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The Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite (Filipino: Labintatlong Martir ng Kabite; Spanish: Trece Mártires de Cavite) were Filipino patriots in Cavite, Philippines who were executed by firing squad on September 12, 1896, for cooperating with the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution against Spain.
Cuenca ancestral house in Bacoor, Cavite, showing its three historical markers. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Calabarzon (Region IV-A) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
The first Filipino woman to obtain a Ph.D., and she was conferred in 1985 the rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines for Philippine History. Alfredo Lagmay (1919–2005), a Philippine psychologist whose studies on experimental analysis of behavior modification, relaxation and related states, and hypnosis
The Filipino general public meanwhile suffered under oppressive Japanese retaliations, aside from the economic hardship brought about by the war. [7] Return of Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Leyte Landings. Gen. MacArthur returned to the Philippines on October 24, 1944, with the largest amphibious operation in the Pacific Theater in Leyte ...
One of the most recent additions to Corregidor is the Filipino Heroes Memorial located in the Tail End. This 6,000-square-meter (65,000 sq ft) complex has 14 murals depicting heroic battles fought by Filipinos from the 15th century up to the present day. It was designed by Francisco Mañosa, while the murals and a statue of a Filipino guerrilla ...
The Bantayog ng mga Bayani (lit. ' Monument of Heroes '), sometimes simply referred to as the Bantayog, is a monument, museum, and historical research center in Quezon City, Philippines, which honors the martyrs and heroes of the struggle against the dictatorship of the 10th Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos.
The Monument to the Heroes of 1896 was a privately funded venture and was inaugurated on September 3, 1911. [2] [3] It initially was installed at the site where the Balintawak Cloverleaf currently stands. Every August 26 until 1961, the Cry of Balintawak, which is widely regarded as the start of the Philippine Revolution, was commemorated at ...
The observance of National Heroes Day was already present during the American colonial period. Act No. 3827 by the Philippine Legislature enacted on October 28, 1931, designated every last Sunday of August as National Heroes Day. [6] However, Bonifacio Day established by virtue of Act No. 2946 of 1921 was also dedicated to anonymous Filipino ...