Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
OCTOBER 29, 1866
Antonio Luna de San Pedro y Novicio-Ancheta (October 29, 1866 – June 5, 1899), a pharmacist, writer and general, was born in Urbiztondo, Binondo, Manila.
He was an active member of the Propaganda Movement and wrote for La Solidaridad under the pen name Taga-Ilog.
Antonio, like his brother Juan, did not join the Katipunan because they believed in reforms, not in a revolution. However, the brothers were accused and arrested as revolutionaries in 1896.
Luna joined the 2nd phase of the revolution and became a general in Emilio Aguinaldo’s army.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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