Santiago Lucero (senator)
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Santiago Lucero | |
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| Senator of the Philippines from the 3rd District | |
| In office June 6, 1922 – November 2, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Ceferino de León |
| Succeeded by | Luís Morales |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 29, 1870 |
| Died | November 2, 1925 (aged 54) |
| Party | Democrata |
Santiago Estrella Lucero[1] (December 29, 1870 – November 2, 1925) was a Filipino senator.
Santiago Lucero was born on December 29, 1870, in Santa Isabel, now a barangay of Malolos, Bulacan, to Antonio Lucero. His family was constantly persecuted by Spanish authorities after his sister Loreto resisted an attempted sexual assault by a Spanish priest and filed a case against him, for which their father was falsely accused of being a subversive, and for which Santiago was also imprisoned. Despite this, Santiago served as a gobernadorcillo (mayor) of Santa Isabel for a long time.[1]
During the Philippine-American War, Lucero fought for the Philippine revolutionary army against the Americans at the Battle of La Loma in 1899. He was captured and held until 1901. Following the end of hostilities, Lucero served as registrar of deeds in Nueva Ecija, and later became fiscal (prosecutor) of the province and of neighboring Tarlac.[1]
In 1922, Lucero was elected to the Senate of the Philippines representing the 3rd senatorial district as a member of the Democrata Party.[1] However, he died in office on November 2, 1925, and was replaced in a special election by Luís Morales.[2]
