SEVERINO LAPIDARIO
(1847-1896)
One of the “Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite”
Severino Lapidario, one of the “Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite,” was born on January 8, 1847
in Imus, Cavite. He was drafted in the marine infantry of the Spanish army and was a corporal
during the Cavite Revolt of 1872. Suspected of complicity in it, he was required to report every
month to the military authorities in Cavite.
In 1890, he was appointed alcalde of the prison of Cavite, succeeding Severino Topacio.
He was a considerate warden, allowing the prisoners to visit their families on occasions. His
kindness endeared him to the prisoners, whom he later used for propaganda purposes during the
revolutionary period by sending them on missions to Noveleta, Kawit, and Bacoor.
A mason and member of the Katipunan, both the Magdalo and Magdiwang revolutionary
councils knew him. He actually played an important role in the revolution in Cavite. He set the
prisoners in his custody free, armed them with bolos, and led them in the attack against the
military and civil authorities in Cavite proper.
Mentioned as one of the rebels in the testimony of an old dressmaker named Sayat, he was
placed under arrest by Cavite Governor Parga on September 3, 1896, together with his assistant, A.
de Ocampo, and Luis Aguado. They were kept prisoners in the boat Ulloa and held
incommunicado. The authorities had to take such precaution in view of the position that Lapidario
occupied in the capital. Subjected to torture, they were forced to implicate several other persons
whose arrest was affected immediately. After undergoing a hasty trial, 13 Caviteños were found
guilty of rebellion and shot to death on September 12, 1896 at the Plaza de Armas of Fort San
Felipe.
Lapidario married twice and had five children.
References:
Calairo, Emmanuel. Liping Kabitenyo: Talambuhay ng mga Kilala at di-Kilalang Kabitenyo.
Dasmariñas: De La Salle University Press, 1999.
________________. Mga Anak ng Tangway sa Rebolusyong Filipino. Cavite: Cacho
Hermanos Inc., 1996.
Quirino, Carlos. Who’s Who in Philippine History. Manila: Tahanan Books, 1995. SEVERINO LAPIDARIO
(1847-1896)
One of the “Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite”
Severino Lapidario, one of the “Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite,” was born on January 8, 1847
in Imus, Cavite. He was drafted in the marine infantry of the Spanish army and was a corporal
during the Cavite Revolt of 1872. Suspected of complicity in it, he was required to report every
month to the military authorities in Cavite.
In 1890, he was appointed alcalde of the prison of Cavite, succeeding Severino Topacio.
He was a considerate warden, allowing the prisoners to visit their families on occasions. His
kindness endeared him to the prisoners, whom he later used for propaganda purposes during the
revolutionary period by sending them on missions to Noveleta, Kawit, and Bacoor.
A mason and member of the Katipunan, both the Magdalo and Magdiwang revolutionary
councils knew him. He actually played an important role in the revolution in Cavite. He set the
prisoners in his custody free, armed them with bolos, and led them in the attack against the
military and civil authorities in Cavite proper.
Mentioned as one of the rebels in the testimony of an old dressmaker named Sayat, he was
placed under arrest by Cavite Governor Parga on September 3, 1896, together with his assistant, A.
de Ocampo, and Luis Aguado. They were kept prisoners in the boat Ulloa and held
incommunicado. The authorities had to take such precaution in view of the position that Lapidario
occupied in the capital. Subjected to torture, they were forced to implicate several other persons
whose arrest was affected immediately. After undergoing a hasty trial, 13 Caviteños were found
guilty of rebellion and shot to death on September 12, 1896 at the Plaza de Armas of Fort San
Felipe.
Lapidario married twice and had five children.
References:
Calairo, Emmanuel. Liping Kabitenyo: Talambuhay ng mga Kilala at di-Kilalang Kabitenyo.
Dasmariñas: De La Salle University Press, 1999.
________________. Mga Anak ng Tangway sa Rebolusyong Filipino. Cavite: Cacho
Hermanos Inc., 1996.
Quirino, Carlos. Who’s Who in Philippine History. Manila: Tahanan Books, 1995.
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