Aquilino Calvo

Aquilino Calvo
Calvo depicted in a publication of Philippine Education, published April 1917
Senator of the Philippines from the 2nd district
In office
16 October 1916 – 20 February 1917
Serving with Pedro Maria Sison
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byMatias Gonzales
Governor of Mountain Province
In office
1917–1920
Preceded byJoaquin Luna
Succeeded byJoaquin Luna
Governor of Pangasinan
In office
27 November 1912 – 15 October 1916
Preceded byJuan Alvear
Succeeded byDaniel Maramba
Personal details
Born(1871-01-04)January 4, 1871
Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedJuly 15, 1932(1932-07-15) (aged 61)

Aquilino Calvo (January 4, 1871 – July 15, 1932[1]) was a Filipino politician.

Biography

Aquilino Calvo was born on January 4, 1871, in Vigan, Ilocos Sur to Juan Calvo and Lucina del Rosario. Calvo attended Vigan Seminary and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from the University of Santo Tomas.[citation needed]

Calvo served as governor of Pangasinan from 1912 to 1916. In 1916, he was elected to the newly established Senate of the Philippines representing the 2nd district. On February 1, 1917, he resigned after being appointed governor of Mountain Province, a position he held until 1920.[2] He was replaced by Matias Gonzales in a special election on May 5, 1917, for the remainder of his term through 1919.[3]

Calvo's tenure as a Senator was marred by his disagreements with his colleagues. He was also described as having "irrational behavior punctuated by an uncontrolled temper", which led some journalists at the time to speculate that his appointment as governor of Mountain Province was meant to remove him from the Senate. Likewise, his term as governor of Mountain Province also saw conflict with his lieutenant governors, particularly Joaquin Ortega of Bontoc, whom Calvo accused of wanting to replace him. Some of the lieutenant-governors later expressed their belief that Calvo was mentally unsound and "a bit crazy".[4]

He died in 1932 at the age of 61.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ A.V.H. Hartendorp, Philippine Magazine (1932), online via deze link. Gearchiveerd 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ Laurence Lee Wilson, The Skyland of the Philippines, 3rd ed., Bookman Incorporated (1965), online via deze link. Gearchiveerd 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine Senators". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ^ Woods, Shelton. "Vindication". Governor of the Cordillera: John C. Early Among the Philippine Highlanders. Ateneo de Manila University Press. p. 186.