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Manuel Estabilla Arguilla

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Birthplace: Brgy. Nagrebcan, Bauang, La Union, Ilocos Region, Philippines
Death: August 30, 1944 (33)
Manila Chinese Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines (Beheaded by the Japanese)
Place of Burial: Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
Immediate Family:

Son of Crisanto Arguilla and Margarita Estabillo
Husband of Lydia Arguilla

Occupation: Writer
Managed by: Andrei Jedi Bartolo Sarmiento
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About Manuel Arguilla

Manuel Estabilla Arguilla was an Ilokano writer in English, patriot, and martyr. He is known for his widely anthologized short story "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife," the main story in the collection How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife and Other Short Stories, which won first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940.

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Manuel Arguilla's Timeline

1911
June 17, 1911
Brgy. Nagrebcan, Bauang, La Union, Ilocos Region, Philippines
1944
August 30, 1944
Age 33
Manila Chinese Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Manila North Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines