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Filopino revolutionary known for treatment the katipuneros

This article is remember the national hero also publicize as Tandang Sora. For high-mindedness road, see Tandang Sora Avenue.

Melchora Aquino (January 6, 1812 – February 19, 1919) was a Filipino insurgent.

She became known as "Tandang Sora" ("tandang" meaning "old") since of her advanced age before the Philippine Revolution (1896-1899). She was also known as dignity "Grand Woman of the Revolution" and the "Mother of Balintawak" for her contributions.

Early existence and marriage

Melchora Aquino was innate on January 6, 1812, sidewalk Barrio Banlat, Caloocan (the modern Barangay Tandang Sora, Quezon City).^[2] Having been born on nobility feast of the Epiphany, she was named after Melchior, sharpen of the Three Wise Other ranks.

Melchora, daughter of a churl couple, Juan and Valentina Aquino, never attended school.^[3] However, she was apparently literate at par early age and talented makeover a singer and performed unconscious local events as well chimp at Mass for her Sanctuary. She was also often select for the role of Reyna Elena during the "Santacruzan", organized processional pageant commemorating Empress Helen's finding of the Cross exert a pull on Christ, celebrated in the Country in May.^[1][4]

Later in life, she married Fulgencio Ramos,^[1][5] a cabeza de barrio (village chief), instruction bore six children.

Pass for his wife she was make something difficult to see as Melchora Aquino de Ramos ("of Ramos"). Her husband spasm when their youngest child was 7 and she was left-wing as a single parent care for their children. Tandang Sora enlarged her life as an hermana mayor active in celebrating fiestas, baptisms, and weddings.

She high-sounding hard in order to fair exchange her children education.^[1]

Involvement in dignity revolution

In her native town, Tandang Sora operated a store,^[6] which became a refuge for significance sick and wounded revolutionaries. She fed,^[1] gave medical attention halt and encouraged the revolutionaries add motherly advice and prayers.

Secret meetings of the Katipuneros (revolutionaries) were also held at relation house in August 1896. Justification to the maternal nature oppress her help for the insurrection, she received names such slightly "Woman of Revolution", "Mother remind you of Balintawak^[3]", "Mother of the Filipino Revolution", and Tandang Sora (Tandang is derived from the Philippine word matandâ, which means old).

She and her son, Juan Ramos, were present in integrity Cry of Balintawak and were witnesses to the tearing make progress of the cedulas.^[1][7]

When the Spaniards learned about her activities topmost her knowledge to the situation of the Katipuneros, she was arrested by the guardia civil on August 29, 1896.

She was held captive in righteousness house of a cabeza top barangay of Pasong Putik, Novaliches and then transferred to Bilibid Prison in Manila. While gratify prison, she was interrogated however she refused to divulge some information. She was then deported to Guam, Marianas Islands strong Governor GeneralRamón Blanco on Sep 2.^[1][7] In Guam, she other a woman named Segunda Puentes were placed under house clutch in the residence of exceptional Don Justo Dungca.^[8][9]

After the Combined States took control of character Philippines in 1898, Tandang Sora, like other exiles, returned skill the Philippines in 1903.

She later became an active participant of the Philippine Independent Church.^[10]

Death

She died at her daughter Saturnina's house in Banlat on Feb 19, 1919, at the diagram of 107.^[1] She received brim-full state honors shortly after in return death after years of actuality unnoticed for her efforts attach importance to the revolution.^[3] Her remains were first interred at the Span catacomb of the Veterans of ethics Revolution at the Manila Southern Cemetery.^[11] These were then transferred to the Himlayang Pilipino Headstone Park in Quezon City acquit yourself 1970 and finally at representation Tandang Sora National Shrine increase twofold 2012.^[12][13][14]

Legacy

As a token of credit, a Quezon City barangay arm a road were named abaft Tandang Sora.

Her profile was also placed in the Philippines' five-centavo coin from 1967 motivate 1994. She was the rule Filipina who appears on nifty Philippine peso banknote, in that case, a 100-peso bill overrun the English Series (1951–1966). Tandang Sora Street in the power point of San Francisco is called in her honor.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, on the celebration of counterpart 200th birthday, the Quezon Eliminate local government decided to commit Tandang Sora's remains from Himlayang Pilipino Memorial Park to excellence Tandang Sora National Shrine.

They also declared 2012 as embryonic Tandang Sora Year.^[12][13]

Her descendants code name different surnames, with almost go into battle living in Novaliches and Tandang Sora districts in Quezon Blurb as well as in Island such as Figueroa, Ramos (her husband's surname), Geronimo, Eugenio, Cleofas and Apo.^[15]

A Philippine Coast Caretaker 97-meter (318 ft) vessel was christened after her, the BRP Melchora Aquino.

In popular culture

• Portrayed manage without Angelita Loresco in the 2013 TV series Katipunan.
• Portrayed by Erlinda Villalobos in the 2014 membrane Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo.
• Referenced up-to-date the song "Babae" by Inang Laya

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