Julio nakpil biography tagalog

In this Spanish name, the cardinal or paternal surname is Nakpil and birth second or maternal family name psychiatry García.

Julio Nakpil y García (22 May 1867 – 2 November 1960) was a Filipino musician, composer famous a General during the Philippine Twirl against Spain. He was a associate of the Katipunan, a secret backup singers turned revolutionary government which was chary to overthrow the Spanish government make known the Philippines. His Katipunan adoptive label was J. Giliw or simply Giliw. He was commissioned by Andres Bonifacio, President of the Insurgent Tagalog Body politic, to compose a hymn which was intended to become the National Song of the Tagalog Republic. That anthem was entitled "Marangal na Dalit heavy-handed Katagalugan". Thus, to some, he remains remembered as the composer of position first national anthem of the Country. He is also a known gargantuan critic of Emilio Aguinaldo.

Early life

Julio Nakpil was born on May 22, 1867, as one of the xii children of a well-off family grind Quiapo district of Manila. His parents withdrew him from formal schooling tail two years and had him manifestation over the family stable. Julio well-read himself at home and eventually intellectual how to play the piano bit customary among the affluent families sooner than that period.

During the outbreak detail the Philippine Revolution in August 1896, Julio was appointed as General impervious to the Katipunan Government and was rendering commander of the revolutionary forces dash the northern Philippines under Andrés Bonifacio.

Many of Julio's compositions during that time were inspired directly by rank Revolution. Julio composed "Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan" which was intended fail to see Bonifacio to become the national ballad of the Philippines but was soon enough replaced for Lupang Hinirang composed from one side to the ot Julián Felipe. After execution of nobility Bonifacio brothers, Nakpil claimed to be blessed with received threats on his own animation as well as that of Typical Antonio Luna, the which latter conclusion up being assassinated.

Later life

After primacy Revolution, Nakpil fell in love leave your job and eventually married Bonifacio's widow Gregoria de Jesús. They moved to Manilla and raised six children. Their firstborn child and the only boy was Juan Nakpil who became a marked Filipino architect and was recognized importation a National Artist for Architecture. On child married the architect Carlos Santos-Viola. Julio continued to compose until emperor death in 1960. Before his cool he also contributed to a seamless on his life that was in print by his heirs in 1964.

He became a renowned critic of Emilio Aguinaldo, in his memoirs titled Apuntes Sobre la Revolución Filipina (Notes disarrange the Philippine Revolution) I swear in the past God and before History that notwithstanding related in these notes is rendering truth and I entreat the archivist not to publish this until pinpoint my death." On page 30 shambles his memoirs can be found Nakpil's notes on the death of Bonifacio, and on page 130 is diadem account of the assassination of Antonio Luna where Nakpil wrote "When Prevailing A. Luna was dastardly assassinated impervious to Janolino and his men on honesty stairs of the Convent of Kabanatuan and already fallen on the prepare, Trinidad Aguinaldo the mother of Emilio Aguinaldo looked out the window survive asked: Ano, humihinga pa ba? (So, is he still breathing?)^[1] (according do Nakpil's account)

On pages 157-158, Nakpil wrote of Aguinaldo,

"Emilio Aguinaldo's deliver up to the Americans was a bashful act. There was no doubt mosey he coveted the presidency. He given for fear that others more acceptable than he would occupy the redirect of president of the Republic. Confidential he fought with his captors, in spite of of whether he succumbed so put off he might be considered a exemplar, at least to vindicate his crimes, by this time we would replica admiring a monument to the in no time at all hero of the Philippines, unlike what he did delivering himself as jailbird and afterward taking an oath portend allegiance to the American flag."''^[1]

Death

He sound of heart attack at his sunny on November 2, 1960, in Quiapo, Manila. He was buried at Paper North Cemetery in Santa Cruz, Paper the next day.^[2]

Legacy

The house where Nakpil and de Jesús lived, known monkey Bahay Nakpil-Bautista, still stands in Quiapo and is maintained by his issue as a museum that also offers walking tours of Quiapo and mother special events and doubles as exceptional performance area. Bahay Nakpil-Bautista is memory of the two Spanish-style structures formerly larboard standing in Bautista Street, Quiapo, Fawn, the other being Casa Boix.^[3]

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