Apolinario mabini picture

The name Apolinario Mabini may ring a bell to some Filipinos, but most of them only remember him either as the face etched in the coin or the contemplative paralytic man sitting on a rattan chair. Here are 8 interesting facts that prove Apolinario Mabini, despite his disability, was way more badass than we give him credit for.

“General Antonio Luna” by EZ Izon. By permission of the family and heirs of the late artist.

Apolinario Mabini's graduation picture. See more: http://www.filipiknow.net/interesting-facts-about-apolinario-mabini/

"The Sublime Paralytic” and the “Brains of the Revolution” during the Philippine Revolution against Spain and later the Philippine-American War. Let's commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Apolinario Mabini

(Photo courtesy of the Mabini Shrine in Tanauan City, Batangas.)

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The name Apolinario Mabini may ring a bell to some Filipinos, but most of them only remember him either as the face etched in the coin or the contemplative paralytic man sitting on a rattan chair. Here are 8 interesting facts that prove Apolinario Mabini, despite his disability, was way more badass than we give him credit for.