Teodoro Agoncillo

Teodoro Agoncillo
8th Chairperson of University of the Philippines Diliman Department of History
In office
1963–1969
Preceded byGuadalupe Fores-Ganzon
Succeeded byOscar M. Alfonso
Personal details
Born
Teodoro Andal Agoncillo

(1912-11-09)November 9, 1912
Lemery, Batangas, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, U.S.
DiedJanuary 14, 1985(1985-01-14) (aged 72)
Manila, Philippines
Nationality Philippines
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Manila (BA, MA)
OccupationEssayist
historian
poet
AwardsNational Scientist of the Philippines

Teodoro Andal Agoncillo (November 9, 1912 – January 14, 1985) was a prominent Filipino historian from the 20th century. He and his contemporary Renato Constantino were among the first Filipino historians renowned for promoting a distinctly nationalist point of view of Filipino history (nationalist historiography). He was also an essayist and a poet.