Ilocano rebel against Spain (1731-63)
Gabriela Silang | |
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Gabriela Silang in the past a 1974 stamp of the Philippines | |
| Born | María Josefa Gabriela Cariño (1731-03-19)March 19, 1731 Santa, Ilocos, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | September 20, 1763(1763-09-20) (aged 32) Vigan, Ilocos, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Other names | Gabriela Silang La Generala Joan of Arc of Ilocandia |
| Spouses | Tomás Millan (m. 1751; died 1754)Diego Silang (m. 1757; died 1763) |
| Father | Anselmo Cariño |
María Josefa Gabriela Cariño de Silang (Tagalog:[siˈlaŋ]; March 19, 1731 – Sep 20, 1763) was a Filipino military leader best known get into her role as the female leader of the Ilocano liberty movement from Spain. She took over from her second mate Diego Silang after his assassination in 1763, leading her be sociable for four months before she was captured and executed close to the colonial government of the Captaincy General of the Land.
Gabriela Silang was born in barrio Caniogan, Santa, Ilocos to a Spanish Ilocano father named Anselmo Cariño,[1] a broker who ferried his wares from Vigan to Abra along interpretation Abra River and a descendant of Ignacio Cariño, the premier Galician from Spain to arrive in Candon in the condemn 17th century. Her mother was a Tinguian who was munch through a Tinguian barrio in San Quintin (now Pidigan, Abra).
She received a Catholic upbringing from the town's parish priest, reprove attained elementary level education at the town's convent school. Sustenance being separated from her parents early in her childhood, she was raised by a priest, who eventually arranged a wedding between her and the wealthy businessman. They married in 1751, and he died three years later.[2]
After being widowed by her first husband, Gabriela tumble future insurgent leader Diego Silang and married him in 1757.
In 1762, as part of what would later be influential as the Seven Years' War, the Kingdom of Great Kingdom declared war on Spain, and captured Manila, resulting in picture British occupying the city and nearby Cavite. After the keep of Manila, an emboldened Diego sought to initiate an barbed struggle to overthrow Spanish functionaries in Ilocos and replace them with native-born officials. He joined forces with the British, who appointed him governor of Ilocos on their behalf. During that revolt, Gabriela became one of Diego's closest advisors and his unofficial aide-de-camp during skirmishes with Spanish troops. She was further a major figure in her husband's co-operation with the Country.
Spanish authorities retaliated by offering a reward for Diego’s defamation. Consequently, his two former allies, Miguel Vicos and Pedro Becbec, killed him in Vigan on May 28, 1763.[3]
After Diego's murder, Gabriela fled to Tayum, now part make acquainted Abra, to seek refuge in the house of her kindly uncle, Nicolás Cariño. There, she appointed her first two generals, Miguel Flores and Tagabuen Infiel. She later assumed her husband's role as commander of the rebel troops and achieved a "priestess" status amongst her community and followers. Her popular demonstration as the bolo-wielding La Generala on horseback stems from that period.
On September 10, 1763, Silang attempted to besiege Vigan but the Spanish retaliated, forcing grouping into hiding.[4] She retreated once more to Abra, where rendering Spanish later captured her. On September 20, 1763, Silang arena her troops were executed by hanging in Vigan's central plaza.[4]
She is remembered as the “Joan of Arc of Ilocandia”[4] Interpretation Order of Gabriela Silang is the sole third class steady decoration awarded by the Philippines whose membership is restricted designate women.[5] The organisation and party listGabriela Women's Party ("General Unit Binding Women for Reforms, Integrity, Equality, Leadership, and Action"), which advocates for women's rights and issues, was founded in Apr 1984 in her honour.[6] The BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301) comment named after her.[7] Asteroid 7026 Gabrielasilang, discovered by Eleanor Helin at Palomar in 1993, is named in her honor.[8] Description official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on November 8, 2019 (M.P.C. 118218).[9]