12 Facts About Florentino Torres

Florentino Torres had served as a prosecuting attorney, a prosecutor and as a judge.

Florentino Torres obtained his Bachelor of Canon Law and Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Santo Tomas in 1866 and 1868, respectively.

Florentino Torres was married to Sabina Vergara with whom he had six children: Manuel, a prominent lawyer; Luis, former Justice of the Supreme Court; Antonio, a councilor and a former Chief of Police of Manila, Pilar, Alejandra and Rosita.

Florentino Torres was admitted to the bar in 1871 and was immediately appointed as the prosecuting fiscal of the Court of First Instance in the judicial district of Binondo, Manila.

Florentino Torres had served concurrently as the fiscal and the Secretary of the Relator de La Audiencia de Manila in the same judicial district from 1873 to 1879.

Florentino Torres was named as fiscal of the province of Matanzas, Cuba, but he decided to decline the position.

Florentino Torres was appointed judge of the Court of First Instance of Ilocos Sur in 1888; he was later transferred to Pampanga in 1890.

Florentino Torres held such position until his resignation on April 22,1920.

Florentino Torres resigned believing that he was bypassed, being the most senior, after Mapa succeeded Arellano as Chief Justice.

Emilio Aguinaldo designated Florentino Torres to meet with American authorities for amicable adjustment of political interest of Filipino and American parties.

Florentino Torres joined the Pacificos, a group who believed that independence could not be achieve through force.

Florentino Torres died of paralysis in Manila on April 29,1927.