MARIANO ALVAREZ (1831-1934)

Marino Avarez was one of the oldest leaders of the Philippine Revolution. Born on August 19,1831 (another source says March 15, 1818, which was improbable), Alvarez was 65 when the revolution broke out. He was older than General Licerio Topacio of Imus by eight years.

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PASCUAL ALVAREZ (1861-1923)

OF THE three famous Alvarez of Noveleta who became generals of the revolution – Mariano, Santiago, and Pascual – the last never had any formal education. The son of Sebastian Alvarez, a cochero (rig driver), and Juana de Jesus, a dressmaker, both natives of Noveleta, Cavite, Pascual Alvarez was a self-made man. When still a small tyke, Pascual was taken by his godfather, Maestro Luis, to Caridad, then an independent town before its incorporation into the municipality of Cavite (now Cavite City), where he somehow learned the rudiments of reading and writing. That was all. Pascual grew up into manhood and then returned to Noveleta.

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SEVERINO DE LAS ALAS (1851-1918)

A NOTED lawyer and educator, Severino de las Alas, the fourth regular delegate of Cavite to the Malolos Congress, was born on January 8, 1851, in Indang, Cavite, the son of illustrious parents, Eugenio de las Alas and Evarista Mojica.

After finishing his early education in his hometown, de las Alas continued studies in the Letran College in Manila where he obtained a Bachelor in Arts degree. He then transferred to the University of Sto. Tomas where he finished the law course.

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EMILIO AGUINALDO (1869-1964)

Only a full-length biography can do justice Emilio Aguinaldo, who liberated his county and people from more than three centuries of Spanish domination. His life spanned nearly one century – nine five years – doubtless he most significant period in the history of the Philippines.

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CRISPULO AGUINALDO (1836-1897)

Crispulo Aguinaldo, the elder brother of Emilio Aguinaldo, paid the supreme sacrifice so that the latter could take his oath as newly elected President of the revolutionary Government established in the Tejeros Convention, March 22, 1897. It was the costliest oath taking in the history of the Philippines.

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BALDOMERO AGUINALDO (1869 – 1915)

The first cousin of General Emilio Aguinaldo and his right hand man. General Baldomero Aguinaldo was the president of the Magdalo Council, which was established in Imus, Cavite. With Baldomero holding the top executive position, Emilio was free to concentrate his genius on the military effort to foil Spanish attempts to recapture Cavite from the Filipino revolutionists and eventually free the country from alien domination.

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Tribunal ng Bacoor, Cavite

Larawan ng Tribunal ng bayan ng Bacoor, Cavite. Tinataya na ang ito ay kinunan sa taong 1897 ng mabawi ng mga Espanyol ang lalawigan ng Cavite sa Unang Yugto ng Himagsikang Pilipino (1896-1897).