Galicano Apacible was a co-founder of La Solidaridad and Nacionalista Party, and formed the Hong Kong Junta

GALICANO APACIBLE

Apacible studied medicine and travelled to Spain to further his education and was one of the co-founders of La Solidaridad.

In 1892, upon returning to the Philippines, he found that he was under suspicion for his political activities in Spain and on account of his being a Freemason. Apacible eventually re-settled in Hong Kong. He was named chairman of the Filipino Central Committee based in Hong Kong and was sent to Tokyo as a special agent to secure arms and ammunition for the revolutionaries. In 1899, he was sent to the US as a delegate of the Revolutionary government to seek the intervention of the American government in their goal to make peace with Spain.

In 1903, Apacible returned to Manila and practiced medicine. He worked at the San Lazaro Hospital from 1906 to 1907. In 1911, he became vice-president of the Nacionalista Party and a member of its Executive Committee. From 1917 to 1922, he was Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (he was the first Filipino Secretary of Agriculture under the U.S. regime).

25 June 1864

to 2 March 1949