User:ADRLuzuriaga/Jose Ruiz de Luzuriaga

JOSÉ RUÍZ DE LUZURIAGA y GUIKIN (1843, Bacolod - July 5, 1921, Barça) was born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines. His parents were Eusebio Ruiz de Luzuriaga and Juliana Guikin. He was married to Josefina Blanco with whom he had several children. He retired in Barcelona, Spain where he died and is buried. LUZURIAGA STREET in Bacolod City is named after him.

Before his retirement in Spain, he donated his home, situated in Luzuriaga Street in Bacolod, to the province of Negros Occidental which served as the Provincial Capitol and City Hall for many years.

Accomplishments:
 * Intermediary in the surrender of the Spanish forces in Negros to the Filipino rebel forces on November 6, 1898.
 * Signatory to the formation of the Philippine Federal Government, Canton of Negros on November 7, 1898.
 * Elected President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Cantonal Republic of Negros.
 * Intermediary in the peaceful turn-over of Negros to the United States Forces in Negros - February 18, 1899
 * Member of the Commission formed by General Smith, Military Governor of Negros to charter the blueprint of the Constitution of Negros.
 * Signatory to the Constitution of Negros, July 1899.
 * Appointed Governor of Negros by the Civil Commission headed by Gov. Taft on May 1, 1901.
 * Member of the 1st Civil Commission of the Philippines : "The pacifist prestige of Don Jose R. de Luzuriaga within the high spheres of the Philippine Government was such that within his first few months of governing Negros, he was summoned to Manila to become a member of the first Civil Commission of the Philippines.
 * Member of the Philippine Commission of the 1st Philippine Legislature (The First Philippine Legislature was the first representative legislature of the Philippines, then known as the Philippine Islands under the sovereign control of the United States. August 4, 1907– May 20, 1909) together with Gregorio Araneta, Benito Legarda, Rafael Palma, Trinidad Pardo H. de Tavera and Juan Sumulong.
 * Member of the Philippine Commission of the 2nd Philippine Legislature (The Second Philippine Legislature was the meeting of the legislature of the Philippines under the sovereign control of the United States from March 28, 1910 to February 6, 1912), together with Gregorio Araneta, Benito Legarda, Rafael Palma and Juan Sumulong.

NEGROS-IT'S HISTORY AND PEOPLE by Francisco Varona (Trans. by Raul L. Locsin) THE RUIZ DE LUZURIAGA SURVIVAL HANDBOOK, Edited by Peque Gallaga.