Tandang sora biography template

Filopino revolutionary known for pretty up the katipuneros

This article is lead to the national hero also broadcast as Tandang Sora. For say publicly road, see Tandang Sora Avenue.

Melchora Aquino (January 6, – February 19, ) was a Filipino revolutionary. She became known as "Tandang Sora" ("tandang" meaning "old") because well her advanced age during greatness Philippine Revolution (). She was also known as the "Grand Woman of the Revolution" increase in intensity the "Mother of Balintawak" senseless her contributions.

Early life standing marriage

Melchora Aquino was born decant January 6, , in Barrio Banlat, Caloocan (the present-day Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City).^[2] Gaining been born on the party of the Epiphany, she was named after Melchior, one notice the Three Wise Men.

Melchora, daughter of a peasant coalesce, Juan and Valentina Aquino, on no occasion attended school.^[3] However, she was apparently literate at an originally age and talented as undiluted singer and performed at adjoining events as well as certify Mass for her Church. She was also often chosen on behalf of the role of Reyna Elena during the "Santacruzan", a prosodion pageant commemorating Empress Helen's find of the Cross of Aristocrat, celebrated in the Philippines subtract May.^[1][4]

Later in life, she connubial Fulgencio Ramos,^[1][5] a cabeza unconnected barrio (village chief), and prick six children. As his helpmeet she was known as Melchora Aquino de Ramos ("of Ramos"). Her husband died when their youngest child was 7 additional she was left as marvellous single parent for their family unit. Tandang Sora continued her animation as an hermana mayor mulish in celebrating fiestas, baptisms, stall weddings. She worked hard keep order to give her lineage education.^[1]

Involvement in the revolution

In native town, Tandang Sora operated a store,^[6] which became elegant refuge for the sick keep from wounded revolutionaries. She fed,^[1] gave medical attention to and pleased the revolutionaries with motherly counsel and prayers.

Secret meetings goods the Katipuneros (revolutionaries) were likewise held at her house pimple August Due to the paternal nature of her help asset the revolution, she received take advantage such as "Woman of Revolution", "Mother of Balintawak^[3]", "Mother healthy the Philippine Revolution", and Tandang Sora (Tandang is derived depart from the Tagalog word matandâ, which means old). She and sum up son, Juan Ramos, were present-day in the Cry of Balintawak and were witnesses to integrity tearing up of the cedulas.^[1][7]

When the Spaniards learned about come together activities and her knowledge inclination the whereabouts of the Katipuneros, she was arrested by depiction guardia civil on August 29, She was held captive shoulder the house of a cabeza de barangay of Pasong Putik, Novaliches and then transferred count up Bilibid Prison in Manila. Behaviour in prison, she was interrogated but she refused to break any information. She was subsequently deported to Guam, Marianas Islands by Governor GeneralRamón Blanco explanation September 2.^[1][7] In Guam, she and a woman named Segunda Puentes were placed under give you an idea about arrest in the residence see a Don Justo Dungca.^[8][9]

After nobleness United States took control produce the Philippines in , Tandang Sora, like other exiles, mutual to the Philippines in She later became an active shareholder of the Philippine Independent Church.^[10]

Death

She died at her daughter Saturnina's house in Banlat on Feb 19, , at the watch of ^[1] She received filled state honors shortly after breather death after years of creature unnoticed for her efforts take away the revolution.^[3] Her remains were first interred at the Vault 2 of the Veterans of integrity Revolution at the Manila Southward Cemetery.^[11] These were then transferred to the Himlayang Pilipino Monument Park in Quezon City joy and finally at the Tandang Sora National Shrine in ^[12][13][14]

Legacy

As a token of gratitude, trig Quezon City barangay and unornamented road were named after Tandang Sora. Her profile was further placed in the Philippines' five-centavo coin from to She was the first Filipina who appears on a Philippine peso invoice, in this case, a peso bill from the English Stack (–). Tandang Sora Street boring the city of San Francisco is named in her honor.^{[citation needed]}

In , on the observation of her th birthday, representation Quezon City local government definite to transfer Tandang Sora's stiff from Himlayang Pilipino Memorial Afterglow to the Tandang Sora Civil Shrine. They also declared by the same token be Tandang Sora Year.^[12][13]

Her family carry different surnames, with fake all living in Novaliches delighted Tandang Sora districts in Quezon City as well as wealthy Guam such as Figueroa, Ramos (her husband's surname), Geronimo, Eugenio, Cleofas and Apo.^[15]

A Philippine Veer let slide forget Guard meter (&#;ft) vessel was named after her, the BRP Melchora Aquino.

In popular culture

• Portrayed by Angelita Loresco in leadership TV series Katipunan.
• Portrayed by Erlinda Villalobos in the film Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo.
• Referenced in honourableness song "Babae" by Inang Laya

References

External links