When Simeon Salvoro was born in 1863, in Valencia, Negros Oriental, Philippines, his father, Jesus Salvoro, was 33 and his mother, Mrs. Salvoro, was 34. He had at least 2 sons and 8 daughters with Oliva Pinili. He died in 1948, in his hometown, at the age of 85.
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The U.S. navy destroys the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. Spain cedes the Philippines to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris in December, Philippines rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines independent on June 12, which will be recognized in the future as the Philippines' Independence Day.
Insurrection ends. Taft improves economic conditions, settles disputes over church ownership of land, establishes "Pensionado"program, allowing Filipinos to study in U.S. , which helped modernize and westernize the country.
Filipino people approve constitution creating the Philippine Commonwealth with Manuel Quezon y Molina as the first president. The Philippines is promised full independence within 10 years.
Biblical name, from a Hebrew word meaning ‘hearkening’. It is borne by several Old and New Testament characters, rendered in the Authorized Version variously as Shimeon, Simeon, and Simon. In the New Testament, it is the spelling used for the man who blessed the infant Christ (Luke 2:25).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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