Maria Josefa Gabriela Silang 1723–1763
Location:
Imelda Garden and Park, Santa, Ilocos Sur
Category:
Personages
Type: Biographical marker
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1963
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
MARIA JOSEFA GABRIELA SILANG
1723–1763
IN THIS MUNICIPALITY OF SANTA, BARRIO CANNIOGAN, ILOCOS SUR, WAS BORN MARIA JOSEFA GABRIELA SILANG CA. 1723. WIFE OF DIEGO SILANG, LEADER OF THE ILOCOS REVOLT, SHE CONTINUED WITH THE UPRISING AFTER HIS ASSASSINATION. SHE WAS LATER CAPTURED BY THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES AND EXECUTED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1763. SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN TO LEAD A REVOLT IN THE PHILIPPINES.
