# Julio Nakpil

> Julio Nákpil y García was a Filipino musician, composer and a General during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. He was a member of the Katipunan, a secret society turned revolutionary government which was formed to overthrow the Spanish government in the Philippines. His Katipunan adoptive name was J. Giliw or simply Giliw. He was commissioned by Andres Bonifacio, President of the Insurgent Tagalog Republic, to compose a hymn which was intended to become the National Anthem of the Tagalog Republic. That hymn was entitled "Marangal na Dalit ng Katagalugan". Thus, to some, he is remembered as the composer of the first national anthem of the Philippines. He is also a known huge critic of Emilio Aguinaldo.

*Filipino composer (1867–1960)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1867-05-22
- **Died:** 1960-11-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 18.9 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [چوليو ناكپيل](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%84)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744714)

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