Salvador Araneta y Zaragoza (January 31, 1902 – October 7, 1982)[1] was a Filipino nationalist, constitutionalist, politician, civil servant, lawyer, educator, economist, businessman, industrialist, environmentalist, and philanthropist.
Early life and education
Araneta was born in Manila on January 31, 1902[2] and was the second son of Gregorio Araneta y Soriano and Carmen Zaragoza y Rojas. His father was a close colleague of Trinidad Pardo de Tavera since he belonged to the Federalista Party, a group in favor of American annexation of the country.[3]
Araneta pursued his higher education at Ateneo de Manila, receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts, magna cum laude, in 1918. Then at the University of Santo Tomas, he earned his Bachelor’s of Laws degree (licenciado en derecho meritissimus) and passed the bar exam in 1922.[4]