5. was a Filipino Nationalist, novelist,
poet, ophthalmologist, journalist,
and revolutionary. He is widely
considered the greatest national
hero of the Philippines. He was the
author of Noli Me Tangere,
El Filibusterismo, and a number
of poems and essays. He was
executed on December 30, 1896
by a squad of Filipino soldiers of
the Spanish Army
6. was a Filipino and revolutionary. He is
oftencalled "the father of the Philippine
Revolution". He was a founder and later
Supremo ("supreme leader") of the Katipunan
movementwhich sought the independence
of the Philippoines from Spanish colonial rule
and started the Philippine revolution.
He is considered a de factonational hero
of the Philippines and is also considered by
some Filipino historians to be the first
President, butofficially he is not recognized
as such.
7. was one of the youngest generals
in the Philippine Revolutionary Forces
during the Philippine Revolution and
the Philippine-American war.
He is most known for his role and
death at the Battle of the Tirad Pass.
Because of his youth, he was
called the "Boy General.”
8. is officially considered the First
President of the Philippines (1899-1901)
and led Philippine forces first against
Spain in the latter part of the Philippine
Revolution (1896-1897), and then in
the Spanish-American war (1898),
and finally against the United States
during the Philippine-American war
(1899-1901). He was captured in
1901 and went into exile on Guam,
finally returning to the Philippines
decades later.
9. Was a Filipino Revolutionary
And lawyer who served as its first
prime minister until May 1899.
In Philippine history texts, he is
often referred to as "the Sublime
Paralytic", and as "the Brains of
the Revolution." To his enemies
and detractors, he is referred to
as the "Dark Chamber of the
President.“