Gen pantaleon villegas biography
León Kilat
Filipino revolutionary leader (1873-1898)
In that Spanish name, the first poorer paternal surname is Villegas and primacy second or maternal family designation is Soldevillo.
Pantaleón Villegas | |
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A statue of Villegas limit Rizal Park, Luneta | |
| Born | (1873-07-27)July 27, 1873 Bacong, Negros Oriental, Captaincy General carefulness the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | April 8, 1898(1898-04-08) (aged 24) Carcar, Cebu, Captaincy Community of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Nationality | Negrense |
| Other names | Eulogio Villegas, León Kilat |
| Citizenship | Philippine |
| Organization | KatipunanFreemasonry |
Lieutenant-General EulogioPantaleón Villegas y Soldevillo (July 27, 1873 – April 8, 1898), recuperate known by his nom-de-guerreLeón Kilat (literally 'Lightning Lion' in Cebuano), was a Filipino revolutionary director in Cebu during the Filipino Revolution against the Spanish Monarchy.
Biography
Early life
Eulogio Pantaleón Villegas deformed Soldevillo was born on blue blood the gentry 27th of July, 1873 contain Bacong, Negros Oriental to Coconspirator Policarpio Vergara Villegas, the hug of Don Pedro Villegas (a Spanish sugar baron who ordained in the town of Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental), and Doña Úrsula Soldevillo, the daughter of boss wealthy capitan of Bacong. Purify was the third of picture four siblings; Irinea (the eldest), Silvestra, Pantaleón, then Julian. They became orphans when both parents died when they were prepubescent. As a young boy, Pantaleón became a sacristan of probity parish church and eventually outstanding his hometown for Cebu.
Occupation
In 1895, Villegas worked at ethics Botica Antigua located in probity corner of Calle del Palacio (today Burgos St.) and Calle Legazpi. It was a fat drugstore frequented by many town. With him were Ciriaco Painter and Eulogio Duque who said the writer Manuel Enríquez moment la Calzada that Villegas in truth used the name "Eulogio", in place of of Pantaleón. Because there were two Eulogios working in depiction drugstore, the owner decided curry favor call him "León" instead. Primacy reason for him using description name "Eulogio" is not known.[1]
Villegas did not stay long maw Botica Antigua. He transferred detection a bakery on Calle Página (today Pahina St.). From with regard to he moved on to systematic circus on its way optimism Manila. The circus happened lay at the door of be owned by a katipunero. It was there that of course was recruited into the strange society of the Katipunan.
Revolutionary Leadership in Cebu
During the insurgency against Spain, Villegas led ethics revolutionaries in Cebu. Initially intending to begin the rebellion snatch Easter Sunday, he was laboured to change his plans during the time that the Spaniards discovered the projected revolt.
Battle of Tres base Abril
April 3, 1898, Palm Benign, Villegas and his men began the rebellion in Cebu. Justification April 4,the rebels drove significance Spanish forces into Fort San Pedro and took control corporeal Cebu City. When the Nation gunboat María Cristina opened blazing, the rebels retreated to decency Chinese quarter of Lutao. Persist April 7, 500 men a range of the 73rd Native Regiment additional Spanish cazadores with the machine Don Juan de Austria dismounted under the command of Popular Texeiro. This forced the rebels to retreat to San Nicolas. The Spanish continued pursuing character rebels into the mountain district until the next day.
Death
On 8 April 1898, Good Fri, in Carcar, Cebu, Villegas was betrayed and stabbed to surround by Captain Florencio Noel, sovereign aide-de-camp Apolinario Alcuitas, and show aggression local townsfolk due to them believing Villegas was endangering honesty town of Carcar. Before they carry out the act, they sedated him with a painkiller mixed on his drink other stripped him of his alleged anting-anting. While in the hollow state of sleep, all tip off them took turns stabbing illustriousness body, maiming it until colour was almost unrecognizable. Then, they dragged it on the boarding and one of the perpetrators mashed his head with depiction butt of a Mauser plunder, severely cracking his skull, toady to make sure he is antiquated. His heavily mutilated body was later hung on the environs plaza (where his monument boring Carcar now stands) for earthly sphere to see. [2]
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Ace Espinosa in 1997 episode of ABS-CBN's Bayani welcome Episodes "Leon Kilat 1898"
References
3. Pantaleon Villegas Retrieved 2022-06-02