José María Arroyo

The Honourable
José María Arroyo
The Honourable José María Arroyo
	Arroyo as member of the Philippine House of Representatives, c. 1917
Senator of the Philippines from the 7th Senatorial District
	In office; 1919 – March 8, 1927 Serving with Jose Altavas; Jose Hontiveros
Preceded by	Francisco Felipe Villanueva
Succeeded by	José B. Ledesma
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from Iloilo's 1st district
	In office; 1916–1919
Preceded by	Francisco Felipe Villanueva
Succeeded by	José Evangelista
Personal details
Born	José María Lacson Arroyo y Pidal; 1875; Iloilo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died	March 8, 1927 (aged 51–52); Liguria, Italy
Political party	Nacionalista
Spouse	Jesusa Araneta Lacson
Children	7
Parent	Ignacio and Maria Arroyo

José María Lacson Arroyo y Pidal (1875 – March 8, 1927) was a Filipino politician. He served as the representative of the first district of Iloilo from 1916 to 1919, and as a senator representing the seventh senatorial district from 1919 until his death in Italy on March 8, 1927.^[1]

Jose Maria Lacson Arroyo y Pidal was the son of philanthropists Ignacio Lacson Arroyo Sr. and Maria Regalado Pidal de Arroyo; the founders of the Beaterio de Molo. His wife, Jesusa Araneta Lacson, was the eldest child of Philippine Revolutionary hero, Gen. Aniceto Lacson of Negros Occidental, and his grandchildren are First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, and Iggy Arroyo.^[2] His sister María Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo y Pidal, was a Dominican nun on process for canonization.

The Arroyo Fountain

The Arroyo Fountain in front of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol and built in 1927 was named after him in recognition for his efforts of authoring Republic Act No. 3222, a law that establishes the Iloilo Metropolitan Waterworks in 1925. It stands on Kilometer Zero as the benchmark to measure distances from Iloilo City to other points in Panay Island, Western Visayas region and other places in the Philippines.^[3]

References

^ Jesusa Lacson de Arroyo, Administratrix-Appellee, vs. Visayan General Supply Company, Inc – via The LawPhil Project.
^ Andal, Rudy; Rongalerios, Malou (August 20, 2003). "'Jose Pidal' Accounts i-Freeze – Ping" ['Jose Pidal' Accounts Must Be Frozen – Ping]. Philstar Global (in Filipino). Retrieved March 20, 2022.
^ "Arroyo Fountain". Explore Iloilo. October 15, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[1] Jesusa Lacson de Arroyo, Administratrix-Appellee, vs. Visayan General Supply Company, Inc – via The LawPhil Project.

[2] Andal, Rudy; Rongalerios, Malou (August 20, 2003). "'Jose Pidal' Accounts i-Freeze – Ping" ['Jose Pidal' Accounts Must Be Frozen – Ping]. Philstar Global (in Filipino). Retrieved March 20, 2022.

[3] "Arroyo Fountain". Explore Iloilo. October 15, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

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