Mabini is also famous for having achieved all this despite having lost the use of his legs to polio just prior to the Philippine revolution. This has made Mabini one of the Philippines' most visually iconic national heroes, such that he is often referred to as "The Sublime Paralytic" (Tagalog: Dakilang Lumpo).

Why is Mabini sublime paralytic?

Establishing the New Government

In fact, Apolinario Mabini's power of persuasion over Aguinaldo was so strong that his detractors called him the "Dark Chamber of the President," while his admirers named him "the Sublime Paralytic."

Who is the sublime paralytic and brain of the revolution?

May 13, 2003 marks the 100th death anniversary of Apolinario Mabini, known to Filipinos as "The Sublime Paralytic" and "The Brains of the Revolution." He was a brilliant thinker who used his pen in the service of the Filipino people's struggle for freedom in the age of new imperialism.