The South East Asian Review
Founded by Dr. Sachchidanand Sahai and late Dr. Sudha Verma
Current Volume: 50 (Special 50th Anniversary Volume) (2025 )
ISSN: 0257-7364
Periodicity: Yearly
Month(s) of Publication: December
Subject: Anthropology Social Science Archaeology
DOI: 10.32381/SEAR
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The “fecund” assemblyman: Don Juan Alvear as Legislator
By : Erwin S. Fernandez
Page No: 33-51
Abstract
Don Juan Alvear, former director of the Burgos Institute during the Philippine-American war, and founder of Unión Espiritista Cristiana de Filipinas, was born in 1864 in San Fabian,Pangasinan and studied for his Bachelor of Arts degree at the Colegio de San Juan de Letrán and Universidad de Santo Tomás becoming a professor of secondary education upon his graduation. After his brief stint as director of the institute, he became municipal president of San Fabian under American rule and later founded the spiritist association in the country. In 1907 he was elected assemblyman in the Philippine assembly. This article examines Alvear’s legislative career in that august chamber.
Author:
Erwin S. Fernandez: Universidad de Salamanca
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/SEAR.2024.49.4