10 Things About JOMA Sison's Genealogy

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Jose Maria Canlas Sison, the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, passed away in the Netherlands on December 16, 2022. So today, let us look at 10 things about his genealogy. NUMBER 1: The Sison family is not originally from Cabugao, Ilocos Sur. While the family of Jose Maria Sison for the last few generations have always called Cabugao, Ilocos Sur as their family home, they were originally from Lingayen, Pangasinan. NUMBER 2: The Sisons are descended from a 16th-century Fukienese ship captain in the merchant fleet of Lin Tao-k’ien named SY SON. Similar to many Chinese mestizo families, their ancestor, who was said to be named SY SON who came from Fujian, settled in Lingayen where he quickly assimilated with the local population. NUMBER 3: His maternal great-grandfather Don Leandro Serrano was the biggest landlord in northern Luzon at the end of the 19th century. Leandro Serrano was the gobernadorcillo of Cabugao for a long time, and built the largest mansion in the province. It had 25 rooms, was said to have a total floor space of 5,000 square meters, a chapel, and a four-level storehouse that was considered to be the biggest in the province. NUMBER 4: His paternal grandfather Don Gorgonio Soller Sison was a prominent politician in Ilocos Sur. Don Gorgonio Sison y Roller gave clandestine support to the Filipino guerrillas fighting against the invading Americans while presenting a cordial face to the enemy. He was the last to hold the position of capitan municipal of Cabugao during the Spanish period and then became the first to be elected municipal president during the American period. NUMBER 5: Jose Maria Sison is related to national hero Jose Rizal. A first cousin of JOMA Sison’s father, Jesus Serrano, married into the Florentino family of Vigan, Ilocos Sur. Due to this union, JOMA Sison’s family is then related to the descendants of Jose Alberto y Florentino, the older half-brother of Teodora Alonzo, who was the mother of national hero Jose Rizal. NUMBER 6: His father’s cousin Te