Ramón Fabié y de Jesús (1785 – November 28, 1810) was a Philippines-born Mexican mining engineering student who joined revolutionaries in the Mexican War of Independence.
Ramón Fabié | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ramón Fabié y de Jesús 1785 |
| Died | November 28, 1810 (aged 24–25) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Mexico |
| Service |  Mexican Insurgency |
| Years of service | 1810 |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Battles / wars | Mexican War of Independence (Hidalgo revolt) |
Background
editRamón Fabié was born in Paco, Manila.[1] His parents were Brígida de Jesús and Pedro Crisólogo Fabié. The latter was a lawyer who worked in the Real Audiencia in Manila. After starting his studies in the Philippines, Fabie and his cousin Carlos went to New Spain to continue their studies. They entered the Royal College of Mines in Mexico City in 1802. One Fabie's mentors in college was Andrés Manuel del Río. Fabie was in Guanajuato City when Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla started the Cry of Dolores in 1810 which ignited the Mexican War of Independence.[2]
Ramón Fabié decided to join the secessionists. He served as a lieutenant colonel under a regiment formed from workers of the Valenciana Mine which was led by colonel Casimiro Chowell.[3] He participated in the fortification of Guanajuato City and manufactured arms and ammunition for the independence movement.[4] Fabié was arrested by colonial authorities in his residence in Guanajuato City on November 25, 1810. He, along with Chowell, was executed by hanging in front of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas.[2]
The Mexican embassy in Manila unveiled in 2021, a plaque commemorating Fabié's role in the Mexican War of Independence[4]
References
edit- ^ Lozano, Gerardo (6 October 2021). "A Filipino figured in Mexico's 200th year of independence". BusinessMirror. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b Villaseñor, Alejandro (1910). "D. Ramon Fabie" (PDF). Biografías de los héroes y caudillos de la independencia (in Spanish). Imprenta El Tiempo de Victoriano Agüeros: 129–130. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ Canudas, Enrique (2005). Las venas de plata en la historia de México. Síntesis de historia económica siglo XIX, volumen III. Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco. ISBN 970-94243-3-5. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Mexican Embassy unveils commemorative plaque in honor of PH war hero". Manila Times. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.