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In the days when women were expected to devote their time to their families and their homes, there lived an extraordinary woman called Gabriela Silang. Gabriela enjoyed a comfortable life and was contented doing ordinary things, but when called to fight for her oppressed fellowmen, she did not waver. Today, she is known as the famous woman general who fought the Spanish Army in the 1762 to 1763 rebellion in the province of Ilocos, taking over the crusade for freedom after the demise of her husband, Diego Silang.
Maria Josefa Gabriela Carino was born on March 19, 1731 in Caniogan, Santa, Ilocos Sur. Her father, a Christian of Spanish ancestry, was an Ilocano peasant from Santa. Her mother was an Itneg or...