of the Philippines Francis Burton Harrison. He succeeded Henry Parker Willis, who was then appointed director of research of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.[3] However, in 1920, he was tried and convicted of fraud.[4]

References

  1. ↑ https://philippinediaryproject.com/about-the-philippine-diary-project/about-the-diaries/about-venancio-concepcion/
  2. ↑ Jose, Vicencio (1972). The Rise and Fall of Antonio Luna. Solar Pub. Corporation. ISBN 9789711707002.
  3. ↑ David Hammes. "Locating Federal Reserve Districts and Headquarters Cities". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Archived from the original on 2007-12-19.
  4. ↑ Karnow, Stanley (1989). "Venacio Concepción". In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines. Random House. ISBN 978-0394549750., page 444.


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