Elisea T.

Reyes
(June 14, 1873-1969)
Among the twenty Women of Malolos, Elisea or Seang, was one of six (the others
being Mercedes Tiongson, Basilia and Teresa Tantoco, Alberta Uitangcoy, and Rufina
Reyes) who remained active in political and social work from 1880s to the 1920s. In this
she parallels her father s political activities from the Spanish to the American colonial
periods.

Juana T. Reyes
(December 23, 1874 - June 10,1909)
Like her Ate Elisea, Juana, or Anang, was born in Parancillo in Malolos in the old house
of the Reyes overlooking the church plaza. Anang is the second daughter and third
surviving child of Jose T. Reyes and Catalina T. Tantoco.

Leoncia S. Reyes
(January 12, 1864 - September 14, 1948)
Leoncia S. Reyes was born in Pariancillo, Malolos, on January 12, 1874, the daughter
of mestizos-sangleyes Espiridion Tengco Reyes and his second wife, Alberta Leuterio
Santos. Her paternal grandparents are Pedro Reyes and Maria Tengco, while her
maternal grandparents are Pio Santos and Isidora Leuterio.

Olympia S. A. Reyes
(June 12, 1876 - March 13, 1910)
Olympia S.S. Reyes was born on June 12, 1876, in Pariancillo, Malolos the daughter of
Espiridion de los Reyes by his third and last wife, Feliciana T. San Agustin. Her
paternal grandparents are Pedro de los Reyes and Maria Tengco, while her maternal
grandparents are Yndalicio San Agustin and Isabel Tiongson.

Eugenia M. Tanchangco
(September 6, 1871 - May 17, 1969)
Of all the Women of Malolos, Eugenia or Genia was the last to pass away, at the age of
ninety-eight-outliving Elisea Reyes who died the same year. Her daughter, Candida
(Dading), ascribes her mother as longevity to her character, which could be described
as quiet, retiring, and tolerant of other people.

Aurea M. Tanchangco
(August 24, 1872 - May 19, 1958)
Oral tradition has it that of all the Women of Malolos who studied under Guadalupe
Reyes at the school in the house of Rufina Reyes in Pariancillo, Aurea Tanchangco
was the brightest, standing 5 1 , with a thin aristocratic face and morena features,
Aurea was alert and sprightly, even to her old age.
Basilia V. Tantoco
(June 1, 1865 - September 19, 1925)
The Women of Malolos exemplify a rare breed of ladies who fought for enlightenment
even amidst the harassment of the forces of ignorant in Spanish Philippines. But even
among them, Basilia V. Tantoco stands out for her strength of will, her fearless
leadership, and the consistency and strength of her commitment to the liberation of
woman and motherland.

Teresa T. Tantoco
(October 16, 1867 - July 17, 1942)
When asked to describe her aunt Teresa, Leonor T. Reyes promptly and fondly replied,
Mapagbigay, meaning she was a giving person. And in truth, there is no word that
characterizes Teresa more accurately giving with all its positive and negative
implications.

Maria T. Tantoco
(April 9, 1869 - October 17, 1912)
For twenty years of her life, Maria, or Biyang, lived the life of what pioneer feminist
Concepcion Felix-Calderon then called a mujer de la casa, or in Tagalog, babaing
pambahay, an ideal wife and mother, whose life revolved around the needs of her
husband and her children.

Anastacia R. Tiongson
(January 22, 1874 - March 20, 1940)
Born in Pariancillo on January 22, 1874, Anastacia, fondly called Taci, is the second
child and first daughter of Fabian M. Tiongson and Norberta T. Camaclang. Her
paternal grandparents are Atanacio Tiongson and Clara Morales; her maternal, Juan
Camaclang and Antonia Tantoco.

Agapita R. Tiongson
(Ca. 1872 -ca. April 8, 1937)
Agapita or Pitang is known as the philanthropist who willed the majority of her family s
lands for the establishment and maintenance of a hospital, to be called the Hospital of
Agapita Tiongson and Sister, which would minister to the needs of her family s tenants,
their children, and their children s children for free.

Mercedes R. Tiongson
(Ca. 1870 - ca. 1928)
Her father was Antonio M. Tiongson, propietario and former gobernadorcillo, and her
mother, Juliana de los Reyes, both from established clan of Malolos. She was not only
efficient, she was also istrika (the word that her niece ward, and godchild Mercedes
Carlos- Sebastian, using to describe her).
Filomena O. Tiongson
(Ca. 1965 -1930)
Filomena, or Mena, is the daughter of Marcos Ramos Tiongson and Juana Oliveros of
Malabon, Rizal. Her siblings are Cecilia and Feliciana, two of the Women of Malolos.
She went to Manila to study in a colegio, but what is certain is that she knew how to
speak and read Spanish. Later in life, she read newspaper like La Vanguardia and
entertained government officials with her husband in the Tiongson house, using the
Spanish language

Feliciana O. Tiongson
(March 16, 1869 -October 3, 1938)
Feliciana or Cianang is the daughter of Marcos R. Tiongson and Juana B. Oliveros. As
a young woman, Feliciana was exposed to the political struggled against the friar
curate, in which her own relatives in Pariancillo were very much involved. Among these
were her uncle Antonio M. Tiongson (father of Basilia Paz, Mercedes, Aleja, and
Agapita Tiongson), her cousins Jose and Graciano T. Reyes and Luis H. Del Pilar and
other relatives on the Tiongson side, such as Vicente T. Gatmaytan.

Alberta S. Uitangcoy
(November 20, 1865 - June 1, 1953)
Of the twenty Women of Malolos, six (Elisea and Rufina Reyes, Basilia and Teresa
Tantoco, Mercedes Tiongsons, Alberta Uitangcoy) remained active until the 1910s. Of
these six, three (Basilia Tantoco, Mercedes Tiongson, and Alberta Uitangcoy) were
outstanding because of their perseverance, leadership, and self-sacrifice.

Rufina T. Reyes
(1869 -November 16, 1909)
Rufina is one of the six ladies in the group of the Women of Malolos who did not sign
her family name. But Epifanio de los Santos has positively identified her as a Reyes.
Like the other Women of Malolos who were her cousins and relatives, Rufina was
politicized by the events in Malolos in the 1880s.

Basilia Reyes Tiongson

(1860 -c.a. 1900)
Of all the Women of Malolos, only two can be documented as personal acquaintances
of Marcelo HJ. Del Pilar the sister Basilia and Paz Tiongson who were mentioned by
name in the letters to and from Marcelo H. del Pilar (who was then in Barcelona):
Basilia, or Ylia, Tiongson and her sister Paz.

Paz Reyes Tiongson

( Ca. 1862 -February 27, 1889)
Paz was one of the six ladies who signed the letter of the Women of Malolos to
Governor-General Valeriano Weyler only with her first name. de los Santos, however,
identities her as one of the nine Tiongsons that belonged to the group.
Aleja Reyes Tiongson
(Ca. 1865 - ca. 1900)
Aleja was one of six Women of Malolos who did not sign her family name. But she was
positively identified as one of the nine Tiongsons that signed the letter by Epifanio de
los Santos, who, in the early part of the nineteenth century, settled in Malolos after he
married a Torralba from there.

Cecilia Oliveros Tiongson

(Ca. 1867- ca. 1934)
One of the Women of Malolos who has not been properly acknowledged by historians
is Cecilia, or Ylia not only because she signed the letter of Gov. Gen. Weyler only with
her first name, but more important, because historian have wrongly identified the Ylia
who bravely confronted Fray Agustin Fernandez with Basilia Tiongson, instead of with
Cecilia