Pedro Guevara

Black and white photograph of Pedro Guevara, seated, with his left hand on a book and right arm leaning over the back of the chair, with inscription reading, “To Dr. Calver, Pedro Guevara”

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Date

1928

Maker

Clinedinst Studio

Dimensions

7 3/4 × 11 in. (19.7 × 27.9 cm)

Accession Number

PA2014.10.0001b

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The longest serving Resident Commissioner from the Philippines, Pedro Guevara waged a difficult battle promoting Philippine independence and fighting congressional measures to curb territorial sovereignty and economic progress. At one point, Guevera testified before a committee against moves that he believed would reinforce “the colonial nature of the system of government implanted in the Philippine Islands.”

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