Joaquin Luna

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Luna and the second or maternal family name is Novicio.

Joaquin Damaso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (December 11, 1864 – November 7, 1936) was a Filipino revolutionary and politician. He was a colonel during the Philippine Revolution, senator (1916–1919), governor of La Union (1904–1907), governor of Mountain Province (1916, 1920–1925), and representative of La Union's 1st District (1910–1916).

Joaquin Luna
Luna depicted in a publication of Philippine Education, published April 1917
Senator of the Philippines from the 12th district
In office October 16, 1916 – July 1, 1920
Appointed by	Francis Burton Harrison
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lope K. Santos
Governor of Mountain Province
In office 1920–1925
Preceded by	Aquilino Calvo
In office 1916
Preceded by	E.A. Eckman
Succeeded by	Aquilino Calvo
Member of the Philippine Assembly for La Union's 1st district
In office 1910–1916
Preceded by	Andres Asprer
Succeeded by	Juan T. Lucero (as Representative)
3rd Governor of La Union
In office 1904–1907
Preceded by	Joaquin J. Ortega
Succeeded by	Sixto Zandueta
Member of the Malolos Congress from La Union
In office September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899 Serving with Miguel Paterno and Mateo del Rosario
Personal details
Born	Joaquin Damaso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (1864-12-11)December 11, 1864 San Nicolas, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
Died	November 7, 1936(1936-11-07) (aged 71) Mountain Province, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Political party	Nacionalista
Relatives	Manuel Luna Juan Luna Antonio Luna
Military service
Allegiance	First Philippine Republic
Branch/service	Philippine Revolutionary Army
Rank	Colonel

Personal life

Joaquin Luna was born on December 11, 1864. Brother to painter Juan Luna, violinist Manuel Luna, and General Antonio Luna,^[1][2] his parents were Don Joaquin Luna de San Pedro y Posadas and Doña Laurena Novicio y Ancheta.^[3]

Career

Joaquin Luna (center front row) and the staff of La Independencia in 1898

He was involved in the Philippine Revolution and served with the rank of colonel.^[4] Afterwards, he was La Union's representative to the Malolos Congress. La Union would later declare him as an adopted son years later. During the American occupation, he forwarded a collaborative stance and became associated with the group Asociacion de Paz as its treasurer that sought to establish cooperation with the colonizers by disengaging from anti-American revolt.^[1][5]

By 1904, he became governor of La Union^[1] and the representative of La Union's 1st legislative district during the 2nd and 3rd Philippine Legislature from 1910 until 1916.^[6]

When he was appointed governor of the Mountain Province in 1916, succeeding E.A. Eckman, he was the first Filipino to hold such position.^[7] In the same year, he became Senator for the 12th senatorial district for the 4th Philippine Legislature that included Baguio, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, and the then Department of Mindanao and Sulu.^[8]

Through the Act of the Philippine Legislature No. 2623 that he authored and introduced in the Congress, he created the Conservatory of Music in the University of the Philippines on February 4, 1916.^[9]

Death

Luna died on November 7, 1936 in Mountain Province, Commonwealth of the Philippines at the age of 71.