1903 Pensionado List of Students (104)

The first 104 pensionados invariably came from the principal families of their hometown or region.To qualify as a pensionado, a battery of tests, written and some oral tests, were administered—in English-- to percolate only the most promising academic achievers. Expectedly, the crème of the crop came from the upper class. In essence, they who had the time to tutor, and the wealth to insure that their scions would score better than the average plebian.

Latter pensionados, would inevitably spring forth from both the rich and the sacrificing poor.

In any case, here are the first Pensionados to America!

       1903 PENSIONADOS(104)                     
                                   
1       ABAYA       Timoteo                     Laguna
2       ACOSTA       Rafael                     Pangasinan
3       AGANA       Bernardo                     Tarlac
4       AGCAOILI       Romarico                     Ilocos Norte
5       AGUILAR       Andres                     Cebu
6       ALBA       Digno                     Capiz
7       ALCAZAR       Candido                     Iloilo
8       ALIGADA       Orancio                     Masbate
9       ALVAREZ       Ramon                     Zamboanga
10       APOSTOL       Silverio                     Zambales
11       ARBOLEDA       Jose                     Albay
12       AVELINO       Juan                     Cavite
13       BALTAZAR       Apolinario                     Manila
14       BARRETTO       Carlos                     Manila
15       BATUNGBAKAL       Jose                     Bataan
16       BILLEDO       Mariano                     Abra
17       BOCOBO       Jorge                     Tarlac
18       BORJA       Firmo                     Laguna
19       BUENO       Pablo                     Negros Oriental
20       BURGOS       Jose                     Manila
21       CABRERA       Jose                     Cebu
22       CARBONELL       Mariano                     La Union
23       CRUZ       Mariano       MANAS              Laguna
24       CHANCO       Jose Maria                     Cebu
25       DELGADO       Francisco                     Manila
26       DONATO       Francisco                     Cagayan
27       ESPINOLA       Gregorio                     Sorsogon
28       ESPIRITU       Jose                     Pampanga
29       FAVIS       Esterio                     Ilocos Sur
30       FERNANDEZ       Vicente                     Ilocos Sur
31       FLORES       Gabriel                     Manila
32       FRAGANTE       Vicente                     Ilocos Sur
33       GALLARDO       Silvino                     Rizal
34       GARCIA       Arturo                     Manila
35       GOMEZ       Jose                     Manila
36       GOMEZ       Liborio                     Manila
37       GONZAGA       Isaias                     Cebu
38       GONZALES       Jose                     Surigao
39       GONZALES       Manuel                     Pangasinan
40       GUAZON       Potenciano                     Manila
41       HERNANDO       Hipolito                     Ilocos Norte
42       HIDALGO       Marceliano              Pangasinan
43       HIDROSOLIO       Ludovico                     Capiz
44       HIPOLITO       Segundo                     Manila
45       IBALIO       Esteban                     Ilocos Norte
46       ILUSTRE       Eustacio                     Batangas
47       JARANILLA       Delfin                     Iloilo
48       JOYA       Mariano de              Batangas
49       KASILAG       Marcial                     Batangas
50       LARRACAS       Fidel                     Tayabas
51       LAYGO       Pacifico                     Batangas
52       LLAMADO       Francisco                     Cavite
53       LOMIBAO       Roque                     Pangasinan
54       LOPEZ       Carlos                     Iloilo
55       LOPEZ       Saturnino                     Nueva Ecija
56       MANALO       Vicente                     Cavite
57       MANUEL       Gregorio                     Cebu
58       MONASTERIAL       Cenon                     Nueva Ecija
59       MONDONEDO       Mariano                     Isabela
60       MONTENEGRO       Rafael                     Negros Oriental
61       MORADA       Ciriaco                     Batangas
62       MUNOZ       Jose                     Pangasinan
63       NACION       Pablo                     Albay
64       NAKPIL       Ramon                     Manila
65       NATIVIDAD       Domingo                     Antique
66       NAVA       Leon                     Iloilo
67       NERA       Antonio                     La Union
68       NICDAO       Miguel                     Pampanga
69       NIEVA       Jose                     Manila
70       OCHOA       Ramon                     Manila
71       OLIVER       Florentino                     Camarines
72       ONRUBIA       Lorenzo                     Cavite
73       PALMARES       Balbino                     Iloilo
74       PAREDES       Gregorio                     Cavite
75       PATDU       Idelfonso                     Manila
76       QUIRINO       Ernesto                     La Union
77       QUISUMBING       Emilio                     Manila
78       RAMIREZ       Eduardo                     Bohol
79       RAMIREZ       Gregorio                     Bulacan
80       RAMOS       Joaquin                     Tarlac
81       RAMOS       Justo                     Bulacan
82       REYES       Francisco       D              Manila
83       REYNA       Jose                     Ilocos Sur
84       RIVERA       Jose                     Laguna
85       ROCO       Mateo                     Manila
86       ROSARIO       Ignacio                     Manila
87       RUIZ       Pelagio                     Ilocos Norte
88       SAN JOSE       Domingo                     Camarines
89       SANTOS       Alejandro                     Manila
90       SANVICTORES       Jose       G              Pampanga
91       SEBASTIAN       Arsenio       FORMOSO              Ilocos Sur
92       SERRANO       Pedro                     Sorsogon
93       SEVILLA       Andres                     Leyte
94       SISON       Antonio       G              Manila
95       SUNGA       Benito                     Bulacan
96       TUASON       Alfonso                     Manila
97       VALDERAS       Hilario                     Tayabas
98       VALDES       Jose                     Manila
99       VALENCIA       Felix                     Iloilo
100       VARELA       Vicente                     Negros Occidental
101       VELEZ       Natalio                     Negros Occidental
102       VEYRA       Martin de                     Manila
103       VILLANUEVA       Emilio                     Negros Occidental
104       YCASIANO       Francisco                     Manila

I do have more information about each of these students, including what university they attended, their degree and the year it was granted; but for expediency, I’ve only included their names and their home provinces or city/town.

Again, send email here, for a healthy discussion. Hope this helps.

Ad quickly yours,
Bryan



PSssst,
I’ll post a “Bibliography” soon, if anyone is interested in finding more information about the Pensionados. Send email.