Manuel Arguilla

Manuel Estabillo Arguilla (Nagrebcan, Bauang, June 17, 1911 – beheaded, Manila Chinese Cemetery, August 30, 1944) was an Ilokano writer in English, patriot, and martyr.

The story explores themes of cultural clash, acceptance, and the enduring power of love.

His stories "Midsummer" and "Heat" were published in Tondo, Manila by the Prairie Schooner.

He married Lydia Villanueva, another talented writer in English, and they lived in Ermita, Manila.

"You couldn't miss him", José describes Arguilla, "because he had this black patch on his cheek, a birthmark or an overgrown mole.

Historical marker by the National Historical Institute in his ancestral home in Nagrebcan, Bauang