I
trace my maternal ancestry to the mid-19th century
Enriquez family of Bulakan, Bulacan. This family’s patriarch and matriarch were
my great grandfather and great grandmother Vicente de Jesus Enriquez and
Petrona Gatmaitan Sepulveda-Fernando.
Gen.
Anacleto Enriquez and and fellow Bulakenyo Gen. Gregorio del Pilar were close friends from
childhood. They were born only 10 months and 12 days apart (September 26, 1876
and November 14, 1875). In fact, Gen del Pilar was born on land adjacent to the
Enriquez family house in Barrio San Jose, Bulakan. Together with Anacleto's
younger brother Vicente, the two maintained their friendship as students of the
Ateneo Municipal de Manila at Arsobispado St. in Intramuros. It is said
that Gen. del Pilar was inspired profoundly by Gen. Enriquez' death, leading
him to emulate Gen. Enriquez' martyrdom.
Vicente
and Petrona Enriquez had nine children: six boys and three girls. They were
Alfonso, Anacleto, Severina, Victoria, Paula, Vicente Jr., Jose, Laureano, and
Bonifacio. The first four sons joined the Katipunan, became high ranking
members, and fought in the Philippine Revolution.
Alfonso
became a captain and headed Brigada Pilar, the victorious Katipunan force in
Bulakan. Anacleto became a general at age 20 and fell in the Battle of San
Rafael on November 30, 1896. Vicente became a lieutenant-colonel and
aide-de-camp (ayudante) to Gen. Gregorio del Pilar and, along with Jose, who
became a lieutenant, survived the Battle of Tirad Pass. Vicente was the
principal source of the details of the battle which would be chronicled by
historians. Laureano and Bonifacio, the youngest of the Enriquez brood, did not
join the Katipunan because they were too young.
Gen. Anacleto Enriquez from Retrato The Photo Archive of the Filipinas Heritage Library http://www.retrato.com.ph/photodtl.asp?id=PP01108 |
Vicente
Enriquez' father was named Anacleto Enriquez, which explains why he named one
of his sons Anacleto. In turn, the former's father was a pure Spaniard by the
name of Rafael Enriquez, about whom the Enriquez clan in the Philippines knows
very little.
Petrona
Enriquez' mother was Monica Gatmaitan, a first cousin of Blasa Gatmaitan, the mother of propagandist Marcelo H. del Pilar. That makes Blasa the aunt of Petrona Enriquez, and Marcelo H. del Pilar Petrona's cousin. Marcelo del Pilar therefore was Anacleto and Vicente Enriquez' uncle.
My mother, Eneida Enriquez Reyes, told me time and again
that Petrona and her wealthy sister Eugenia contributed to the financial
allotment that Blasa Gatmaitan sent to Marcelo H. del Pilar while he was
campaigning for reforms in Spain.
My
mother also told me that my great grandfather Vicente occupied the position of
“escribano” in Bulacan. She said that our great grandfather earned his living
by writing legal documents, although she did not specify if Vicente Enriquez
Sr. was a judge or a lawyer.
According
to Black's Law Dictionary, an escribano is an officer in Spanish law who has
“authority to set down in writing, and verify by his attestation, transactions
and contracts between private persons, and also judicial acts and
proceedings." Vicente Enriquez must have accumulated his properties writing legal documents for merchants, landowners, and the Catholic Church. With his means, Vicente Enriquez could afford to send his children to the Ateneo, the best school in those days.
My
direct grandfather, Bonifacio Enriquez (my mother’s father), was born on July
22, 1886. He was 15 days shy of six years old when the Katipunan was founded on
July 7, 1892 and ten years old when the revolution broke out on August 23,
1896.
Although
Bonifacio SF Enriquez was too young to have joined the fight, knowing his
character, I think he would have followed his brothers had he been old enough.
I am saying this because my mother told us that during the Japanese occupation,
Bonifacio SF Enriquez helped a lot of Hukbalahap (Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa
Hapon) fighters, many of them his tenants.
History of Bulacan, Bulacan
According
to the official website of Bulacan, it is one of the oldest towns in the
Philippines, having been founded by the Augustinians in 1572. Its patron is
“Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion” (Our Lady of the Assumption). It was the
long-standing capital of Bulacan province before the Americans moved the
“capital de la provincia” to Malolos, shortly after occupation.
The word "Bulacan" comes from the Tagalog term
"bulak", which means cotton. Because of the large quantity of cotton
plants in the original settlement, it was named Bulacan. The
first Bulaceños were farmers, fishermen, handicraftsmen, and weavers.
The
people of Bulacan first demonstrated their fighting capacity when, under the
leadership of Spaniard Jose Pedro Bustos, a force of 8,000 Bulakeños retook the
town from the British after 9 days of fighting. This battle occurred during the
British occupation of Manila and environs from 1762 to 1764.
As
the administrative center of the province during the Spanish Period, Bulacan
must have been a flourishing economic and cultural hub. Its nearness to Manila,
with whom it shares a coastline, and the easy transportation made possible by
rivers, hastened Bulacan’s commercial development.
Arguably,
this prosperity created and sustained a Bulacan Ilustrado class, exemplified by
the landed and educated Enriquez family. This Bulacan elite must have imbibed
the same liberal-democratic theory that animated the love for freedom of the
Ilustrados in other Philippine provinces.
The
most famous Ilustrado to be born in Bulacan, of course, was the great
propagandist Marcelo H. del Pilar, who was born in Barrio Kupang. Gregorio del
Pilar, the hero of Tirad Pass, was himself a member of this class.
The revolutionary martyrdom of Anacleto Enriquez, however, remains known to but a few Filipinos. Much less still is known about the participation and survival of his older brother Capt. Alfonso Enriquez and younger brothers Col. Vicente Enriquez, and Lt. Jose Enriquez in the Battle of Tirad Pass, and the fact that Col. Vicente Enriquez was the aide-de-camp of Gen Gregorio del Pilar. Finally, the incarceration of their mother, Petrona Enriquez, at the old Bilibid Prisons, and the arrest of their sister, Victoria, are also not generally known.
Alfonso, Anacleto, Vicente, and Jose Enriquez
Noted Bulacan historian Isaac C. Cruz Jr. was able to interview my grandfather Jose SF Enriquez before the latter died on January 18, 1965. Jose Enriquez held the rank of lieutenant in the Katipunan, and was among the 8 survivors of the Battle of Tirad Pass, as he told Cruz.
According to Jose Enriquez, when hostilities broke out in Bulacan in 1896, their mother, Petrona SF Enriquez was arrested by the Guardia Civil because of the revolutionary activities of her four sons, Alfonso, Anacleto, Vicente, and Jose. She was “dragged from her home” and detained at the Old Bilibid Prisons.
Earlier, in January 1895, recalls Jose Enriquez, Anacleto Enriquez joined the Katipunan at the age of 19 at a house in Tondo, Manila. In a solemn ceremony inspired by Masonic rites, Anacleto Enriquez made an incision on his left forearm, and dipped a pen in his blood.
Anacleto Enriquez Organizes the Bulacan Katipunan
Pledging eternal loyalty to the cause, he then signed on a document his nom de guerre: “Matanglawin” (Hawkeye). Anacleto Enriquez earned his nom de guerre because of his shooting prowess. After the signing, Andres Bonifacio, whose nom de guerre was “May-Pagasa” (Optimist), instructed Anacleto Enriquez to organize a Katipunan chapter in Bulacan.
According to a marker in Barangay San Jose, Anacleto Enriquez, together with another Bulacan patriot, Doroteo Karagdag, established the Bulacan Katipunan at the Enriquez family house. This house burned down in 1898. They named the chapter "Balangay Uliran" (Model Chapter)
In this historic house, the members and applicants of the "Balangay Uliran" had their secret meetings and initiation rites, which included the famous Katipunan blood compact. The Guardia Civil attacked the house, and arrested Petrona Enriquez.
Noted Bulacan historian Isaac C. Cruz Jr. was able to interview my grandfather Jose SF Enriquez before the latter died on January 18, 1965. Jose Enriquez held the rank of lieutenant in the Katipunan, and was among the 8 survivors of the Battle of Tirad Pass, as he told Cruz.
According to Jose Enriquez, when hostilities broke out in Bulacan in 1896, their mother, Petrona SF Enriquez was arrested by the Guardia Civil because of the revolutionary activities of her four sons, Alfonso, Anacleto, Vicente, and Jose. She was “dragged from her home” and detained at the Old Bilibid Prisons.
Earlier, in January 1895, recalls Jose Enriquez, Anacleto Enriquez joined the Katipunan at the age of 19 at a house in Tondo, Manila. In a solemn ceremony inspired by Masonic rites, Anacleto Enriquez made an incision on his left forearm, and dipped a pen in his blood.
Anacleto Enriquez Organizes the Bulacan Katipunan
Pledging eternal loyalty to the cause, he then signed on a document his nom de guerre: “Matanglawin” (Hawkeye). Anacleto Enriquez earned his nom de guerre because of his shooting prowess. After the signing, Andres Bonifacio, whose nom de guerre was “May-Pagasa” (Optimist), instructed Anacleto Enriquez to organize a Katipunan chapter in Bulacan.
According to a marker in Barangay San Jose, Anacleto Enriquez, together with another Bulacan patriot, Doroteo Karagdag, established the Bulacan Katipunan at the Enriquez family house. This house burned down in 1898. They named the chapter "Balangay Uliran" (Model Chapter)
In this historic house, the members and applicants of the "Balangay Uliran" had their secret meetings and initiation rites, which included the famous Katipunan blood compact. The Guardia Civil attacked the house, and arrested Petrona Enriquez.
This historical marker, now displayed in the library-museum of the Marcelo H. del Pilar shrine in San Nicolas, Bulacan, Bulacan, commemorates the memory of the Vicente Enriquez-Petrona Sepulveda Fernando home in San Jose, Bulacan, Bulacan. The house burned down in 1898 but is nevertheless remembered as the birthplace of the Katipunan in Bulacan, Bulacan. The Spaniards raided this house in 1896 and arrested "Donya Petrona." It translates:
THE HISTORIC HOUSE OF THE ENRIQUEZ
ON THIS PLACE, BARRIO SAN JOSE, BULACAN, BULACAN, FORMERLY STOOD THE BIG HOUSE OF HUSBAND AND WIFE DON VICENTE ENRIQUEZ Y DE JESUS AND DOÑA PETRONA SEPULVEDA FERNANDO Y GATMAYTAN AND THEIR CHILDREN AMONG WHICH WERE ANACLETO WHO BECAME A GENERAL, VICENTE ENRIQUEZ WHO BECAME AIDE-DE-CAMP TO GEN. GREGORIO H. DEL PILAR, ALFONSO ENRIQUEZ, WHO BECAME CAPTAIN OF “BRIGADA PILAR” AND JOSE ENRIQUEZ, WHO BECAME A LIEUTENANT OF GEN. “GOYO” AT TIRAD PASS AND MAYOR OF BULACAN 1912-1916.
IN THE YEAR 1896, UPON THE ORDERS OF ANDRES BONIFACIO, ANACLETO ENRIQUEZ, VICENTE ENRIQUEZ, AND DOROTEO KARAGDAG ESTABLISHED IN THIS HOUSE “BALANGAY ULIRAN” OF THE BULACAN KATIPUNAN. IN THIS HOUSE WERE ALSO HELD THE SECRET MEETINGS OF THE KATIPUNEROS AND THE MANY TESTS, OATH-TAKINGS, AND BLOOD COMPACTS OF THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE KATIPUNAN.
THE SPANIARDS ATTACKED THIS HOUSE, ARRESTED DOÑA PETRONA, BROUGHT HER TO MANILA, AND INCARCERATED HER AT BILIBID BECAUSE OF THE LOVE FOR THE MOTHERLAND OF HER CHILDREN.
GEN. ANACLETO ENRIQUEZ DID NOT GO HOME AGAIN BECAUSE HE WAS KILLED IN THE BLOODY BATTLE AT THE CHURCH OF SAN RAFAEL, BULACAN AT THE AGE OF ONLY 21. THIS HOUSE BURNED DOWN IN THE YEAR 1898.
Photo by Jacob Carpio
Anacleto
Enriquez was studying at the Ateneo in Intramuros when he connected with
Bonifacio. The two developed a close friendship which led to Anacleto Enriquez’
joining the Katipunan. Because of his Katipunan activities, however, Anacleto
Enriquez did not finish his baccalaureate studies at the Ateneo.
Anacleto
Enriquez showed organizational skills in expanding the Katipunan chapter in
Bulacan. Balangay Uliran would eventually assume the name “Brigada Pilar,”
ostensibly because its membership had reached brigade strength, or 3,000
fighters. I am not sure if this was to honor town mates Marcelo H. del
Pilar, or Gregorio del Pilar. Anacleto's older brother, Capt. Alfonso Enriquez,
became the head of "Brigada Pilar."
Some
websites say "Balangay Uliran" was formed with the help of Gen.
Isidoro Torres of Malolos. The same websites say the "pangulo" or
president of Balangay Uliran was Doroteo Karagdag, the "kalihim" or
secretary was Anacleto Enriquez, and that the "ingat-yaman" or
treasurer was Anacleto's brother, Vicente Enriquez.
Jose
Enriquez related how the townspeople were amazed by Anacleto Enriquez’ courage
and organizing skill. I surmise what he was doing was difficult and dangerous
---- Katipunan then was a secret organization, there were spies and traps
everywhere, and the penalty for subversive activities was death, often by
garrote. Adding to Anacleto Enriquez’ mystique were his athletic build,
handsome looks, gentlemanly manners, magnetic personality, Ateneo education,
and well-respected family.
Anacleto
Enriquez had political savvy as well: he initiated an effective whispering
campaign against Spanish abuses in Bulacan, Bulacan. Before long, Anacleto
Enriquez became a legendary figure in Bulacan.
Initially, Anacleto Enriquez was able to recruit about 200 Katipunan combatants in Bulacan. Included in this number were his brothers Vicente Jr. and Jose, who later fought at Tirad Pass. Vicente Enriquez became a Lt. Coronel and aide-de-camp to Gen. Gregorio del Pilar, while Jose Enriquez, as I said, became 2nd Lieutenant.
Gen. Gregorio del Pilar and Gen. Anacleto Enriquez merged Balangay Uliran of Bulakan, Bulacan with the group of Gen. Isidoro Torres to form Balangay at Sangguniang Apuy of Malolos, Bulacan. |
Jose Enriquez, like Vicente Enriquez, was one of the survivors of Tirad Pass. From the collection of Emelita Tolentino Enriquez
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Artist's depiction of the Battle of San Rafael November 30, 1896. Photo by Cesar Aljama
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My
grandmother said that after seeing this, a lot of San Rafael’s folks swore not
to eat caked chicken’s blood and rice again. This delicacy, which came in
half-inch cubes, was made by letting chicken’s blood drip from its slit throat
to a plate of uncooked rice and leaving it to coagulate. It has been a favored
component of “arroz caldo” and “tinolang manok” in Bulacan as far back as I can
remember.
She also told us that a lot of Katipunan bodies were transported by carabao drawn “caromatas” which passed in front of their house in Barrio Caingin. “The fighting reached the upper parts of the church. There was fighting on the choir loft. The struggle even reached the seldom used circular walkway at the base of the church’s dome which crowned the church’s altar,” she told us repeatedly.
Gregorio del Pilar Idolized Anacleto Enriquez
The town’s
website also narrates that the “patio” (plaza) in front of the San Rafael
church was littered with the bodies of Katipuneros, which led the
“governadorcillo” (mayor) of San Rafael to order that a common grave for them
be dug near the church.
Jose
Enriquez recalled to Isaac Cruz that before his brother drew his last breath,
Anacleto Enriquez told a subordinate to “send my love to my mother,” and
“remember, carry on the fight.”
My
grandfather, Bonifacio Enriquez, told us repeatedly that in the afternoon that
Anacleto Enriquez died, their mother, Petrona, swore she saw a large shadow,
somewhat in the shape of a hawk, fly across their living room, and out their
window.
Teodoro M.
Kalaw, in his biography of Gregorio del Pilar titled “Life and Death of a
Boy-General” wrote that Gen del Pilar could have been in Bulacan, Bulacan when
the Guardia Civil returned victoriously from the Battle of San Rafael, shouting
“Viva España!”
Kalaw
quoted Gregorio del Pilar as asking, “How was Anacleto armed when he fell in
Battle? I shall also know how to die for our country as he did.”
Gregorio
del Pilar and Anacleto Enriquez were childhood friends, and, according to
Kalaw, Gregorio del Pilar idolized Anacleto Enriquez. They were born
only a year apart, 1875 and 1876. Anacleto Enriquez was born in Barrio San
Nicolas, Bulacan, Bulacan, while Gregorio del Pilar was born on a piece of land
near Anacleto Enriquez’ residence in Barrio San Jose, Bulacan, Bulacan.
Vicente and Jose Enriquez Survive Tirad Pass
According
to the website “Katipunan sa Bulacan,” Vicente Enriquez joined the Katipunan at
the same time as his brother Anacleto, and this was in July 1892. This is 3
years earlier than 1895, the year offered by Jose Enriquez. He became a coronel
on November 1, 1896, and was under the command of General Isidoro Torres, the
Katipunan lead commander for Bulacan province.
He was
actively involved in recruiting Katipunan members in Bulacan, and, with
Anacleto and a certain Col. Asuncion, manufactured cartridges for shotguns. He
did not finish his studies at the Ateneo because of his involvement in the
Katipunan.
Expedito
Ibarbia, in his book “A Heart Too Far” wrote that Gen. Gregorio del Pilar
authorized Col. Vicente Enriquez to handpick the sixty men who would defend
Tirad Pass. Before ascending the pass, the group made a vow to fight to the
death. The fighting went on for six hours, beginning in the morning of
December 2, 1899.
The Texas
Volunteers of the 33rd Infantry
Regiment numbered around 600, under the command of Gen Peyton C. March. They
were looking for a “rebel leader with a ragtag army led by a wily
aide-de-camp.”
Gen. del
Pilar’s force was gradually reduced by mortar fire to 8 men, excluding Col.
Vicente Enriquez. When things became hopeless, del Pilar mounted his horse
and urged it to climb a hill. He yelled to his men, “Gentlemen, you have done
well. We are now at risk. Save yourselves.”
After
saying this, del Pilar got hit in the shoulder by a sniper bullet. Bloodied, he
drew his sword and shouted to his men, “You may now go and save yourselves.”
Del Pilar then got hit a second time, this time a mortal wound in the neck. He
fell off his horse. After seeing del Pilar fall, Col. Vicente Enriquez
shouted to his men, “Men, you heard the general, save yourselves.” Col.
Enriquez and his men then slid down the 4,000 foot high chasm.
Included
in his men was his kid brother, 2nd Lt.
Jose Enriquez. The withdrawal saved the two from a youthful death. Vicente
Enriquez was then 19 or 20 years old, and Jose Enriquez a few years younger.
Bulacan Celebrates Anacleto Enriquez’ Centennial
On
September 26, 1976, Hiyas ng Bulacan, Bulacan Historical Society, and the
Municipal Government of Bulacan, celebrated Anacleto Enriquez’ centennial. This
was done with the active participation of the Enriquez clan and especially the
only living sibling of Anacleto Enriquez, former judge Bonifacio Enriquez, who
was then 90 years old. The
celebrations were marked by morning Holy Mass for the hero at Bulacan’s Our
Lady of the Assumption church, unveiling of historical markers in
Anacleto Enriquez’ birthplace and residence in Barangay San Nicolas, and San
Jose, a short program, and lunch at Bonifacio SF Enriquez’ house.
My humble participation in all these was that I wrote the names of the invitees on the invitations and delivered quite a few. I was already a student activist at the University of the Philippines, and very proud to have a grandfather who died a hero in the Philippine Revolution.
Aside
from being a good source for the above celebrations, the invitations also
contained a list of the complete names of the eight other children of Vicente
de Jesus Enriquez and Petrona Gatmaitan Sepulveda Fernando, and their spouses.
It also contained other important details, such as the positions they or their
spouses held in government.
The
preparations for the event were supervised by Bonifacio Enriquez’ son-in-law
and my father, Judge Domingo Coronel Reyes, municipal judge of Malolos,
Bulacan. He coordinated with the president of Bulacan Historical Society, Jose
PW Tantoco.
After
surviving the Battle of Tirad Pass, Alfonso, Vicente and Jose Enriquez got on
with their lives. They raised their families, entered politics, and inherited
their share from Vicente and Petrona Enriquez' estate. Vicente Enriquez
finished his law studies and passed the bar exams. Alfonso Enriquez became
Justice of the Peace of Bulacan, Bulacan.
Jose
Enriquez, or "Lolo Pepe" was fortunate in electoral politics. He got
elected mayor of Bulacan, Bulacan in 1912 and served until 1916. As stated, he
died on January 18, 1965. He had three children: Emiliano, Solita, and Pacita.
Vicente Enriquez as a candidate for the Philippine Assembly From the collection of Emelita Tolentino Enriquez
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Vicente
Enriquez married Josefa Rivera Ycasiano. They had ten children: Asuncion,
Ramon, Luis, Remedios, Aurora, Salud, Maria, Lourdes, Jacinto, and Guillermo.
The eldest, Asuncion became a nun with the Religious of the Assumption.
Luis
"Ito" Enriquez married Juanita "Aning" Molina, daughter of
Bulacan governor Jacinto Molina. They are the parents of former Bulacan mayor
Vicente M. "Tito" Enriquez.
Remedios, still alive as of this writing at 99 years old, married Francisco "Soc" Rodrigo, future Philippine senator. Her eldest son, Francisco "King" Rodrigo Jr., will marry Maria Elisa Cristobal Anson Roa or Boots Anson Roa on June 14, 2014.
By
a twist of fate, Salud Enriquez married Mario del Pilar, nephew of Gregorio del
Pilar. Salud, or "Tiya Sally" and Mario named one of their sons
Gregorio. Gregorio Enriquez del Pilar II became an anti-martial law activist
and now teaches psychology at the University of the Philippines.
Maria married Dalmacio "Chito" Guidote. Lourdes
married Fortunato Peña.
Jacinto "Titong" Enriquez married Milagros "Mila" Santiago
of Malolos. Mila Santiago Enriquez became a renowned Bulacan food historian,
while one of their sons, Vicente "Bong" Enriquez III became a
respected theatre director and founder of the town's theatre guild. Lastly,
Guillermo "Momong" Enriquez married Aurora Cruz.
Vicente
Enriquez was afflicted with stomach cancer. He frequented Sibul Springs in San
Miguel, Bulacan to cure his sickness. He even went to Vienna, Austria for
treatment. My "Lolo Enteng" died on May 15, 1936 in Vienna, at the
age of 56.
Jose Enriquez was elected Bulacan, Bulacan town mayor in 1913 and served until 1916. He is shown above with the town police force. From the collection of Emelita Tolentino Enriquez
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Bonifacio Enriquez
And,
as for Bonifacio Enriquez, he became a lawyer and had a successful career in
the judiciary. He became “Justice of the Peace” (Municipal Trial Court Judge)
of three towns in Bulacan province namely: Polo (Valenzuela), Bocawe (Bocaue),
and Bigaa (Balagtas). Bonifacio Enriquez also became one of the biggest
landlords in Bulacan. In 1976, Bonifacio Enriquez was named "The Oldest
Living Atenean." He died on February 18, 1980.
Bonifacio
Enriquez married Virginia Villaroman of San Rafael Bulacan in 1914. They had
three children: Recaredo, Rachel, and Eneida, whom he named after Virgil’s epic
poem “Aeneid” Eneida Villaroman Enriquez, who died on November 2, 2012, was my
mother, but that’s another story.
One
story my mother always told me was that my direct grandfather, Bonifacio
Enriquez, as a justice of the peace, officiated in the civil marriage of
Eugenio Lopez Sr. and Pacita Moreno sometime in the late Twenties. The marriage
was solemnized in picturesque Imbargo, the biggest mango orchard in Bulacan,
and the jewel of Bonifacio Enriquez' estate.
The Other Enriquez Siblings
The
other Enriquez siblings didn’t do badly either. Severina Enriquez became the
wife of Trinidad Icasiano, who became governor of Bulacan province. Paula
Enriquez married Francisco Morelos, who belonged to another prominent Bulacan
family. Laureano Enriquez became treasurer of San Ildefonso, Bulacan. Victoria
Enriquez did not marry, but inherited the Enriquez ancestral house, which she
bequeathed to her favorite nephew, Recaredo Enriquez, eldest child of Bonifacio
Enriquez.
Mayor Jose Enriquez and the Bulacan, Bulacan police force. From the collection of Emelita Tolentino Enriquez
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The Vicente Enriquez - Josefa Ycasiano house. It was inherited by Jacinto "Titong" Enriquez who married Milagros "Mila" Santiago of Malolos. Photo by Edwin Francisco |
Jose Enriquez in formal attire. From the collection of Emelita Tolentino Enriquez |
Jose Enriquez (1st L-R) paying Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo a visit in the early Sixties From the collection of Emelita Tolentino Enriquez
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This is the marker at the
birthplace of Gen Gregorio del Pilar, right next the Bonifacio
Enriquez residence. Photo by Mike C. Reyes
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The Bonifacio Enriquez house in San Jose Bulacan, Bulacan.Just a few meters to the right is the marker of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar's birthplace. Anacleto Enriquez lived here. Photo by Mike C. Reyes
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The marker up close. Gen. Gregorio del Pilar was the first governor of the province of Bulacan. Photo by Mike C. Reyes
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In 1948, Bonifacio Enriquez donated the land on which thismarker of the birthplace of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar stands. It is just a few meters from his residence. Photo by Mike C. Reyes
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My mother Eneida Enriquez Reyes, (L) with her "ateng" Rachel Enriquez Fidelino
in 1995, about to attend the annual St. Theresa's College Manila Homecoming |