The Philippine National Hero

1.Dr. Jose P. Rizal(1861-1896)-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.

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2.Andres

Bonifacio(1863-1897)-

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.

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General Gregorio del Pilar

(1875-1899)-Hero of Tirad
Pass. Born on November 14,
1875, in Bulacan, Bulacan.
Died on December 2, 1899,
in the battle of Tirad Pass, to
enable Aguinaldo to escape
from the Americans. One of
the youngest and bravest
generals ever produced by
the Philippines.

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4.General

Emilio

Aguinaldo

(18991964)He
proclaimed

officially

the

independence

Philippine

in

Malolos,

Bulacan, on January 23, 1899,

with him as the first president.
ItwasthefirstrepublicinAsia.
BorninKawit,Cavite,onMarch
22, 1869. Died at the Veterans
Memorial

Hospital,

Quezon

City,onFebruary6,1964.

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Apolinario Mabini (1864-1903)Sublime paralytic and the brain

of

the

revolution.

Born

in

Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas, on

June 22, 1864. He joined La
Liga

Filipina

Aguinaldo's

in

1892

and

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.

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GOMBURZA-Three
intellectuals who crusaded
for reform. Killed by
garrote in Bagumbayan,
Manila on February 17,
1872, for allegedly
instigating the Cavite
mutiny.

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Emilio Jacinto (1875-1899)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.

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General Antonio Luna (18661899)-The greatest general of

the revolution. Younger brother
of Juan Luna, the famous
painter.
Editor
of
La
Independencia, whose first
issue came out on September
3, 1898. Born in Binondo,
Manila, on October 29, 1866.
He
was
one
of
the
propagandists in Spain who
were working for political
reforms in the Philippines. He
contributed articles to La
Solidaridad.
He
was
assassinated in Cabanatuan
City, on June 5, 1899.

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Trece
Martirez-The
13
martyrs of Cavite, who were
executed by a firing squad
on September 12, 1896.
They
were:
1)Maximo
Inocencio; 2)Jose Lallana;
3)Eugenio
Cabezas;
4)Maximo Gregorio; 5)Hugo
Perez; 6)Severino Lapidario;
7)Alfonso
de
Ocampo;
8)Francisco
Osorio;
9)Antonio de San Agustin;
10)Luis Aguado; 11)Agapito
Conchu;
12)Victoriano
Luciano; and 13)Feliciano
Cabuco.

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Melchora Aquino (18121919)-B etter known as

Tandang Sora. Born in
Banlat, Kalookan 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.

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Graciano
Lopez-Jaena
(1856-1896)-Founder
and
first editor of the newspaper
La
Solidaridad,
which
became the vehicle of
expression
for
Filipino
propaganda
in
Spain.
Together wtih Jose Rizal and
Marcelo H. Del Pilar, he
undertook
propaganda
campaigns in Spain. Born in
Jaro, Iloilo, on December 18,
1856. He died on January
20, 1896, in Barcelona,
Spain.

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Mariano

Ponce

Researcher,

(1863-1918)historian,

bibliographer,

propagandist,

diplomat, physician, folklorist,

and an outstanding reformist.
Born in Baliwag, Bulacan, on
March 23, 1863. While in Spain,
he

joined

the

propaganda

movement and became one of

the initiators of La Solidaridad,
later becoming its managing
editor. Died in HongKong on
May 23, 1918.

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Gregoria de Jesus (18751943)-One of the brave and

patriotic women who played
a heroic role in the Philippine
revolution. Born in Kalookan
City, on May 9, 1875. Wife of
Andres
Bonifacio
and
Lakambini of the Katipunan.
She
actually
fought
alongside
her
husband
during the revolution, aside
from being the custodian of
the Katipunan documents.
She
organized
the
Katipunan's Women Chapter.
She died on March 15, 1943.

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Fernando
Ma.
Guerrero
(1873-1890)-Musician,
journalist, politician, and
lawyer.
Considered
the
greatest
lyric
poet
in
Spanish. Born in Ermita,
Manila, on May 30, 1873.
When the revolution broke
out, General Antonio Luna
invited him to join the
editorial
staff
of
La
Independencia, the organ of
the revolution. Thus, he
fought for the Filipino cause
with his pen. Died in Manila
June 12, 1929.

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Felipe Agoncillo (18591941)-Outstanding

diplomat of the Philippine
revolution. Born in Taal,
Batangas, on May 26,
1859.
Gen.
Emilio
Aguinaldo appointed him
as Minister Plenipotentiary
to the peace conference in
Washington and Paris.
Died on September 29,
1941, at the Manila
Doctor's Hospital.

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Juan
Luna
(1857-1899)-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 Exposicion 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.

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Rafael Palman (1874-1939)Orator, statesman, scholar,

educator, and writer. Born in
Tondo, Manila, on October
24, 1874. He was involved in
the propaganda campaign
against the Spaniards. He
cofounded with Gen. Antonio
Luna
the
revolutionary
newspaper,
La
Independencia. Later, he
also founded El Nuevo Dia,
Cebu's first daily. Died in
Manila on May 24, 1939.

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Marcelo H. Del Pilar (18501896)-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.

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Pedro Paterno (18581911)-Statesman,

poet, writer, and
peacemaker. Born in
Manila on February
27, 1858. He was the
negotiator/mediator
of the Pact of Biakna-Bato. He helped
prepare the Malolos
constitution. Died on
April 26, 1911.

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Leona Florentino (18491884)-First poetess of

the Philippines. Born in
Vigan, Ilocos Sur, on
April 19, 1849. Her
poems
were
given
international recognition
at the Exposicion in
Madrid in 1887 and in
Paris in 1889. Died on
October 4, 1884.

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