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Bonifacio Flores Arevalo (14 May 1850 – 13 December 1920) was a Filipino ilustrado, dentist, sculptor, propagandist, and an ardent patron of music and theater. He was the treasurer of La Liga Filipina and the founder of the ''Sociedad Dental de Filipinas'', which is now known as the ''Philippine Dental Association''.〔http://www.pda.ph/history〕 ==Family & Education== Born on May 14, 1850 to Esperanza Flores and Justo Arevalo, Bonifacio Arevalo was a sculptor, an ardent patron of music and theater, and a propagandist. At the age seven, he lost his father, who was also a sculptor, and he was consequently placed under the care of his uncle Don Jose Arevalo (Bayan Kapitan of Biñan Laguna in 1833 and was popularly known as "Capitan Cheng-Cheng") whom himself was a sculptor and a dentist (The Philippine Dental Association considers him as the first Filipino Dentist). His aunt, Eulalia Asuncion, taught him the art of woodcarving. He acquired an education through his uncle’s beneficence and, upon finishing, worked as an aide at the San Juan de Dios Hospital. While undergoing apprentices at the hospital, he learned the basics of dentistry under his uncle’s tutelage. In 1876, he obtained the title of ''cirujano ministrante'', and soon after put up a clinic along Elizondo Street in Quiapo. In 1888, he took - and passed – an examination given to dentists in the country. A profitable practice allowed Arevalo to pursue his other interests: sculptor and music. His sculptures may be classified according to three categories: religious pieces, exemplified by “La Purisima Concepcion,” “Calvario,” and “San Rafael,” sculptured vignettes that portray native practices and events, such as his “Zapatero,” “Magmamais,” and “Bayad”; and sculptured busts of famous personages. Wood particularly lanite and santol, was his favorite material for sculpture. Bonifacio Arevalo married Trinidad Arevalo and they had a son named Juan Arevalo, who was one of the Philippine Revolutionarists in Cavite. Juan Arevalo was also an Assembly Member of the Declaration of Philippine Independence, which was proclaimed in 1898. Juan Arevalo married Maria Basa, and they had a son named Bonifacio Basa Arevalo (II), who later also became a dentist. Juan Arevalo's remains are buried with other Assembly Members of the Declaration of Philippine Independence, at the Mausoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolución in Manila North Cemetery. Bonifacio Arevalo also had a son with Carmen Ordax, who was named Bonfiacio Ordax Arevalo (III) who became a chemist. When Trinidad Arevalo died, Bonifacio married Benita Ocampo. They had one daughter. The Arevalo ancestral house is in Quiapo, Manila (where Dr. Jose Rizal dined in with Bonifacio Arevalo). It was subsequently passed to the Herrera Family, after Don Juan Arevalo died and his wife Maria Basa married a certain Herrera. Maria Basa Herrera (who was then Maria Basa Arevalo) had children with his new husband. One of those children is Judge Jose Herrera . 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「Bonifacio Flores Arevalo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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