Felipe Buencamino

Felipe Buencamino
Buencamino c. 1900
1st Secretary of Public Development
In office
September 26, 1898 – January 21, 1899
PresidentEmilio Aguinaldo
Prime MinisterApolinario Mabini
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGracio Gonzaga
2nd Secretary of Foreign Relations
In office
May 7, 1899 – November 13, 1899
Serving with Tomás Mascardo and Lazaro Tanedo
PresidentEmilio Aguinaldo
Prime MinisterPedro Paterno
Preceded byApolinario Mabini
Succeeded byElpidio Quirino in 1946 as Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Constituencyat-large district
Member of the Malolos Congress from Zamboanga
In office
September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899
Personal details
Born
Felipe Buencamino y Siojo

August 23, 1848
San Miguel de Mayumo, Bulacan, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedFebruary 6, 1929(1929-02-06) (aged 80)
Manila, Philippine Islands
Political partyFederalista
Other political
affiliations
Independent (1898–1900)
Spouse(s)Juana Arnedo
Guadalupe Salazar Abreu
Children13
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas (AB)
OccupationPolitician, diplomat
ProfessionLawyer

Felipe Buencamino y Siojo (August 23, 1848 – February 6, 1929) was a Filipino lawyer, diplomat, and politician. He fought alongside the Spaniards in the Philippine Revolution but later switched sides and joined Emilio Aguinaldo's revolutionary cabinet. He was a member of the Malolos Congress and co-authored the Malolos Constitution. He was also appointed as Secretary of Foreign Relations in the cabinet of Aguinaldo. After he left the revolutionary government, he co-founded the Federalista Party and became a founding member of the Philippine Independent Church.


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