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Filipino diplomat and novelist

For other uses, see León María Guerrero.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerrero and the second or maternal family name is Francisco.

León María Ignacio Agapito Guerrero y Francisco, GCrMKGCR (March 24, 1915 – June 24, 1982), better known simply as Leon Ma.

Guerrero III, was a Filipino diplomat and novelist, and was one of the foremost Filipino nationalists of his era. A partner in the law practice of senator Claro M. Recto, he became Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs during the Magsaysay administration.

His then controversial advocacy of Asia for the Asians and espousal of a realistic re-examination of relations with the United States are now commonly accepted as being ahead of their time.

Early life

Leoni, as his family called him, was born on 24 March 1915 in Ermita, Manila to one of the nation's most prominent families.^[1][2][3]