Gabriela Silang was the first Filipino woman to lead a revolt during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

GABRIELA SILANG

Silang was of Spanish and Ilocano descent. She was adopted by a wealthy businessman who later married her at the age of 20, but left after three years. In 1757, she married again, this time to 27-year-old indigenous Ilocano rebel leader, Diego Silang.

She became a major figure in her husband's collaboration with the British and the brief expulsion of Spanish officials from Vigan, Ilocos Sur during the British occupation of the Philippines.

In May 1763, her husband was assassinated. After her husband's death, she fled to the mountains of Abra to establish her headquarters and reassemble her troops. She led the group for four months before she was captured and executed.

19 March 1731

to 29 September 1763