Gabriela Silang Executed (1763)
Tue Sep 20, 1763
Image: A portrait of Gabriela Silang on horseback, wielding a sword, unknown author [liberationnews.org]
Gabriela Silang was a Filipina anti-colonial revolutionary who led Ilocano rebels for 4 months after her husband's assassination. On this day in 1763, she was captured and executed by the colonial government of the Spanish East Indies.
Ilocanos are the third largest Filipino ethnolinguistic group that mostly reside within the Ilocos Region in northwestern Philippines.
After the capture of Manila by the British, Gabriela's husband Diego Silang sought to initiate an armed struggle to overthrow the Spanish functionaries in Ilocos and replace them with native-born officials. They cooperated with the British in this effort, who appointed Diego governor of the Ilocos region on their behalf.
Gabriela took over the reins of her husband's revolutionary movement after his assassination, leading the Ilocano rebels for four months before being captured and executed by the colonial government of the Spanish East Indies on September 20th, 1763.
- Date: 1763-09-20
- Learn More: en.wikipedia.org, liberationschool.org.
- Tags: #Assassinations, #Colonialism.
- Source: www.apeoplescalendar.org
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