Gen. Crispulo Aguinaldo Dies In Battle

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):

MARCH 24, 1897

Gen. Crispulo Aguinaldo, the older brother of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo was killed in the Battle of Pasong Santol. 

He offered to take his sibling's place in leading the Philippine Army in the battlefield so Emilio can take his oath as president. 

A month before his death, he killed in hand to hand combat Gen. Antonio Zabala, the commander of the Spanish forces in Dasmariñas, Cavite. 

The Battle of Pasong Santol, was part of an all-out campaign by interim Spanish Gov. Gen. Jose de Lachambre to recapture Cavite after their loss in the Battles of Binakayan and Dalahican.

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Marcela Marcelo Falls In Battle

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

MARCH 21, 1897

A heroine of the Philippine Revolution, Marcela Marcelo (1869-1897) of Malibay is killed in the Battle of Pasong Santol in Imus, Cavite. 

Also known as Selang Bagsik and Henerala Sela, she was a woman of great courage. 

Feared by the Spaniards, she led her platoon to battle against the enemy with just a bolo in her hand.

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