Tomás del Rosario explained

Tomás del Rosario
Office:Member of the Philippine Assembly from Bataan's at-large district
Term Start:1909
Term End:1912
Predecessor:José María Lerma
Successor:Pablo Técson
Office1:Governor of Bataan
Term Start1:1903
Term End1:1905
Predecessor1:Harry Goldman
Successor1:Lorenzo Zialcita
Office2:Member of the Malolos Congress from Surigao
Term Start2:September 15, 1898
Term End2:November 13, 1899
Alongside2:Timoteo Páez
Birth Name:Tomás Guillermo del Rosario
Birth Date:10 February 1857
Birth Place:Binondo, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Death Place:Balanga, Bataan, Philippines
Nationality:Filipino

Tomás Guillermo T. del Rosario (February 10, 1857  - July 4, 1913) was a Filipino judge and statesman who served as the first Governor of the province of Bataan from 1903 to 1905. He is remembered for advocating the separation of church and state.[1]

Del Rosario was born to Cipriano del Rosario and Severina Tongco in Binondo, Manila. He was a judge of the First Instance of Manila from 1888 to 1896. He was deported to Ceuta, Africa from 1896 to 1897 for alleged involvement in the revolution. Upon his return, he became a delegate of Surigao in the Malolos Congress in 1898 and delegate to the Philippine Assembly from 1909 to 1912.

On 2007, the National Historical Institute and provincial government of Bataan unveiled the Gov. Tomás del Rosario marker at the compound in front of the provincial capitol in Balanga.

Notes and References

  1. News: Gov. Tomas del Rosario marker in Balanga . Esconde . Ernie . 2007-02-21 . . 2009-05-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081205034238/http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2007/feb/21/yehey/prov/20070221pro5.html . December 5, 2008 .