Claro M. Recto
AKA Claro Mayo Recto
- "Father of the Philippine Constitution"
QUOTE
“Filipinism, nationalism: this is my unconquerable faith and my burning hope.”
ALIAS
"Great Academician"
"Abogado Milagroso" (lawyer of miracles)
DATE OF BIRTH
February 8, 1890
BIRTHPLACE
Tiaong, Tayabas (now Quezon), Philippines
FATHER: Claro Recto, Sr.
MOTHER: Micaela Mayo
WIFE: Aurora Reyes
Claro and Aurora had five children.
YEAR OF DEATH
October 2, 1960
USEFUL LINKS
Remembering Claro M. Recto
Claro M. Recto, a true constitutionalist
Claro M. Recto (1890-1960)
Wikipedia Article on Claro M. Recto