"Lapu-Lapu"
Lapu-Lapu (1491–1542) was a ruler of Mactan, an island
in the Visayas,
Philippines,
who is known as the first native of the archipelago to have resisted the
Spanish colonization. He was also responsible for the death of Portuguese
Explorer Ferdinand Magellan. He
is now regarded, retroactively, as the first Filipino
hero.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapu-Lapu
"Aman Dangat"
Kenan, Aman Dangat "Buenaventura", Protomartyr
Ivatan Chieftain executed under Spanish rule in 1791 for defending his people's
indigenous rights and freedom
Kenan, also called Aman Dangat, was Mangpus (Datu) of
Malakdang in Sabtang island, upon the establishment of Spanish rule in Batanes
on June 26, 1783, he continued to govern his people in accordance with
indigenous custom laws. Ordered by agents of the new regime to follow Spanish
policies, he asked for explanation why he should, but he received none. When
non-Ivatan Filipino agents of the Spanish government got supplies and timber
from his people without just compensation in 1791, he protested, but his men
were put in chains instead. Under his leadership, over a hundred leading men
from all over Sabtang joined him in revolt and killed seven Spanish government
officials.
In the ensuing conflict, Aman Dangat and his men were
overpowered by superior Spanish arms, and were subsequently convicted and their
valuables confiscated.
Aman Dangat, being a chieftain and leading champion for
native rights and freedom, was executed by hanging in late September 1791. And
the people of Sabtang were exiled for the next fifty years (1791-1841) in the
districts of San Felix and San Vicente in the municipality of Ivana on Batan
Island.
Reference:
http://www.batanesonline.com/Trivia/AmanDangat.htm
"Filipino Korean Soldier Monument"
The Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea (Peftok) consisted of five
Philippine Army Battalion Combat Teams (BCT) who fought in the war from
1950 to 1953 attached to U.S. military command and subsequently provided
police force during the armistice period from 1954 to 1955 under the
United Nations military command.
Seven thousand Filipino soldiers had served in the 10th, 20th, 19th,
14th, 2nd (BCT), had suffered 468 casualties (112 died; 356 wounded) and
had won 600 military medals or decorations during the war and the
armistice.
Philippine Army officers included Lt. Fidel V. Ramos, the future
President of the Philippines. War journalists included Benigno Aquino,
the future husband of President Corazon Aquino and Atty. Johnny F.
Villasanta, twice recipient of Philippines Legion of Honor.
From Filipons Korean War Military Service
Reference:
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMB26X
"Sultan Dipatuan Kudarat"
Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat (also spelled Qudarat
or Corallat) (1581–1671) was a Sultan of Maguindanao in the Philippines.
During his reign, he successfully opposed the Spaniards who
attempted to conquer his land and hindered the Christianization
of the island of Mindanao. He was a direct descendant of Shariff Kabungsuwan, a Muslim
missionary who brought Islam to the Philippines between the 13th and 14th century. The Philippine province of Sultan Kudarat is named after him, together with the
Municipality of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao, where his descendants of Datus and
rulers are the current political leaders.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Kudarat
"Datu Amai Pakpak"
Datu Amai Pakpak led the Muslim defenders in Fort Marawi in both the 1891 assault by Spanish
Governor General Valeriano Weyler and the 1895 invasion of Governor Ramon
Blanco. Amai Pakpak died fighting the 5,000 Spanish troops in 1895.
He lost the battle in 1891 but they continued launching raids against the
Spaniards for four years. They rebuilt their forts during this time.
Governor-General Valeriano Weyler occupied Parang, Malabang in 1889 and pursued a military campaign against the Iranun and Maranaos. However, the Spaniards encountered a strong resistance from Amai thus temporarily halting the campaign in September 1891. Ramon Blanco replaced Weyler as the Governor-General in 1895 and revived the campaign. This was the end of Amai Pakpak who perished on 10 March 1895 in Marahui( now Marawi City).
Reference:
http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Datu_Amai_Pakpak
"Marcelo H. Del Pilar"
Marcelo Hilario del Pilar y Gatmaitán (August 30,
1850 – July 4, 1896), better known by his pen name Plaridel,
was a Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist. He was the
second and last editor of the La
Solidaridad (The Solidarity).
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_H._del_Pilar
"Gregorio Aglipay"
Gregorio Aglipay Cruz y Labayan (5 May 1860 – 1 September 1940) was a
Roman Catholic priest who became the first Filipino Supreme
Bishop of the Philippine Independent Church, a
Christian Protestant
church in the form of catholic tradition in the country.
Known for inciting patriotic rebellion among the Filipino clergy, he was
also a political activist who became acquainted with Isabelo de los Reyes, who would start a Protestant
church named after Aglipay in 1902.
Aglipay was previously excommunicated by Archbishop
of Manila Bernardino Norzaleda y Villa on May 1899, upon the expressed
permission of Pope Leo XIII. Aglipay later joined the Freemason
Order in May 1918. Aglipay later married Pilar Jamias y Ver from Sarrat, Ilocos
Norte in 1939 and then died one year later. Followers of Aglipay through
the Philippine Independent Church
colloquially sometimes refer to their membership as Aglipayans.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorio_Aglipay
"Apolinario De la Cruz"
Apolinario De la Cruz, popularly known as Hermano
Pule ("Brother Pule") (b. July 22, 1815 - d. November 4, 1841),
led the first major revolt in the Philippines in a battle for religious freedom.
Early life
Pule was born in Barrio Pandác, Lucbán,
Tayabas
(now Quezon)
on 22 July 1815. Since childhood, he always wanted to become a priest. He left
home for Manila to work as a lay brother at the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Intramuros.
Reference:
http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Apolinario_de_la_Cruz
"Juan Sumuroy"
Agustin Sumuroy was a Waray
leader of the Sumoroy Rebellion, a rebellion of
native Filipinos
against colonial Spanish forces that
occurred in eastern Visayas in 1649-1650.
Agustin Sumuroy is referred to my many as the Waray hero of the Palapag (in
now Northern Samar) rebellion during the Spanish time around 1649 to 1650.
There were 3 main personalities in the said uprising. Don Juan Ponce (he
used last name, his first name is Spanish), the leader of the group, Don Pedro
Caamug (he used last name), the second leader and the third leader a person is
Agustin Sumoroy.
During the height of the insurrection, Don Juan Ponce went hiding in Cebu
and stay with Fr. Ignacio Alcina, a Jesuit and historian.
Sumoroy did not make peace with the Spaniards. He was killed by his own men.
His head separated from his body, was presented to the to Don Genis de Rojas by
one of his men.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agustin_Sumuro
"Vicente Alvarez"
General Vicente Alvarez (April 5, 1862 - November 4,
1942) is a Philippine revolutionary general who led the revolution in Zamboanga
which forced the last Spanish troops stationed there to flee from the Philippines.
Early Life:
Vicente Solis Alvarez was born in April 5, 1862 to Alejo
Alvarez and Isidora Solis in Magay, Zamboanga.
Alvarez terminated his elementary course at the Liceo de Zamboanga inside Fort Pilar
and pursued his military studies at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Alvarez
"Pantaleon Villegas"
Pantaleon Villegas
better known as Leon Kilat was the military leader who started the
revolution Tres de Abril Revolt (April 3, 1898)in Cebu. He
also led revolutionary groups in Panay
and Negros Islands against the Spaniards. Leon
Kilat was very popular for his valor and lightning speed thus the name Kilat
amongst his fellow Cebuanos. He was also known for his amulets which gave his
fellow Katipuneros courage in fighting the Spaniards.
The Origin of the Lion of Visayas
Villegas was born in Bacong,
Negros Oriental on July
27, 1873. His parents were Policarpio
Villegas, a
farmer and Ursula
Solde, a sinamay weaver. His grandfather was Pedro
Villegas, a
native of Spain.
Due to
poverty, Villegas did not received formal
education. He was taught how to read, write and recite prayers by the Spanish
priest in Tolong whom he worked for as a servant.
He had the opportunity to go to Manila when the Spanish priest took him
along the trip to the city. However, he ran away due to the mistreatments he
received from the priest. How he survived in Manila remains unknown. He tried to
return home but found himself in Cebu engaged in different jobs.
Reference:
http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Pantaleon_Villegas
"Memorare Manila 1945"
The Battle of Manila (Tagalog: Laban ng Maynila ng 1945), also known as the Liberation of Manila, fought from 3 February to 3 March 1945 by American, Filipino and Japanese forces, was part of the 1945 Philippine campaign. The one-month battle, which culminated in a terrible bloodbath and total devastation of the city, was the scene of the worst urban fighting in the Pacific theater,
and ended almost three years of Japanese military occupation in the
Philippines (1942–1945). The city's capture was marked as General Douglas MacArthur's key to victory in the campaign of reconquest.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_%281945%29
"Queen Isabella II"
Isabella II (Spanish: Isabel II; 10 October 1830 – 10 April 1904) was queen regnant of Spain from 1833 until 1868. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognise a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1868, and formally abdicated in 1870. Her son Alfonso XII became king in 1874.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_II_of_Spain
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hopefully, i wish my career for future and when i use camera for history.
