Miguel Cornejo

Miguel Cornejo
Miguel Cornejo
	Cornejo in 1939
Municipal President of Pasay
	In office; 1928–1931
Succeeded by	Moises San Juan
	In office; 1919–1922
Preceded by	Pascual Villanueva
Member of the House of Representatives from Mountain Province's at-large district
	In office; October 27, 1922 – October 6, 1925
Appointed by	Leonard Wood
Preceded by	Juan Cariño
Succeeded by	Juan Cailles
Personal details
Born	Miguel Cornejo y Reyes; May 8, 1888; Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish East Indies
Died	August 8, 1984 (aged 96); Manila, Philippines
Party	National Socialist (1935–1936); Fascist Party (1930–1935); Independent (until 1930)
Spouse(s)	Crisanta Soldevilla; Paulita San Agustin Vicente (m. 1974)
Domestic partner(s)	Rufina Tolentino; Miguela Barnes
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer
Known for	Cornejo's Commonwealth Directory of the Philippines
Military service
Allegiance	United States; Philippine Islands
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1917-1918
Rank	Brigadier (General)
Battles/wars	World War I

Miguel Cornejo y Reyes (May 8, 1888 – August 8, 1984) was a Filipino soldier, politician, and lawyer. He served as municipal president of Pasay and representative from Mountain Province. During the American administration in the Philippines,^[1] and after independence, as an attorney and legislator he championed many causes.^[2]^[3] In 1939, he compiled and published the Cornejo's Commonwealth Directory of the Philippines, often used as an historical source for the period.^[4] Earlier in his career, he served in the Philippine National Guard (PNG) in World War I after legislative enactment of the Militia Act on March 17, 1917.^[2] After the war upon its disbandment, because the US territorial government did not authorize a Philippine army at the time, Miguel R. Cornejo, together with Manuel David, founded the military organization of the National Volunteers of the Philippines, leading as brigadier general.^[2]^[5] Descended from a prominent Spanish Filipino mestizo family, he spoke and authored many works in fluent Spanish, English^[6] and Tagalog.^{[citation needed]} He married Crisanta Soldevilla of Gasan, Marinduque.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Cornejo was a two-term municipal president (present-day equivalent of mayor) of Pasay, then a municipality in the province of Rizal.^[7] He was first elected municipal president in 1919. In 1922, at the end of his term as municipal president, he was elected Representative of Mountain Province's Lone District for the 6th Philippine Legislature. However, he did not finish his term as he was removed from office by the governor-general on October 6, 1925, after being convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for assaulting an American.^[8] In 1928, he became Municipal President of Pasay once again, serving until 1931.^[2]

During the 1930s, Cornejo was the leader of a minor fascist party, which in 1935 became one of the founding parties of the National Socialist Party. The party ran former Philippine president Emilio Aguinaldo as its candidate in the 1935 Philippine presidential election, which Aguinaldo lost to Nacionalista Party candidate Manuel L. Quezon.^[9]

References

Book - History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People by Cesar P. Pobre. New Day Publishers, 2000. Pages 163, 171.*Pobre, C.P. (2000). History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People. New Day Publishers. ISBN 9789711010416.

↑ Liang, Ta-pʻêng (1971-01-01). Philippine parties and politics: a historical study of national experience in democracy. Gladstone Co. p. 203.
1 2 3 4 Cornejo, Miguel R. (1939). Cornejo's Commonwealth Directory of the Philippines. Manila: Miguel R. Cornejo. pp. 192–198.
↑ Hearings. 1960-01-01. p. 78.
↑ Philippine eLib, Your access to the most comprehensive libraries in the Philippines and the world. http://www.elib.gov.ph/results.php?f=author&q=Cornejo%2C+Miguel+R.%2C++1888-
↑ Pobre, Cesar P. (2000-01-01). History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People. New Day Publishers. p. 171. ISBN 9789711010416.
↑ Thompson, Roger M. (2003-01-01). Filipino English and Taglish: Language Switching from Multiple Perspectives. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-9027248916.
↑ Pasay City-Islands Philippines. http://pasay.islandsphilippines.com/history.php
↑ "News of the World". Philippine Education Magazine. Vol. 22. Manila: Philippine Education Co. 1925. p. 321.
↑ https://www.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/05/30/19/jewish-refugees-and-the-philippines. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

[1] Liang, Ta-pʻêng (1971-01-01). Philippine parties and politics: a historical study of national experience in democracy. Gladstone Co. p. 203.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 4 Cornejo, Miguel R. (1939). Cornejo's Commonwealth Directory of the Philippines. Manila: Miguel R. Cornejo. pp. 192–198.

[3] Hearings. 1960-01-01. p. 78.

[4] Philippine eLib, Your access to the most comprehensive libraries in the Philippines and the world. http://www.elib.gov.ph/results.php?f=author&q=Cornejo%2C+Miguel+R.%2C++1888-

[5] Pobre, Cesar P. (2000-01-01). History of the Armed Forces of the Filipino People. New Day Publishers. p. 171. ISBN 9789711010416.

[6] Thompson, Roger M. (2003-01-01). Filipino English and Taglish: Language Switching from Multiple Perspectives. John Benjamins Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 978-9027248916.

[:1-7] Pasay City-Islands Philippines. http://pasay.islandsphilippines.com/history.php

[8] "News of the World". Philippine Education Magazine. Vol. 22. Manila: Philippine Education Co. 1925. p. 321.

[9] ttps://www.abs-cbn.com/ancx/culture/spotlight/05/30/19/jewish-refugees-and-the-philippines. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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