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Maria Josefa Gabriela Cariño
Born on March 19th 1731
in Barangay Caniogan, Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
Parents: Anselmo and Ignacio Cariño
School and Religion:
She had a Catholic upbringing through the priest of
the town’s parish, and attained elementary level education at her town’s convent school.
Interesting fact:
She was separated from her mother early in her childhood.
Accomplishment
She took over the reins of her husband Diego Silang's revolutionary movement after his assassination in 1763.
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Cause of Death:
The Spanish later captured her.
On September 20, 1763, Silang and her troops were executed by hanging in Vigan's central plaza.
First female leader of a Filipino movement for independence from Spain.
Her courageous leadership became
a symbol for the importance of women
in Filipino society, and their
struggle for liberation during colonization.