José María Arroyo Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
José María Arroyo
Office:Senator of the Philippines from the 7th Senatorial District
Alongside:Jose Altavas
Jose Hontiveros
Term Start:1919
Term End:March 8, 1927
Predecessor:Francisco Felipe Villanueva
Successor:José B. Ledesma
Term Start2:1916
Term End2:1919
Predecessor2:Francisco Felipe Villanueva
Successor2:José Evangelista
Birth Date:1875
Birth Place:Iloilo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Birth Name:José María Arroyo y Pidal
Death Place:Liguria, Italy
Nationality:Filipino
Party:Nacionalista
Spouse:Jesusa Araneta Lacson
Children:2

José María Arroyo y Pidal (1875 – March 8, 1927) was a Filipino politician. He served as the representative of the first district of Iloilo from 1916 to 1919, and as a senator representing the seventh senatorial district from 1919 until his death in 1927.

Arroyo died in Italy on March 8, 1927. He is the grandfather of former first gentleman, Jose Miguel Arroyo who is the husband of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[1] The Arroyo Fountain in front of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and built in 1927 was named after him in recognition for his efforts of authoring Republic Act No. 3222, a law that establishes the Iloilo Metropolitan Waterworks in 1925. It stands on Kilometer Zero as the benchmark to measure distances from Iloilo City to other points in Panay Island, Western Visayas region and other places in the Philippines.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Andal . Rudy . Rongalerios . Malou . August 20, 2003 . 'Jose Pidal' Accounts i-Freeze – Ping . fil . 'Jose Pidal' Accounts Must Be Freezed – Ping . Philstar Global . March 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: October 15, 2010 . Arroyo Fountain . July 11, 2021 . Explore Iloilo.