José María Arroyo
Senator of the Philippines from the 7th Senatorial District
In office
1919  March 8, 1927
Preceded byFrancisco Felipe Villanueva
Succeeded byJosé B. Ledesma
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from Iloilo's 1st district
In office
1916–1919
Preceded byFrancisco Felipe Villanueva
Succeeded byJosé Evangelista
Personal details
Born
José María Arroyo y Pidal

1875
Iloilo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedMarch 8, 1927(1927-03-08) (aged 51–52)
Liguria, Italy
Political partyNacionalista
SpouseJesusa Araneta Lacson
Children2

José María 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 1927.

Arroyo died in Italy on March 8, 1927.[1] He is the grandfather of former first gentleman, Jose Miguel Arroyo who is the husband of former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[2] 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

  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 Freezed – 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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