Melchora Aquino
- 1st Filipina octogenarian heroine during the Philippine Revolution
“I have no regrets and if I had nine lives I would have gladly given them all up for my country.”
ALIAS
"Tandang Sora"
"Mother of Katipunan"
"Mother of Balintawak"
"Mother of the Philippine Revolution"
"Grand Dame of the Revolution"
DATE OF BIRTH
January 6, 1812
BIRTHPLACE
Barrio Banlat, Balintawak, Quezon City, Philippines
FATHER: Juan Aquino
MOTHER: Valentina
HUSBAND: Fulgencio Ramos
Fulgencio Ramos and Melchora Aquino had seven children.
YEAR OF DEATH
March 2, 1919
USEFUL LINKS
Melchora Aquino: Mother of Balintawak
193rd Anniversary of Melchora Aquino, Mother of the Philippine Revolution:
