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Filipino lawyer and politician (1859-1941)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Agoncillo and the second or maternal family name is Encarnación.

DonFelipe Agoncillo y Encarnación (May 26, 1859 – September 29, 1941) was the Filipinolawyer representative to the negotiations in Paris that led to the Treaty of Paris (1898), ending the Spanish–American War and achieving him the title of "outstanding first Filipino diplomat."^[1]

As a family friend and adviser of General Emilio Aguinaldo^[2] and General Antonio Luna^[3] during the critical times of the revolution, Agoncillo has been active in participating during that era especially when he presided over the Hong Kong Junta—a group of Filipino exiles who met to plan for future steps in achieving independence.^[4] His greatest contribution to Philippine history was when he was assigned to negotiate with foreign countries to secure the