By: Prof. Penn Tulabing Larena AB,BSEE,CPS,MPA
Don Deigo de la Rosa de la Vina shaped the beginnings of the municipality, “Valle hermoso” when he saw the beautiful valley. In 1881, Don Diego de la Viña came from Negros Occidental in search of territories to conquer. The land he saw a top the mountains was the wilderness called Bagawines. Bukidnons, known to be unfriendly aboriginals inhabited the area. However, de la Viña sought the tribal chief, named Ka Saniko and truck barter.For lands on coastal Bagawines, de la Viña offered wondrous articles from Iloilo, such as fine canes, well-crafted bolos and colorful patadyongs. Ka Saniko then moved further to Pinokawan. De la Viña with a number of Bukidnons cleared the land and constructed his residence, a casa tribunal and a chapel. In less than five years they transformed the valley into a hacienda of sugar cane, tobacco, coconut, rice and corn.
He called it the “beautiful valley,” Vallehermoso. De la Viva bought, bartered and did everything else possible to enlarge his landholdings until it stretched from Molobolo on the boundary of Guihulngan, north to Macapso on the boundary of San Carlos and west to the slopes of Canlaon where he pastured his cattle and horses. He opened a road to Negros Occidental, which paved the way for his historic involvement in the local revolution against Spain. Don Diego de la Viña was an illustrado being born from a Spanish-Chinese parentage. He grew up in Binondo, Manila but went to Basque, Asturias in Spain to earn his Bachelor’s degree in Arts. Upon his return to Manila, he married a “Tagala” with whom he had four children. He brought them with him when he settled in Negros. Endowed with a pioneering spirit he searched for a place where he could establish a residence and fulfill his dream to carve out fortune. When he resided in Bagawines, he influenced the way of life of the bukidnons.
They became civilized and tempered their warring tendencies. He inculcated to the bukudnona the love of work and the idea of religion. He frowned on laziness. In the hacienda that De la Viña established, unemployment was not known. His work in the plantation made him physically strong and spiritually active. When his wife died, he remarried Narcisca Geopano an Ilongga from the landed Geopano Clan. He sired three children with his second wife. It was in the last quarter of 1898 when Don Diego de la Viña became involved in the revolution. His brother, Dr. Jose de la Viña was one of the delegates to the Macolos Congress. Dr. de la Viña regularly informed Don Diego of the latest development of the Republic government under Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. Gen. Aguinaldo duly commissioned Don Diego de la Viña with the rank of General de Brigada, Commandante del Ejercito Filipino, Provincia de Negros Oriental. His son was also commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the Infantry. He secretly trained his peasants how to handle a rifle. He turned their plowshares into bolos, “pinuti, “talibong”, “bahi”, spears and lances. Soon more and more men joined the group of de la Viña. He was soon around riding on a big white spotted horse during the “revolucionario”. De la Viña became known as the “Tigulang or the Grand Old Man”. He was considered a “cacique”, for he had the say in all appointments. He became the judge of local conflicts and designed the improvements for the place
Gen. Pantaleon Villegas Pantaleón Villegas y Soldi (July 27, 1873 – April 8, 1898) better known as León Kilat ("Lightning León" in Cebuan), was a revolutionary leader in Cebu during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. He was born in Bacong, Negros Oriental, to Don Policarpio Villegas and Doña Úrsula Soldi. His grandfather was Don Pedro Villegas, a native of Spain, and Dorotea, a daughter of a capitán of Bacong.In 1895, he worked at Botica Antigua located in the corner of Calle del Palacio and Calle Legazpi (Burgos and Legazpi). It was a well-known drugstore frequented by many Cebuans. With him were Ciriaco Murillo and Eulogio Duque who told the writer Manuel Enríquez de la Calzada that Pantaleón actually used the name "Eulogio", instead of Pantaleón. Because there were two Eulogios working in the drugstore, the German owner had to call him instead "León". Why he used the name "Eulogio" was not known.Villegas did not stay long at Botica Antigua.
He transferred to a bakery in Pahina (Fagina). From there he moved on to a circus owned by Tagalogs on their way to Manila. The circus happened to be owned by a katipunero. It was there that he was recruited into the secret council of the Katipunan. During the rebellion against Spain, Kilat led the revolutionaries in Cebu. Initially intending to begin the rebellion on Easter Sunday, he was forced to change his plans when the Spaniards discovered the planned revolt. Kilat and his men began the rebellion in Cebu on Palm Sunday, April 3, 1898. He was, however, betrayed and murdered on Good Friday, April 8, 1898, in Carcar, Cebu. He was stabbed to death by his own aide-de-camp, Apolinario Alcuitas. The town of Bacong in Negros Oriental has honored Villegas with a statue erected in the town plaza in 1926. On July 27, 2008, the 135th anniversary of Villegas' birth, the Philippine National Historical Institute turned over a historical marker in honor of Villegas to local and provincial officials in his hometown
Gen. Demetrio Larena A Political Hero of Negros Revolution ,Revolutionary and former Governor of Negros Oriental (East Negros), a province on Negros Island in the Philippines. He was governor of Negros Oriental from 1901 until 1906. Larena was instrumental in the establishment of Silliman University in Dumaguete City. The Cantonal Republic of Negros was established with Larena as its Presidente from November 27, 1898 until March 4, 1899 when the Negros revolutionaries surrendered to the United States General James Francis Smith. The government lasted for three months and four days. Larena invested public funds to construct schools, encourage enrollment,freedom of religion and increase the literacy rate of his constituents
Piyo Banogon was a Filipino soldier in the Negros Revolution against Spain and in the Philippine-American War. He assumed command of the La Libertad revolutionary forces. He joined the group of Don Diego de la Viña in 1898
Gen. Sergio Lopez Sinco Son of Don Escolastico G. Sinco and Saturnina Lopez of Ioilo , eldest brother to Maria Paz, and Coloma Sinco . was a Filipino general who served during the Philippine Revolution and subsequently during the Philippine Spanish American War. He assumed command of the Bais revolutionary forces. He joined the group of Don Diego de la Viña in 1898
Gen. Felipe Tayko Leader of the revolutionaries from Siaton and leader of insurgents of Southern Negros,he later became The Governor of Negros Oriental and delegate to the Philippine Assembly during the American Period
Ambrosio Somoza A Patriot of the Negros Revolution and Republic of Negros. The envoy of the revolution and Capitan Municipal of Manjuyod in 1898
Teniente Cornelio Yapsutco A patriot of the revolution and his house ( LOCSIN HOUSE ) the meeting place for the organization of the new revolutionary government.
Meliton Larena Military chief of the South and first town Mayor of Dumaguete and organized the guerrilla of Dumaguete during Spanish Era
Miguel Patero Delegate of development of the Provisional Revolutionary Government and the lead of the guerrilla movement of San Jose and Sibulan during Negros Oriental for Negros Oriental Republic Assembly
Ramon Teves Pastor Patriot, Orator ,Sugar Planter and Vice Presidente del Congreso ,congress of Deputies Negros Republic. One of the leaders of the Revolutionary Movement in Dumaguete
Pedro Teves He became a delegate of Agriculture and Commerce of the Negros Republic . Politician and labor leader; Considered as the Father of Negrense Socialism
Dr. Jose R. de la Vina M.D. was one of the delegates to the Malolos Congress and the delegate of Justice and food supply for the revolutionary forces during Negros Revolution. Filipino physician, writer, and active member of the Negros Republic
Gen. Juan Araneta On November 5, 1898, (Cinco de Noviembre) a messenger from Talisay brought news that the revolutionaries and the cazadores were already engaged in skirmishes. At about 1:00 in the afternoon, the revolutionary forces in Bago started marching toward Bacolod. They had only three firearms among them: a Remington rifle, a Mauser rifle, and a shotgun. General Araneta, who led the rebel forces, told his men to cut nipa stems or pagong, and to shoulder these as if these were rifles. In case they contact with each other, the password was to be utod (brother) in Hiligaynon. The Spanish authorities in Bacolod, who saw the rebels marching toward the town, thought that they wanted to surrender their arms. Surprised, the Spaniards were advised by the rebels to surrender in order to avert bloodshed. The Spaniards readily agreed. It was only when Bacolod was already in the hands of the rebels, that the Spanish reinforcements from Iloilo arrived
Don Vicente Ozoa He became chairman of the Congress of Deputies of the Revolutionary government of Negros Oriental 1899
Ciriaco G. Olladas An active member of the Katipunan of Don Deigo de la Rosa de la Vina . A political support of the Negros Republic
Esperidion Villegas Deputados of Guilhulngan and chairman of the Katipunan movement sa Negros Norte
Cirilo Olladas Hermoso A Revolutionary Hero and Supply Officer of the Katipunan movement sa Negros Norte
Laureano Mongocpa Flores Delegate of Treasury, Taxes and Property of the Negros Oriental Republic . Negrense Writer of local newspaper during the revolution.
Regino Apostal Sub-Secretary of Negros revolutionaries Government , He was the editor of the La revolution, the newspaper of the Reform Movement in Negros.
Francisco Leytoria Secretary of Negros revolutionaries Government
Gen. Anecito Ledesma Lacson (April 17, 1857 in Molo, Iloilo, Philippines – February 3, 1931 in Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines) was a Filipino, revolutionary general, sugar baron and businessman. He is notable for leading the Negros Revolution along with Juan Araneta, and for being the President of the short-lived Republic of Negros. The Cantonal Republic of Negros was established with Aniceto Lacson as its President from November 27, 1898 until March 4, 1899 when the Negros revolutionaries surrendered to the United States General James Francis Smith. The government lasted for three months and four days.
Simeon Lizares Delegate of Government during the Negros Revolution and Sugar Planter
Eusebio Ruiz de Luzuriaga Delegate of War of Negros Republic , Col. Eusebio Ruiz de Luzuriaga The first LUZURIAGA in the Philippines was Col. Eusebio R. de Luzuriaga, a colonel in the Spanish army during the Carlist regime. Rather than stay in Spain after the defeat of the Carlist regime in the civil war wherein Queen Isabel II was restored to the throne (she later abdicated in favor of her son Alfonso XII), Col. Eusebio R. de Luzuriaga together with other champions of the Carlists regime chose to exile themselves from Spain. Col. Eusebio R. de Luzuriaga settled in Bacolod, Negros Occidental in 1840 to become a farmer and establish his roots permanently in the Philippines.
Silverio Serion He was recognized as a son of the Revolution
Manuel Abilla had another son named Manuel Abella y Regulo who was left in Spain and who died as a soldier during the Cuban war.
Manuel Pastor Pastor was a signatory to the ratification of a constitution for a new government in the wake of Spanish defeat. He joined the Cuban Revolution.
Antonio Ledesma Jayme (July 24, 1854 - October 19, 1937) was a Filipino lawyer, revolutionary, provincial governor and Asemblyman. Antonio L. Jayme was born on July 24, 1854 in what is now the district of Jaro, Iloilo City. He was the eldest of seven children of Aguedo Gamboa Jayme and the former Sabina Lopez Ledesma. Jayme's family migrated to Silay City, Negros Occidental when he was still young. This occurred during a time when the Chinese mestizos of Jaro and Molo in Panay Island were forced to search for better business opportunities aside from Iloilo's declining textile industry, brought about by cheap imports from mainland China. The promise of great reward afforded by the high price of world sugar constituted this preoccupation among Jaro's businessmen to settle in nearby Negros Island.Like the rest of the wave of immigrants, the Jaymes pursued sugar-based agriculture and transformed a tract of land into an hacienda or plantation. Lt. Maximiano Correa, commanding the Spanish garrison, had ten Spanish cazadores (Spanish, literally, "hunters") and seven Filipino civil guards.
Women in History during Negros Revolution
Narcisca Geopano de la Vina The Mother of the Negros Revolution and the second wife of Don Deigo de la Rosa de la Vina
Josefina Villacampa Rubio Larena The fiscal of the group of women in the Negros Revolution and dubbed as the daughter of the Negros Revolution Rosario Lopez a scion of the wealthy hacendero Lopez clan of Negros, donated firearms to the revolutionary cause
Brigida Gomez Baena Burgos Haciendera and the Treasurer of la Asociacion de Negrense for the Revolution
Tomasa Gomez Baena Burgos Haciendera and the Secretary of la Asociacion de Negrense for the Revolution
Ramona Ramos Gonzalez Haciendera and the confidant of the women group of the REVOLUTION
Nicolasa Elena Gomez Vicente Haciendera and the nurse of the women group of the REVOLUTION
Don Deigo de la Rosa de la Vina shaped the beginnings of the municipality, “Valle hermoso” when he saw the beautiful valley. In 1881, Don Diego de la Viña came from Negros Occidental in search of territories to conquer. The land he saw a top the mountains was the wilderness called Bagawines. Bukidnons, known to be unfriendly aboriginals inhabited the area. However, de la Viña sought the tribal chief, named Ka Saniko and truck barter.For lands on coastal Bagawines, de la Viña offered wondrous articles from Iloilo, such as fine canes, well-crafted bolos and colorful patadyongs. Ka Saniko then moved further to Pinokawan. De la Viña with a number of Bukidnons cleared the land and constructed his residence, a casa tribunal and a chapel. In less than five years they transformed the valley into a hacienda of sugar cane, tobacco, coconut, rice and corn.
He called it the “beautiful valley,” Vallehermoso. De la Viva bought, bartered and did everything else possible to enlarge his landholdings until it stretched from Molobolo on the boundary of Guihulngan, north to Macapso on the boundary of San Carlos and west to the slopes of Canlaon where he pastured his cattle and horses. He opened a road to Negros Occidental, which paved the way for his historic involvement in the local revolution against Spain. Don Diego de la Viña was an illustrado being born from a Spanish-Chinese parentage. He grew up in Binondo, Manila but went to Basque, Asturias in Spain to earn his Bachelor’s degree in Arts. Upon his return to Manila, he married a “Tagala” with whom he had four children. He brought them with him when he settled in Negros. Endowed with a pioneering spirit he searched for a place where he could establish a residence and fulfill his dream to carve out fortune. When he resided in Bagawines, he influenced the way of life of the bukidnons.
They became civilized and tempered their warring tendencies. He inculcated to the bukudnona the love of work and the idea of religion. He frowned on laziness. In the hacienda that De la Viña established, unemployment was not known. His work in the plantation made him physically strong and spiritually active. When his wife died, he remarried Narcisca Geopano an Ilongga from the landed Geopano Clan. He sired three children with his second wife. It was in the last quarter of 1898 when Don Diego de la Viña became involved in the revolution. His brother, Dr. Jose de la Viña was one of the delegates to the Macolos Congress. Dr. de la Viña regularly informed Don Diego of the latest development of the Republic government under Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. Gen. Aguinaldo duly commissioned Don Diego de la Viña with the rank of General de Brigada, Commandante del Ejercito Filipino, Provincia de Negros Oriental. His son was also commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the Infantry. He secretly trained his peasants how to handle a rifle. He turned their plowshares into bolos, “pinuti, “talibong”, “bahi”, spears and lances. Soon more and more men joined the group of de la Viña. He was soon around riding on a big white spotted horse during the “revolucionario”. De la Viña became known as the “Tigulang or the Grand Old Man”. He was considered a “cacique”, for he had the say in all appointments. He became the judge of local conflicts and designed the improvements for the place
Gen. Pantaleon Villegas Pantaleón Villegas y Soldi (July 27, 1873 – April 8, 1898) better known as León Kilat ("Lightning León" in Cebuan), was a revolutionary leader in Cebu during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. He was born in Bacong, Negros Oriental, to Don Policarpio Villegas and Doña Úrsula Soldi. His grandfather was Don Pedro Villegas, a native of Spain, and Dorotea, a daughter of a capitán of Bacong.In 1895, he worked at Botica Antigua located in the corner of Calle del Palacio and Calle Legazpi (Burgos and Legazpi). It was a well-known drugstore frequented by many Cebuans. With him were Ciriaco Murillo and Eulogio Duque who told the writer Manuel Enríquez de la Calzada that Pantaleón actually used the name "Eulogio", instead of Pantaleón. Because there were two Eulogios working in the drugstore, the German owner had to call him instead "León". Why he used the name "Eulogio" was not known.Villegas did not stay long at Botica Antigua.
He transferred to a bakery in Pahina (Fagina). From there he moved on to a circus owned by Tagalogs on their way to Manila. The circus happened to be owned by a katipunero. It was there that he was recruited into the secret council of the Katipunan. During the rebellion against Spain, Kilat led the revolutionaries in Cebu. Initially intending to begin the rebellion on Easter Sunday, he was forced to change his plans when the Spaniards discovered the planned revolt. Kilat and his men began the rebellion in Cebu on Palm Sunday, April 3, 1898. He was, however, betrayed and murdered on Good Friday, April 8, 1898, in Carcar, Cebu. He was stabbed to death by his own aide-de-camp, Apolinario Alcuitas. The town of Bacong in Negros Oriental has honored Villegas with a statue erected in the town plaza in 1926. On July 27, 2008, the 135th anniversary of Villegas' birth, the Philippine National Historical Institute turned over a historical marker in honor of Villegas to local and provincial officials in his hometown
Gen. Demetrio Larena A Political Hero of Negros Revolution ,Revolutionary and former Governor of Negros Oriental (East Negros), a province on Negros Island in the Philippines. He was governor of Negros Oriental from 1901 until 1906. Larena was instrumental in the establishment of Silliman University in Dumaguete City. The Cantonal Republic of Negros was established with Larena as its Presidente from November 27, 1898 until March 4, 1899 when the Negros revolutionaries surrendered to the United States General James Francis Smith. The government lasted for three months and four days. Larena invested public funds to construct schools, encourage enrollment,freedom of religion and increase the literacy rate of his constituents
Piyo Banogon was a Filipino soldier in the Negros Revolution against Spain and in the Philippine-American War. He assumed command of the La Libertad revolutionary forces. He joined the group of Don Diego de la Viña in 1898
Gen. Sergio Lopez Sinco Son of Don Escolastico G. Sinco and Saturnina Lopez of Ioilo , eldest brother to Maria Paz, and Coloma Sinco . was a Filipino general who served during the Philippine Revolution and subsequently during the Philippine Spanish American War. He assumed command of the Bais revolutionary forces. He joined the group of Don Diego de la Viña in 1898
Gen. Felipe Tayko Leader of the revolutionaries from Siaton and leader of insurgents of Southern Negros,he later became The Governor of Negros Oriental and delegate to the Philippine Assembly during the American Period
Ambrosio Somoza A Patriot of the Negros Revolution and Republic of Negros. The envoy of the revolution and Capitan Municipal of Manjuyod in 1898
Teniente Cornelio Yapsutco A patriot of the revolution and his house ( LOCSIN HOUSE ) the meeting place for the organization of the new revolutionary government.
Don. Tan Bindo Regis Villanueva, Villanueva was a Chinese Filipino politician , pioneer Sugar Planter and patriot of Negros Revolution
Col. Hermenegildo Teves Villanueva (September 25, 1876 – after 1936) was a Filipino politician, revolutionary and sugar baron. He served as Senator from the eighth senatorial district from 1919 to 1931, and Governor of Negros Oriental from 1931 to 1937. Bindoy was the delegate of Agriculture for the Negros Revolution
Pedro Tapia Patriot and one of the pillars of the Negros revolutionary Movement
Luis Rotea Military chief of the North. Writer and revolutionary leader of Tanjay
Juan Saavedra Political Adviser and Political Hero during the Spanish, the brain of the Negros Republic, editing committee of the Negros Cantonal Constitution
Col. Hermenegildo Teves Villanueva (September 25, 1876 – after 1936) was a Filipino politician, revolutionary and sugar baron. He served as Senator from the eighth senatorial district from 1919 to 1931, and Governor of Negros Oriental from 1931 to 1937. Bindoy was the delegate of Agriculture for the Negros Revolution
Pedro Tapia Patriot and one of the pillars of the Negros revolutionary Movement
Luis Rotea Military chief of the North. Writer and revolutionary leader of Tanjay
Juan Saavedra Political Adviser and Political Hero during the Spanish, the brain of the Negros Republic, editing committee of the Negros Cantonal Constitution
Meliton Larena Military chief of the South and first town Mayor of Dumaguete and organized the guerrilla of Dumaguete during Spanish Era
Miguel Patero Delegate of development of the Provisional Revolutionary Government and the lead of the guerrilla movement of San Jose and Sibulan during Negros Oriental for Negros Oriental Republic Assembly
Ramon Teves Pastor Patriot, Orator ,Sugar Planter and Vice Presidente del Congreso ,congress of Deputies Negros Republic. One of the leaders of the Revolutionary Movement in Dumaguete
Pedro Teves He became a delegate of Agriculture and Commerce of the Negros Republic . Politician and labor leader; Considered as the Father of Negrense Socialism
Dr. Jose R. de la Vina M.D. was one of the delegates to the Malolos Congress and the delegate of Justice and food supply for the revolutionary forces during Negros Revolution. Filipino physician, writer, and active member of the Negros Republic
Gen. Juan Araneta On November 5, 1898, (Cinco de Noviembre) a messenger from Talisay brought news that the revolutionaries and the cazadores were already engaged in skirmishes. At about 1:00 in the afternoon, the revolutionary forces in Bago started marching toward Bacolod. They had only three firearms among them: a Remington rifle, a Mauser rifle, and a shotgun. General Araneta, who led the rebel forces, told his men to cut nipa stems or pagong, and to shoulder these as if these were rifles. In case they contact with each other, the password was to be utod (brother) in Hiligaynon. The Spanish authorities in Bacolod, who saw the rebels marching toward the town, thought that they wanted to surrender their arms. Surprised, the Spaniards were advised by the rebels to surrender in order to avert bloodshed. The Spaniards readily agreed. It was only when Bacolod was already in the hands of the rebels, that the Spanish reinforcements from Iloilo arrived
Don Vicente Ozoa He became chairman of the Congress of Deputies of the Revolutionary government of Negros Oriental 1899
Ciriaco G. Olladas An active member of the Katipunan of Don Deigo de la Rosa de la Vina . A political support of the Negros Republic
Esperidion Villegas Deputados of Guilhulngan and chairman of the Katipunan movement sa Negros Norte
Cirilo Olladas Hermoso A Revolutionary Hero and Supply Officer of the Katipunan movement sa Negros Norte
Laureano Mongocpa Flores Delegate of Treasury, Taxes and Property of the Negros Oriental Republic . Negrense Writer of local newspaper during the revolution.
Regino Apostal Sub-Secretary of Negros revolutionaries Government , He was the editor of the La revolution, the newspaper of the Reform Movement in Negros.
Francisco Leytoria Secretary of Negros revolutionaries Government
Gen. Anecito Ledesma Lacson (April 17, 1857 in Molo, Iloilo, Philippines – February 3, 1931 in Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines) was a Filipino, revolutionary general, sugar baron and businessman. He is notable for leading the Negros Revolution along with Juan Araneta, and for being the President of the short-lived Republic of Negros. The Cantonal Republic of Negros was established with Aniceto Lacson as its President from November 27, 1898 until March 4, 1899 when the Negros revolutionaries surrendered to the United States General James Francis Smith. The government lasted for three months and four days.
Simeon Lizares Delegate of Government during the Negros Revolution and Sugar Planter
Eusebio Ruiz de Luzuriaga Delegate of War of Negros Republic , Col. Eusebio Ruiz de Luzuriaga The first LUZURIAGA in the Philippines was Col. Eusebio R. de Luzuriaga, a colonel in the Spanish army during the Carlist regime. Rather than stay in Spain after the defeat of the Carlist regime in the civil war wherein Queen Isabel II was restored to the throne (she later abdicated in favor of her son Alfonso XII), Col. Eusebio R. de Luzuriaga together with other champions of the Carlists regime chose to exile themselves from Spain. Col. Eusebio R. de Luzuriaga settled in Bacolod, Negros Occidental in 1840 to become a farmer and establish his roots permanently in the Philippines.
Silverio Serion He was recognized as a son of the Revolution
Manuel Abilla had another son named Manuel Abella y Regulo who was left in Spain and who died as a soldier during the Cuban war.
Manuel Pastor Pastor was a signatory to the ratification of a constitution for a new government in the wake of Spanish defeat. He joined the Cuban Revolution.
Antonio Ledesma Jayme (July 24, 1854 - October 19, 1937) was a Filipino lawyer, revolutionary, provincial governor and Asemblyman. Antonio L. Jayme was born on July 24, 1854 in what is now the district of Jaro, Iloilo City. He was the eldest of seven children of Aguedo Gamboa Jayme and the former Sabina Lopez Ledesma. Jayme's family migrated to Silay City, Negros Occidental when he was still young. This occurred during a time when the Chinese mestizos of Jaro and Molo in Panay Island were forced to search for better business opportunities aside from Iloilo's declining textile industry, brought about by cheap imports from mainland China. The promise of great reward afforded by the high price of world sugar constituted this preoccupation among Jaro's businessmen to settle in nearby Negros Island.Like the rest of the wave of immigrants, the Jaymes pursued sugar-based agriculture and transformed a tract of land into an hacienda or plantation. Lt. Maximiano Correa, commanding the Spanish garrison, had ten Spanish cazadores (Spanish, literally, "hunters") and seven Filipino civil guards.
Women in History during Negros Revolution
Narcisca Geopano de la Vina The Mother of the Negros Revolution and the second wife of Don Deigo de la Rosa de la Vina
Josefina Villacampa Rubio Larena The fiscal of the group of women in the Negros Revolution and dubbed as the daughter of the Negros Revolution Rosario Lopez a scion of the wealthy hacendero Lopez clan of Negros, donated firearms to the revolutionary cause
Brigida Gomez Baena Burgos Haciendera and the Treasurer of la Asociacion de Negrense for the Revolution
Tomasa Gomez Baena Burgos Haciendera and the Secretary of la Asociacion de Negrense for the Revolution
Ramona Ramos Gonzalez Haciendera and the confidant of the women group of the REVOLUTION
Nicolasa Elena Gomez Vicente Haciendera and the nurse of the women group of the REVOLUTION
Aleja Pinili Teves
Organized the la liga Negrense during Negros Revolution
Aurora Teves Pastor Larena Haciendera and the confidant la liga Negrense
Agustina Macahig –Tayko Vice President la liga Negrense during Negros Revolution
Carmen Villacampa Rubio Saavedra The Haciendera and political adviser of the women in the revolution and one of the influence women during the outburst of Philippine Revolution in Negros
Maria Villacampa Rubio Montenegro she was a medicine woman who stitched the wounded and cured the sick during the Negros Revolution.
World War II Heroes
Jack de Silva A Portuguese Filipino and active member of the underground movement and activist during the War
Jesus Chi Jesus Chi- Leader of the Dumaguete Underground Movement during the Japanese Era
Henry Roy Bell He started and organized the guerrilla organization in the mountains
Eng. Eduardo J. Blanco Provincial Engineer of Negros Oriental , the leader of the underground movement of Negros Oriental Col. Placido Ausejo Comdr. 75th Infantry, 7th medical group Col Salvador Abcede Negros Guerrilla Commander Tanseing Dy A member of the underground movement of Negros Oriental and Dumaguete
Lorenzo Cimafranca When World War II broke out on December 7,1941,he was a young man then enjoying his studies at Silliman University.Lorenzo learned of the resistance movement being organized in the mountains through the late Major Juan Dominado who invited him to join the guerrillas.Ensong detailed in the Intelligence section under Lt.Dominado and was immediately assigned to the occupied area in Dumaguete City.His task was to gather information regarding Japanese Troop movements to secure medical and office supplies.On one of these occasions,He was assigned to deliver two letters one letter from Dr. Robert Silliman ( sent thru the Atty Rodrigo Tugade) for the late Ambassador Jose M.Romero and another letter from Lt. Dominado for Engineer Eduardo Blanco,complete set of blue prints covering in detail the lay out of the Dumaguete airfield. Their was a time that the Resistance Movement will go to their house to met with the group.One afternoon as he approached Eng. Blanco’s house,He saw Engineer Jovenal Somoza ( Blanco’s assistant) that was the last time he saw Somoza alive ( Cimafranca recalled). One Cloudy and rainy afternoon this plan was placed inside the iron bars of his bicycle rolled map covered with manila paper rolled the map as small as he could tightened as small as possible it with a rubber band which he brought along,and inserted the map into the bar of the bike.Then put back the seat. Blanco was happy before he left,and told him that in three day’s time,if everything went well one time he pass by the Blanco’s house biking without showing the faintest recognition although there was a sort of smile on his lips that was the last time I saw him alive ( Cimafranca recalled). Quitin Limquiaco A member of the underground movement of Negros Oriental and Dumaguete
Dr. Ramon F. Ponce de leon Dr. Ponce de Leon served as medical director of the SUMC. Pioneer in Philippine Red Cross and War Doctor in Negros Oriental ,who helped thousand wounded soldiers .War Doctor of Dumaguete and Mabinay
Federico Ridad Head of G. Company and Guerrilla movement of San Jose Lucio Ridad First guerrilla unit in Amlan Dr. Rodrigo Tugade Food Administrator during the War
Eng. Jovenal Villanueva Somoza Assistant Provincial Engineer of Negros Oriental , the member of the underground movement of Negros Oriental
Laloy Pinili Pastor Civil Hero and he was tortured by the Japanese Soldiers in the ruins of Silliman Church
Women of World War II
Ines de la Vina Serion Female Empowerment and First female Mayor of the Philippines 1937 to Mayor 20 1942 , Nov. 1945- July 1946 Francisca Villegas Mayor of Vallehermoso 1952-1955 and who helped the guerrilla movement during the War
Hernmigilda Flores Gloria Bueno War Nurse and who helped the thousand of wounded soldiers
Natividad de la Vina Bautista Iron lady of Canlaon ,who helped feed the guerrilla movement during the War
Asuncion Alviola Cunanan War Nurse and first lieutenant of the War
Post Liberation Heroes
Scout Jose Fermin “Jojo” Magbanua, one of the 24 Filipino boy scouts and scouters who perished on July 28, 1963, a Sunday, when a United Arab Airlines plane plunged into the sea off the coast of Bombay, India, killing all the 24 members of the Philippine contingent to the 11th World Jamboree in Marathon, Greece. He was 14 years old. Magbanua represented Troop 37 of the Silliman University High School and the Negros Oriental-Siquijor Boy Scounts Council in the jamboree. He was the only Visayan delegate
Prof . Amador Dagudag Teacher Hero who killed during the national election in the Martial Law
Aurora Teves Pastor Larena Haciendera and the confidant la liga Negrense
Agustina Macahig –Tayko Vice President la liga Negrense during Negros Revolution
Carmen Villacampa Rubio Saavedra The Haciendera and political adviser of the women in the revolution and one of the influence women during the outburst of Philippine Revolution in Negros
Maria Villacampa Rubio Montenegro she was a medicine woman who stitched the wounded and cured the sick during the Negros Revolution.
World War II Heroes
Jack de Silva A Portuguese Filipino and active member of the underground movement and activist during the War
Jesus Chi Jesus Chi- Leader of the Dumaguete Underground Movement during the Japanese Era
Henry Roy Bell He started and organized the guerrilla organization in the mountains
Eng. Eduardo J. Blanco Provincial Engineer of Negros Oriental , the leader of the underground movement of Negros Oriental Col. Placido Ausejo Comdr. 75th Infantry, 7th medical group Col Salvador Abcede Negros Guerrilla Commander Tanseing Dy A member of the underground movement of Negros Oriental and Dumaguete
Lorenzo Cimafranca When World War II broke out on December 7,1941,he was a young man then enjoying his studies at Silliman University.Lorenzo learned of the resistance movement being organized in the mountains through the late Major Juan Dominado who invited him to join the guerrillas.Ensong detailed in the Intelligence section under Lt.Dominado and was immediately assigned to the occupied area in Dumaguete City.His task was to gather information regarding Japanese Troop movements to secure medical and office supplies.On one of these occasions,He was assigned to deliver two letters one letter from Dr. Robert Silliman ( sent thru the Atty Rodrigo Tugade) for the late Ambassador Jose M.Romero and another letter from Lt. Dominado for Engineer Eduardo Blanco,complete set of blue prints covering in detail the lay out of the Dumaguete airfield. Their was a time that the Resistance Movement will go to their house to met with the group.One afternoon as he approached Eng. Blanco’s house,He saw Engineer Jovenal Somoza ( Blanco’s assistant) that was the last time he saw Somoza alive ( Cimafranca recalled). One Cloudy and rainy afternoon this plan was placed inside the iron bars of his bicycle rolled map covered with manila paper rolled the map as small as he could tightened as small as possible it with a rubber band which he brought along,and inserted the map into the bar of the bike.Then put back the seat. Blanco was happy before he left,and told him that in three day’s time,if everything went well one time he pass by the Blanco’s house biking without showing the faintest recognition although there was a sort of smile on his lips that was the last time I saw him alive ( Cimafranca recalled). Quitin Limquiaco A member of the underground movement of Negros Oriental and Dumaguete
Dr. Ramon F. Ponce de leon Dr. Ponce de Leon served as medical director of the SUMC. Pioneer in Philippine Red Cross and War Doctor in Negros Oriental ,who helped thousand wounded soldiers .War Doctor of Dumaguete and Mabinay
Federico Ridad Head of G. Company and Guerrilla movement of San Jose Lucio Ridad First guerrilla unit in Amlan Dr. Rodrigo Tugade Food Administrator during the War
Eng. Jovenal Villanueva Somoza Assistant Provincial Engineer of Negros Oriental , the member of the underground movement of Negros Oriental
Laloy Pinili Pastor Civil Hero and he was tortured by the Japanese Soldiers in the ruins of Silliman Church
Women of World War II
Ines de la Vina Serion Female Empowerment and First female Mayor of the Philippines 1937 to Mayor 20 1942 , Nov. 1945- July 1946 Francisca Villegas Mayor of Vallehermoso 1952-1955 and who helped the guerrilla movement during the War
Hernmigilda Flores Gloria Bueno War Nurse and who helped the thousand of wounded soldiers
Natividad de la Vina Bautista Iron lady of Canlaon ,who helped feed the guerrilla movement during the War
Asuncion Alviola Cunanan War Nurse and first lieutenant of the War
Post Liberation Heroes
Scout Jose Fermin “Jojo” Magbanua, one of the 24 Filipino boy scouts and scouters who perished on July 28, 1963, a Sunday, when a United Arab Airlines plane plunged into the sea off the coast of Bombay, India, killing all the 24 members of the Philippine contingent to the 11th World Jamboree in Marathon, Greece. He was 14 years old. Magbanua represented Troop 37 of the Silliman University High School and the Negros Oriental-Siquijor Boy Scounts Council in the jamboree. He was the only Visayan delegate
Prof . Amador Dagudag Teacher Hero who killed during the national election in the Martial Law
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