Bonifacio Mencias, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Bonifacio Mencias

Date of Birth: 14-May-1888

Place of Birth: Villasis, Luzon, Philippines

Profession: physician

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Bonifacio Mencias

  • Bonifacio Lopez Mencias (14 May 1888 – c.
  • January 1944) was a Filipino physician, epidemiologist, guerrilla sympathizer, and martyr.
  • He is best known for providing aid to the Philippine guerrillas in his capacity as Dean of the UST College of Medicine during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines – an act which led his capture and presumed death at the hands of the occupying forces just before the liberation of Manila.Prior to his term as Dean, he was already notable for having been an early president of the Manila Medical Society (now known as the Philippine Medical Association), and as the first editor in chief of the UST Journal of Medicine.

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