Ananías Diokno
Ananías Diokno | |
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| Birth name | Ananías Diokno y Noblejas |
| Born | January 22, 1860 Taal, Batangas, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | November 2, 1922 (aged 62) Arayat, Pampanga, Philippine Islands |
| Allegiance | First Philippine Republic |
| Branch | Philippine Revolutionary Army |
| Years of service | 1895–1901 |
| Rank | General of Visayas |
| Battles / wars | Philippine Revolution Philippine–American War |
Ananías Diokno y Noblejas (January 22, 1860 – November 2, 1922) was reputedly the only Philippine Revolutionary Army general to lead a full-scale military expedition to the Visayas against the Spanish forces. Also known as General of the Seas, his successful landing in Bicol and the Visayas were considered one of the first missions of the Philippine Navy. He is the father of nationalist Supreme Court Justice and Sen. Ramón Diokno, and the grandfather of Sen. Jose W. Diokno, the intellectual leader of the opposition against the Marcos administration and the father of human rights. Diokno is also the great-grandfather of human rights lawyer and professor Jose Manuel "Chel" Diokno.