Joaquin Luna

Filipino revolutionary and politician

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Luna and the second or maternal family name is  Novicio.

Joaquin Luna

Official portrait, c. 1917

Senator of the Philippines
from the 12th district
In office
October 16, 1916 – July 1, 1920
Appointed by| Francis Burton Harrison
Preceded by| Position established
Succeeded by| Lope K. Santos
Governor of Mountain Province
In office
1920–1925
Preceded by| Aquilino Calvo
In office
1916
Preceded by| E.A. Eckman
Succeeded by| Aquilino Calvo
Member of the
Philippine Assembly
for La Union's 1st district
In office
1910–1916
Preceded by| Andres Asprer
Succeeded by| Juan T. Lucero (as Representative)
3rd Governor of La Union
In office
1904–1907
Preceded by| Joaquin J. Ortega
Succeeded by| Sixto Zandueta
Member of the Malolos Congress
from La Union
In office
September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899

Serving with Miguel Paterno and Mateo del Rosario

Personal details
Born|

Joaquin Damaso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta

(1864-12-11)December 11, 1864
San Nicolas, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
Died| November 7, 1936(1936-11-07) (aged 71)
Mountain Province, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Political party| Nacionalista
Relatives|

* Manuel Luna
* Juan Luna
* Antonio Luna

Military service
Allegiance|  First Philippine Republic
Branch/service|  Philippine Revolutionary Army
Rank| Colonel

Joaquin Damaso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (December 11, 1864 – November 7, 1936) was a Filipino revolutionary and politician. He was a colonel during the Philippine Revolution, senator (1916–1919), governor of La Union (1904–1907), governor of Mountain Province (1916, 1920–1925), and representative of La Union's 1st District (1910–1916).

## Personal life

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Joaquin Luna was born on December 11, 1864. Brother to painter Juan Luna, violinist Manuel Luna, and General Antonio Luna,[1][2] his parents were Don Joaquin Luna de San Pedro y Posadas and Doña Laurena Novicio y Ancheta.[3]

## Career

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Joaquin Luna (center front row) and the staff of La Independencia in 1898

He was involved in the Philippine Revolution and served with the rank of colonel.[4] Afterwards, he was La Union's representative to the Malolos Congress. La Union would later declare him as an adopted son years later. During the American occupation, he forwarded a collaborative stance and became associated with the group Asociacion de Paz as its treasurer that sought to establish cooperation with the colonizers by disengaging from anti-American revolt.[1][5]

By 1904, he became governor of La Union[1] and the representative of La Union's 1st legislative district during the 2nd and 3rd Philippine Legislature from 1910 until 1916.[6]

Luna depicted in a publication of Philippine Education, published April 1917

When he was appointed governor of the Mountain Province in 1916, succeeding E.A. Eckman, he was the first Filipino to hold such position.[7] In the same year, he became Senator for the 12th senatorial district for the 4th Philippine Legislature that included Baguio, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, and the then Department of Mindanao and Sulu.[8]

Through the Act of the Philippine Legislature No. 2623 that he authored and introduced in the Congress, he created the Conservatory of Music in the University of the Philippines on February 4, 1916.[9]

In 1920, Luna resigned from the Senate when he was appointed as governor of Mountain Province once again. He served in this capacity until 1925.

## Death

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Luna died on November 7, 1936, in Mountain Province at the age of 71.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Joaquin Luna". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
2. ^ Manuel, E. Arsenio (1997). Francisco Santiago: Composer and Pianist Virtuoso. Balerio Publishing House.
3. ^ "Juan Luna: Las Bellas Artes". The Philippine Star. September 3, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
4. ^ Figueroa, Antonio V. (November 11, 2015). "HISTORY OF DAVAO – A Luna represented Davao in the Senate". Edge Davao. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
5. ^ de Viana, Augusto V. (2015). "The Development of the Philippine Foreign Service During the Revolutionary Period and the Filipino-American War (1896-1906): A Story of Struggle from the Formation of Diplomatic Contacts to the Philippine Republic" (PDF). University of Santo Tomas Graduate School. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
6. ^ "ROSTER OF PHILIPPINE LEGISLATORS". House of Representatives. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
7. ^ Harrison, Francis Burton (1922). The Corner-stone of Philippine Independence. Century Company.
8. ^ "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
9. ^ Santos, Ramon Pagayon (2005). Tunugan: Four Essays on Filipino Music. UP Press. ISBN 9789715424882.

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Juan Luna

Works|

* Spoliarium
* El Pacto de Sangre
* La Muerte de Cleopatra
* La Batalla de Lepanto
* La Bulaqueña
* The Parisian Life
* La Madrileña (En el Balcón)
* Mi Novia
* Tampuhan
* Peuple et Rois
* Ecce Homo
* Las Damas Romanas
* Ensueños de Amor
* Daphne and Chloe
* Hymen, oh Hyménée!
* Odalisque

Series|

* Chula series
* España y Filipinas
* Peuple et Rois (Sketches)

Related|

* Paz Pardo de Tavera (wife)
* Andrés Luna de San Pedro (son)
* Antonio Luna (brother)
* Joaquin Luna (brother)

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