Felipe Buencamino

Felipe Buencamino
Buencamino c. 1900
2nd Secretary of Foreign Relations
In office
May 7, 1899 – November 13, 1899
PresidentEmilio Aguinaldo
Prime MinisterPedro Paterno
Preceded byApolinario Mabini
Succeeded byElpidio Quirino in 1946 as Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Member of the Malolos Congress from Zamboanga
In office
September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899
Serving with Tomás Mascardo and Lazaro Tanedo
Constituencyat-large district
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 an infamous Filipino turncoat, 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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