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Educational Attainment
In 1899, Quezon left his law studies at the University of Santo Tomas to join
the independence movement. During the Philippine–American War he was an aide-
de-camp to Emilio Aguinaldo.[3] He rose to the rank of Major and fought in
the Bataan sector. However, after surrendering in 1900 wherein he made
his first break in the American press,[4] Quezon returned to the
university and passed the bar examinations in 1903, achieving fourth
place.