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Biak-na-Bato National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located almost entirely within Barangay Biak-na-Bato in San Miguel, Bulacan from where it derives its name. The park also extends to the nearby municipalities of San Ildefonso and Doña Remedios Trinidad covering a total area of 2,117 hectares (5,230 acres). [ 1 ]
The park is located 101 km (63 mi) from Manila; its mountains can be seen across Manila Bay from the city. It straddles the northern half of Bataan Peninsula near its border with Subic Bay Freeport Zone, encompassing the Bataan towns and cities of Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Balanga, Bagac and Morong. [2]
Biak-na-Bato Heroes and San Miguel Martyrs Monument (foreground) and the old American-era water district tower (background) During the Philippine Revolution in 1897, newly appointed Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera decided to crush Emilio Aguinaldo and his troops in Cavite, but Aguinaldo fled to Batangas and joined forces with Gen. Miguel Malvar.
A hazy Mount Arayat as seen from Mount Samat overlooking Manila Bay. Mount Arayat is an isolated potentially active stratovolcano in the Central Luzon plains. Located within vast agricultural lands of Pampanga, it rises prominently to a height of 1,033 metres (3,389 ft) above sea level.
Biak-na-Bato is a barangay in San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippines. Biak-na-Bato may also refer to: Biak-na-Bato National Park, a protected area in Bulacan, Philippines; Republic of Biak-na-Bato, the first Philippine republic established in Bulacan, Philippines; Pact of Biak-na-Bato, truce between Spanish and Filipino revolutionary forces
Trinidad Perez Tecson (November 18, 1848 – January 28, 1928), known as the "Mother of Biak-na-Bato" and "Mother of Mercy", [citation needed] fought to gain Philippines independence. [ 1 ] She was given the title "Mother of Biak-na-Bato " by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and served as its nurse and combatant . [ 2 ]
He found Biak-Na-Bato, set it up as the revolutionary headquarters and actively engaged in procuring provisions. When Aguinaldo evacuated Cavite in June 1897, he proceeded to Biak-Na-Bato. There he issued a proclamation drafted for him by Jose Clemente Zulueta and Natividad, his second in command.
Pedro Alejandro Paterno y de Vera Ignacio [2] [note 1] (February 27, 1857 – April 26, 1911) [note 2] [3] was a Filipino politician. He was also a poet and a novelist. [4]His intervention on behalf of the Spanish led to the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato on December 14, 1897, an account of which he published in 1910.