Joaquín González (politician)
Dr. Joaquín González | |
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| Member of the Malolos Congress from Pampanga | |
| In office September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899 Serving with Jose Infante, Ramon Henson, and Enrique Macapinlac | |
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| Born | July 22, 1853 Baliuag, Bulacan, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | September 21, 1900 (aged 47) Malate, Manila, Philippine Islands |
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Joaquín González (July 22, 1853 – September 21, 1900) was a Filipino politician and a member of the Malolos Congress that wrote the Malolos Constitution, the first Philippine constitution, after the country declared independence from Spain in 1898. He was one of two elected delegates representing the province of Pampanga, the other being José Rodríguez Infante. Along with Felipe Calderón y Roca, the main author of the constitution, Dr. González was on a committee that debated over each article of the charter from October 25 to November 29, 1898.