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Benito Legarda y Tuason (September 27, 1853 – August 27, 1915) was a Filipino legislator who was a member of the Philippine Commission of the American colonial Insular Government, the government's legislature, and later a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the United States Congress. ==Early life and Education== He was born in Manila, Spanish Philippines on September 27, 1853, and attended the Jesuits’ College and the University of Santo Tomas of Manila. ==Political life== He started his political life as a member of President Emilio Aguinaldo's cabinet at Malolos and vice president of the Filipino Congress. He later became a member of the Philippine Commission 1901 and was elected as a Resident Commissioner to the Sixtieth and to the two succeeding Congresses (November 22, 1907- March 3, 1912). He was not a candidate for renomination to the Sixty-third Congress in 1912. He founded the ''Federalista'' party during the early part of the 20th century.〔, page 444.〕 He was an upper-class Filipino who cooperated with the United States.〔 ==Death== Benito Legarda died on August 27, 1915, in Evian-les-Bains, France. He is buried at the Manila North Cemetery. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benito Legarda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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