The Philippines' national hero.

Born in Calamba, Laguna, on June

19, 1861. Published his
masterpiece Noli Me Tangere in
Berlin(Germany) in 1887 and his
second novel El Filibusterismo in
Ghent(Belgium) in 1891. His two
novels stirred the conscience of
his people. He contributed various
literary works to La Solidaridad. For his leadership in
the reform movement and for his incendiary novels,
Rizal was arrested and later killed by musketry in
Bagumbayan, Manila, on December 30, 1896. His
execution was the last straw for other Filipinos who
called for a bloody revolution against Spain.
He founded the secret society,
Katipunan, on July 7, 1892, to
fight Spain. He was also
president of the Tagalog
republic from August 24, 1896
to May 10, 1897. Born in
Tondo, Manila, oae married
Gregoria de Jesus in 1892. He
was killed on May 10, 1897, near Mount
Buntis, Maragondon, Cavite.
He officially proclaimed the
Philippine independence in
Malolos, Bulacan, on January
23, 1899, with him as the
first president. It was the
first republic in Asia. Born in
Kawit, Cavite, on March 22,
1869. Died at the Veterans Memorial
Hospital, Quezon City, on February 6,
1964.
Sublime paralytic and the brain
of the revolution. Born in
Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas, on
June 22, 1864. He joined La
Liga Filipina in 1892 and
Aguinaldo's revolutionary
government from June 1898 to
May 1899. He was captured by the American forces
in December 1899 and deported to Guam in January
1901. He died in Manila on May 13, 1903.
Political analyst of the Filipino
colony in Spain. Born in Kupang,
Bulacan, Bulacan, on August 30,
1850. In 1882, he founded the
nationalistic newspaper, Diariong
Tagalog. In December 1889, he
became the editor of La Solidaridad and became the
moving spirit behind the propaganda movement. Died
on July 4, 1896.
A genius of the brush and a
patriot of the highest order.
Creator of the world-famous
painting, SPOLARIUM, which was
awarded the gold medal in the
Exposición Nacional de Bellas
Artes in Madrid in 1884. It is
also known as the greatest
painting of all times.
Born in Badoc, Ilocos, Norte, on October 23, 1857.
He was closely associated with the Reform
Movement, together with Rizal, Lopez-Jaena, Ponce,
etc. He died in Hongkong on December 7, 1899.
Better known as Tandang Sora.
Born in Banlat, Caloocan City, on
January 6, 1812. She helped the
Katipuneros under the leadership
of Andres Bonifacio by providing
them food, shelter, and other
material goods. She is recognized
as the Grand Woman of the revolution and the
Mother of Balintawak. She died on March 12, 1919.
Filipino revolutionary leader best
known as the first female leader of a
Filipino movement for independence
from Spain. She was the wife of the
Ilocano insurgent leader, Diego
Silang. Following Diego's assassination
in 1763, she led the group for four
months before she was captured and
executed. Born in Barangay Caniogan,
Santa, Ilocos Sur, Silang was a mestiza, of Spanish
and Ilocano descent. She was adopted by a wealthy
businessman who later married her at the age of 20,
but left after three years. In 1757, she married
again, this time to 27-year-old Ilocano insurgent
leader, Diego Silang.
He was the datu of Mactan, an
island in the Visayas in the
Philippines, who is known as the
first native of the archipelago to
have resisted Spanish colonization.
He is now regarded as the first
Filipino hero. On the morning of
April 27, 1521, Lapu-Lapu led
approximately 1,500 Mactan
warriors armed with barong, spears, kampilan and
kalasag, in a battle against 49 Christian soldiers led
by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. In what
would later be known as the Battle of Mactan,
Magellan and several of his men were killed.
He was a Filipino Catholic priest, accused of
mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in
the Philippines in the 19th century. He was
placed in a mock trial and summarily
executed in Manila along with two other
clergymen.
Jose Burgos, baptized Jose Apolonio Burgos
y García, was born
in Vigan, Ilocos Sur on February 9, 1837 to a Spanish officer, Don
José Tiburcio Burgos, and a Filipino mestiza mother named Florencia
García. He obtained three undergraduate degrees with honors, two
master's degrees and two doctorate degrees from the Colegio de San
Juan de Letran and from the University of Santo Tomas. He conducted
his first mass in the Intramuros.
He was a Filipino Catholic priest, part of the
Gomburza trio who were falsely accused of
mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in
the Philippines in the 19th century. He was
placed in a mock trial and summarily executed
in Manila along with two other clergymen.
Gómez was born on August 2, 1799 in the
suburb of Santa Cruz, Manila. He was a
Tornatrás, one born of mixed native (Filipino),
Chinese and Spanish ancestries. His parents
were Alejandro Francisco Gómez and Martina Custodia. After studying
in the Colegio de San Juan de Letrán, he took theology in the
University of Santo Tomás. He was a student preparing for the
priesthood in the Seminary of Manila.
He was also the uncle of ilustrado nationalist and labor leader
Dominador Gomez.
He was a Filipino secular priest, part of the
Gomburza trio who were falsely accused of
mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in
the Philippines in the 19th century. He was
placed in a mock trial and summarily executed
in Manila along with two other clergymen. Born
on August 14, 1835 to Venancio Zamora and
Hilaria del Rosario, he began his early
education in Pandacan and later at
the Colegio de San Juan de Letran. He was classified as a Filipino
mestizo under the Spanish caste system prevailing at that time.[1] He
later transferred to the University of Santo Tomas after finishing his
Bachiller en Artes. Zamora graduated on March 16, 1858 with the
degree of Bachelor of Canon and Civil Laws. He became a student
preparing for the priesthood in the Seminary of Manila.
Brains of the Katipunan. Born in
Trozo, Manila, on December 15,
1875. He joined the Katipunan
in 1894 and became Bonifacio's
trusted friend and adviser. He
wrote the Kartilya ng Katipunan,
the primer of the Katipunan
which embodied the teachings of the organization. He
founded and edited the Katipunan newspaper,
Kalayaan, whose first issue came out in January 1896.
Died on April 16, 1899. He was one of the heroic
figures in Philippine history.
He was the fifth Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court of the
Philippines. He briefly served as
the Acting President of the
Commonwealth of the Philippines
and Acting Commander-in-Chief
of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines during World War II, on behalf of
President Quezon after the government went in exile
to the United States. After about two months, he
was executed by the Japanese forces for refusing to
cooperate during their occupation of the country.
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