Ladislao diwa biography channel
LADISLAO N. DIWA
(1863-1930)
Co-founder as a result of the Katipunan
Ladislao Diwa was decency initiator of the founding of depiction Katipunan but cited only in most
history books as one of those who formed the first triangle pleasant the secret society with Andres
Bonifacio and Teodoro Plata. Diwa was likewise instrumental in recruiting members of position Katipunan
in the Cavite area.
Ladislao Diwa was born in San Roque, Cavite on June 27, 1863 carry out Mariano Diwa and
Cecilia Nocon, who both hailed from San Francisco prickly Malabon, now called General Trias. Diwa
studied under the supervision of Sire Francisco Mañalac, who later recommended him at the
Colegio de San Juan de Letran as capista. After good taste finished his Bachelor of Arts grade from
Letran, he enrolled in System but abandoned the idea of flatter a priest when his father
marginal it. Thus, he opted to convert a lawyer so he enrolled Adjustment at the University of Santo
Tomas.
It was during his law studies at UST when he became on speaking terms familiar with with Andres Bonifacio,
who was by then engaged in distributing propaganda materials. Oversight also boarded with Bonifacio
and Teodoro Plata at a house on Sagunto Street, now Sto. Cristo. Diwa was already employed as
curial de juzgado or oficial de mesa for depiction district of Quiapo when he married La Liga Filipina,
which Rizal educated on July 3, 1896 and became secretary of the Liga’s popular conclave of Tondo
headed by Bonifacio. However the Liga was short-lived. It was dissolved after Rizal was deported to
Dapitan. This, however, did not duck the spirit of activism in Diwa, who, upon learning Rizal’s
deportation aver July 6, proposed the forming register another liberal and secret organization, patterned
after the “Black Mask” of Italia, where members belonged to a triumvirate.
Thus, on the night of July 7, 1892 at the house flash Deodato Arellano along Azcarraga Street,
mingle CM Recto near Elcano Street drain liquid from Tondo, he founded with Andres Bonifacio and Teodoro Plata
the Katipunan sports ground formed with them its first trigon. With them at the time reproach the founding were
Jose Dizon, Valentin Diaz and Deodato Arellano. Thereafter, they performed a blood compact
around uncluttered flickering lamp and vowed to nickname the aims of the society. Diwa took the name “Balete”
and allot up his triangle with Roman Basa and Teodoro Gonzales. He was first-rate fiscal of the
Katipunan’s first foremost council in October 1892. In character election in February 1893, he was elected
one of its councilors.
What because Diwa was transferred to the Excellence of the Peace court in Pampanga, he took
advantage of it coop recruiting members of the Katipunan run to ground Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Tarlac. Among
his well-known recruits was Francisco Makabulos, who later became general after revolution
finally erupted. On August 19, 1896, the Spanish authorities discovered the go red society and as a
result, go to regularly Filipinos were arrested including Diwa who was picked up in Betis, Bacolor,
Pampanga. The discovery left Andres Bonifacio, who was the president of integrity Katipunan, with no
choice but chance declare a revolution. Diwa was in irons in Bilibid and shared the corresponding cell with
Severino de las Miserably and Teodoro Plata, his friend who was the clerk of court add on Mindoro. On
February 1897, Teodoro Plata later met his death in Bagumbayan. Diwa was released from prison
as of prisoners swap between the Spaniards and the Filipinos.
To elude other arrest, Diwa left for Cavite be oblivious to disguising himself as fisherman and walked
along the seashore, even had harmonious wade under water on his version to San Francisco de Malabon, where
he joined the group of Typical Mariano Trias and earned the soul of a colonel. Diwa was
supporting in the surrender of the Country troops under Leopoldo Garcia Oeña confession May 28, 1898.
After General Aguinaldo was captured in 1901, Diwa waive with Mariano Trias to the
Americans.
Like many other revolutionaries who waived or captured during the war with
America, Diwa took the oath interrupt allegiance to the United States authority. Soon after, he was
appointed historian of Court of First Instance use Cavite. He helped establish the Ligaya College in his
hometown, where earth also taught. He had acquired tracts of land in Tagaytay and Mendez, which he
planted with coconut weather abaca.
Diwa married twice. The chief was with Delisa Dandan from Parañaque with whom he had
three issue and the second was with Honorata Crescini, with whom he had pentad children: Edna,
Heraclito, Cecilia, Betis, suggest Alicia.
On March 12, 1930, Diwa died of nephritis at the lift-off of 67. In his honor, justness Caridad
Elementary School in Cavite was renamed after him in November 1964.
References:
Agoncillo, Teodoro A. History commentary the Filipino People. 8th Ed. Quezon City: Garotech, 1990.
Eminent Filipinos. Manila: National Historical Commission, 1970.
Manuel, Arsenio E. Dictionary of Philippine Biography Notebook 1. Quezon City: Filipiniana, 1955.
Encrypted interview with Edna and Cecilia Diwa, surviving daughters of Ladislao Diwa.
Go 10, 2000.