Anacleto Diaz
Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
In office July 20, 1933 – December 19, 1941
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Ignacio Villamor
Succeeded by	None (reorganized after Japanese organization)
Born	November 20, 1878 Aringay, La Union
Died	February 10, 1945 Manila

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Diaz earned his law degree from the Escuela de Derecho de Manila. He was elected as a representative from La Union to the Philippine Assembly in 1910, and served in that capacity until 1912. That year, he was named a provincial fiscal for Ilocos Sur. In 1917, he was appointed city fiscal of Manila. He was later appointed as a trial court judge. ^[1] La Union is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Fiscal municipality in Huesca, Spain The term fiscal refers to government debt, expenditures and revenues, or to finance (particularly financial revenue) in general. ... Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines and one of the municipalities that comprise Metro Manila. ...

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Diaz's service in the Court was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War. The ensuing Japanese invasion of the Philippines in December 1941 effectively prevented the Supreme Court organized under the Commonwealth government. When the Japanese reestablished the Court in 1942, none of the incumbent members of the old Court were appointed to the new tribunal headed by Jose Yulo. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Anthem: Lupang Hinirang Location of the Philippines in Asia Capital Manila ¹ Language(s) Pilipino, English, Spanish Government Republic President  - 1935-1944 Manuel L. Quezon  - 1944-1946 Sergio Osmeña  - 1946 Manuel Roxas Vice President  - 1935-1944 Sergio Osmeña  - 1946 Elpidio Quirino Historical era American colonization  - Philippine Independence Act March... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

Death

Diaz would be one of 2 Supreme Court Justices who were executed by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Battle of Manila in 1945. On February 10, the then wheelchair-bound Diaz and two of his sons were among 300 men herded by the Japanese army and lined up along the corner of Taft Avenue and Padre Faura in Ermita, Manila. Japanese soldiers then opened machine gun fire, killing Diaz and his sons as well as scores of others. ^[2] Two days later, Diaz's colleague on the Court, Antonio Villa-Real, would also be murdered by the Japanese forces in nearby Pasay. The Imperial Japanese Army (: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国陸軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was the official ground based armed force of Japan from 1867 to 1945 when it was Imperial Japan. ... Combatants United States Japan Commanders Robert S. Beightler (37th Infantry Division) Verne D. Mudge (1st Cavalry Division) Oscar W. Griswold (U.S. XIV Corps) Joseph M. Swing (11th Airborne Division) Iwabuchi Sanji (Manila Naval Defense Forces) Strength 35,000 US troops 16,000 Japanese sailors, marines, and Army troops Casualties... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Paralysis is the complete loss of muscle function for one or more muscle groups. ... Ermita is a district of Manila, Philippines located halfway between Intramuros (the old walled city) and Malate. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... Pasay City is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. ...

Ironically, the vicinity where Diaz was executed would later become part of the Supreme Court compound when the Court relocated to Padre Faura after the war.

References

• Sevilla, Victor J. (1985). Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Vol. I. Quezon City, Philippines: New Day Publishers, pp. 156. ISBN 971-10-0134-9. 

• Aluit, Alfonso (1994). By Sword and Fire: The Destruction of Manila in World War II 3 February - 3 March 1945. Philippines: National Commission for Culture and the Arts, pp. 253-255. ISBN 971-8521-10-0. 

Notes

1. ^ Justices of the Supreme Court, p. 156
2. ^ By Sword and Fire, p. 253-255