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Melchora Aquino (January 6, 1812 – February 19, 1919) was a Filipino revolutionary. She became known as " Tandang Sora " ("tandang" meaning "old") because of her advanced age during the Philippine Revolution (1896-1899).
Bong is the son of Emerenciana and Abraham. He attended Melchora Aquino Elementary School and Jose P. Laurel High School. During his school days, he participated in art contests. He won 1st prize in the Melchora Aquino Drawing contest in the year 1967.
Historical marker. The Tandang Sora Shrine was "restored" by the Quezon City government in 2005 as a tribute to Melchora Aquino [4] and the shrine was built in 2008 [2] during the tenure of then-Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. Prior to the shrine's construction, a marker is already present near the site of the shrine although it is generally hidden from view from the public by houses.
Alvarez writes that they met at the house of Melchora Aquino (known as "Tandang Sora", and mother of Juan Ramos) in Bahay Toro on that date. [57] [61] Agoncillo places Aquino's house in Pasong Tamo and the meeting there on August 24. [62] The rebels continued to congregate, and by August 24, there were over a thousand. [57] [61]
The Mausoleum of the Veterans of the Revolution (Spanish: Panteón de los Veteranos de la Revolución or the Mausoleo de los Veteranos de la Revolución) is a memorial and national monument dedicated to Filipino revolutionaries of the Philippine Revolution of the 1890s and the Philippine–American War situated inside the Manila North Cemetery in Manila, Philippines.
Loaita Cay, also known as Melchora Aquino Island (Filipino: Pulo ng Melchora Aquino; Vietnamese: Đảo Loại Ta Tây; Mandarin Chinese: 南鑰沙洲/ ...
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The Philippine one hundred-peso note (Filipino: Sandaang Piso) (₱100) is a denomination of Philippine currency. Philippine president Manuel A. Roxas is currently featured on the front side of the bill, while the Mayon Volcano and the whale shark (locally known as butanding) are featured on the reverse side.