Veterans and sons of the revolution, it was donated to kilats family some years later the tragic death of the hero. Max limpags pantaleon villegas, the man behind the mythical leon kilat gives us. Not enough has been done to remember pantaleon villegas, a. Pantaleon was baptized on month day 1866, at baptism place. It is composed of the mainland province and apo island which is a favorite of local and foreign divers. As a tribute, on july 25, 26, and 27, 2019, palm grass will release videos on leon kilat filmed at his birthplace in bacong, negros oriental. He found work in cebu city in a drugstore as a baker but was recruited by the katipunan in manila and appointed to head the cebu chapter. Apolinario alcuitas the man who killed leon kilat philippine. One of the most tragic events to have happened during the revolution concerns the untimely demise of katipunan leader pantaleon villegas, better known as leon kilat. Jun 12, 2019 the book a short history of cebu and the antispanish revolution in cebu written by dionisio sy, narrates the sewing of the flag by the three cebuanas mentioned earlier. California had the highest population of villegas families in 1880. The villegas family name was found in the usa, and the uk between 1880 and 1920. The man who was expected by the locals was pantaleon villegas or more popularly known as leon kilat. A mystical figure shrouded with stories about his feats and fearlessness in battles and all the more epitomized by his controversial assassination in carcar, a town south of cebu, leon kilat was sent to cebu by katipuneros in.
Pantaleon villegas, the man behind the mythical leon kilat. His grandfather was pedro villegas, a native of spain. We hope you will participate on the villegas forums, it is a great place to find or post information on villegas genealogy and is completely free to participate. List of filipino generals in the philippine revolution and. The story and history of saint pantaleon the story and history of saint pantaleon. The history of pantaleon originates from a unknown background. The 24year old revolutionary whose real name is pantaleon soldi villegas was not from cebu but from the neighbouring town of bacong, negros oriental. His grandfather was don pedro villegas, a native of spain, and dorotea, a daughter of a capitan of bacong. Pantaleon villegas leon kilat, a native of bacong, negros oriental, headed the katipunan in cebu. Sy, cebus foremost chronicler of the new century, narrated in his book a short history of cebu 15001890s and the. One of his successors, arcadio maxilom, is a prominent general in the liberalization of cebu. Jul 27, 2019 how well do we know our cebu hero, leon kilat. The history of altruism kindle edition by villegas.
He was born in bacong, negros oriental, to don policarpio villegas and dona ursula soldi. He was born in bacong, negros oriental, to don policarpio villegas and dona. Pantaleon y las visitadoras by mario vargas llosa, paperback. Villegas, according to justimbaste, was known for his bravery. Pantaleon villegas aka leon kilat, was executed on the 8th of april, 1898 in carcar, cebu. Other military officials field officers colonel felipe salvador commander of santa iglesia. Cebuanos arent the only ones who should be proud of cebu. The book a short history of cebu and the antispanish revolution in cebu. Who is pantaleon villegas and what is his important role in the history of carcar during the revolution.
In 1880 there were 7 pantaleon families living in pennsylvania. According to the story written by vicente alcoseba, padre francisco. Bisaya project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. Jan 06, 2012 little did leon kilat and his men know that something was afoot in carcar. New book on leon kilat palm grass the cebu heritage hotel. The new iloilo city hymn was composed and arranged by professor arne lubasan, a music teacher at the university of san agustin conservatory of music, who won the hymnwriting contest held during the iloilo citys 73rd charter day celebration last year.
The heroes of negros oriental during the spanish era. But then the mode of history can at best tell us only half the truth about him. Lieutenantgeneral pantaleon villegas y soldi july 27, 1873 april 8, 1898 better known as. This page was last edited on september 2019, at 17. Sugbo is believed to have been owned by cebuano revolutionary leader pantaleon leon kilat villegas. Loco in the badlands by pedro villegas, paperback barnes. In 1880 there were 10 villegas families living in california. Affiliation here refers to support of political fractions or individuals in the katipunan movement. Max limpags pantaleon villegas, the man behind the mythical leon kilat gives us good view of leon kilats great contribution to cebus revolution. Apr 23, 2016 a page from the past the entry in the carcar churchs book of deaths showing leon kilat pantaleon villegas, identified as an insurecto and an indio died on april 7, 1898. The book was written by a team of acclaimed mexican history scholars, each of whom wrote a section of the book. Pantaleon villegas was a native of bacong, negros oriental. Pantaleon villegas 1884 pantaleon villegas in mexico, baptisms, 15601950 pantaleon villegas was born on month day 1884, to remigio villegas and espiridiana gonzalez.
The province which is boot shaped on the map is on the eastern side of negros island, thus the name negros oriental which means east of negros island. Pantaleon espinosa was born to pantaleon espinosa and manuela aguirre. A native of negros oriental, villegas was commissioned by emilio aguinaldo to lead the planned revolt in cebu on good friday on april 8, 1898. The untold story of leon kilat and cebus revolution in 1898 at the wayback machine archived october 26, 2009. Bandoleros, outlawed guerrillas of the philippineamerican war, 19031907. Ang kwentong eto ay tungkol sa anting anting ni general pantaleon villegas leon kilat ang revolutionary leader ng cebu. In sys book, it also states that the flag was delivered by a baking ricardo to a courier in punta princesa so that it would be sent to sudlon, the fortress of the kkk.
Leon kilat was an almost mythical figure in the cebu revolution relatives in his hometown in bacong, negros oriental said he would use his handkerchief like a magic carpet and quickly go to other. Not all the books recall how he captured the god of his enemies by mimicking. Apr 08, 2012 pantaleon villegas known as leon kilat led the successful april 3, 1898 uprising against the spanish government in cebu, city by early morning thursday, april 7, unknown to katipuneros, the cruiser don juan austria chartered merchant steamer churruca arrived from manila. The three cebuanas who sewed the first philippine flag in cebu cebupedia clarence paul oaminal the freeman. Historical facts obviously omitted or deliberately hidden in our school history books source. Pantaleon villegas leon kilat, a native of bacong, negros oriental, headed the. Vicente alcoseba, in his book ang kamatayon ni leon kilat, recounts the reaction of kabkad.
His grandfather was don pedro villegas, a native of spain, and dorotea, a daughter. Pantaleon was baptized on month day 1884, at baptism place. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He was born in bacong, negros oriental, to don policarpio villegas and dona ursulasoldi. These are but a few of the numerous famous personalities weve come to associate with the word traitor. The text is often densely written, as you might suspect, and it sometimes focuses on the motivations of events rather than the events themselves. After selling more than 100,000 copies in its previous editions, this mill. Sy, cebus foremost chronicler of the new century, narrated in his book a short history of cebu 15001890s and the antispanish revolution in cebu how leon kilat the leading. Pantaleon villegas philippine history unsung heroes of the. Most stories of cebus uprising against the spaniards revolve around lapulapu, pantaleon villegas leon kilat, arcadio maxilom tan cadio, among other cebuano katipuneros. My history lessons back in the elementary and high school years discussed the trials and triumphs of rizal, bonifacio, aguinaldo, del pilar, silang and aquino, it never mentioned the name leon kilat or pantaleon villegas.
Juan montoya cottomwinslow, margaret, villegas, benjamin, salazar, helena, rense, paige on. Pantaleon villegas y soldi july 27, 1873 april 8, 1898 better known as leon kilatlightning leon in cebuano, was a revolutionary leader in cebu during the philippine revolution against spain. The history of altruism kindle edition by villegas, robert. Lapulapu don pantaleon villegas y solde more popularly known as leon kilat. Pantaleon villegas who led the 1898 cebu revolution against spain was born on july 27, 1873. Pantaleon alvares historical records and family trees. Lieutenantgeneral pantaleon villegas y soldi july 27, 1873 april 8, 1898 better known as leon kilat lightning lion in cebuano, was a revolutionary leader in cebu during the philippine revolution against spain. If anything, one suspects much has been done to sweep him under the rug of history. Browse for all the origins, histories, and meanings of pantaleon and almost 2,000,000 other surnames. Cebu, philippines most stories of cebus uprising against the spaniards revolve around lapulapu, pantaleon villegas leon kilat, arcadio maxilom tan cadio, among other cebuano katipuneros. He is cofounder of the journalism startup innopub media. Pantaleon villegas historical records and family trees. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Meaning of pantaleon last name surname family name pantaleon.
Pantaleon villegas known as leon kilat led the successful april 3, 1898 uprising against the spanish government in cebu, city by early morning thursday, april 7, unknown to katipuneros, the cruiser don juan austria chartered merchant steamer churruca arrived from manila. He must overcome government corruption, racism, and a professional assassin before his cover is blown. Pantaleon, also known as panteleimon or panteleon, was born in c275 at nicomedia bithynia, a roman province of turkey in the northwest of asia minor. History rebornthe federal republic of the visayas by. Early history of the villegas family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our villegas research.
This was about 88% of all the recorded pantaleon s in the usa. A native of negros oriental, villegas was commissioned by emilio aguinaldo to lead the. For those not familiar with our own local history, april 3, 1898 is when cebuano patriots under pantaleon villegas, more wellknown. Iloilo city council has declared himno sang dakbanwa sang iloilo as the official iloilo city hymn via resolution no. My maternal grandmother, filomena alesna, was from carcar, and so growing up we used to visit carcar. Aug 16, 2005 it was during my research on events that i found accounts on the life of pantaleon leon kilat villegas, the leader of the revolution here in cebu. Who is pantaleon villegas and what is his important role. With the three centuries of contact with the spanish empire via mexico and the united states, the islands today share a culture 11 tied to the sea 12 later developed from an admixture of indigenous lowland visayans, han chinese, indian. To celebrate his 146th birthday, palm grass the cebu heritage hotel presents the second short video on leon kilat in the words of his descendants. We have collected some of the best resources from across the web to do research on villegas history, villegas ancestory, and villegas family connections. The pantaleon family name was found in the usa, and canada between 1880 and 1920. The life and death of general pantaleon villegas leon kilat. The rise and fall of the federal republic of the visayas.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the history of altruism. Another 27 words 2 lines of text covering the years 1210, 1286, 1275 and 1872 are included under the topic early pantaleon history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Juan climaco julio llorente pantaleon del rosario saturnino echavez general enrique. Jul 27, 2016 this handkerchief on display in museo sugbo is believed to have been owned by cebuano revolutionary leader pantaleon leon kilat villegas.
April 8, 1898 the death of pantaleon villegas leon kilat. Tags cebu news, cebu history, leonkilat, pantaleon villegas, revolutionincebu, tresdeabril. From wikipilipinas, there was a certain pantaleon villegas, a revolutionary leader from negros. That was when i was commissioned by the cebu provincial government and the university of san carlos to write the history of tudela, the town where my late father tiyong was born. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Villegas was born on july 27, 1873, in bacong, negros oriental, to don policarpio villegas and doia ursula soldi. Max is a journalist and blogger based in cebu city, philippines. The monument to the revolutionary heroleon kilat gen. Jul 26, 2019 why was cebu hero leon kilat so fearless. He went to cebu and worked for a drug store and later a bakery. Pantaleon leon kilat villegas, of bacong, negros oriental as directed. He was born in bacong, negros oriental, to don policarpio villegas. The spanishamerican war the spanishamerican war broke out on april 25, 1898. Leon kilat, then only 24 years old, led the cebuano katipuneros in attacking the spaniards during the famous battle of.
The visayas became part of the spanish colony of the philippines and the history of the visayans became intertwined with the history of the philippines. He was a younger contemporary or successor of the grecobactrian king demetrius, and is sometimes believed to have been his brother andor subking. Pennsylvania had the highest population of pantaleon families in 1880. It has 3 congressional districts, 3 cities and 22 municipalities. The death of leon kilat, pantaleon villegas mycebu. In the three days following the uprising, cebus katipuneros roamed the streets of the city, hunting down their enemies, those who failed to flee to. With the three centuries of contact with the spanish empire via mexico and the united states, the islands today share a culture 11 tied to the sea 12 later developed from an admixture of. The most pantaleon families were found in the usa in 1920. Some of the heroes descendants have now organized themselves into the visayan heroes and revolutionaries descendants association.
This handkerchief on display in museo sugbo is believed to have been owned by cebuano revolutionary leader pantaleon leon kilat villegas. Leon kilat was born in bacon, oriental on july 27, 1873. The most comprehensive account on the activities of leon kilat is the website leon kilat and the cebu revolt by former the freeman editor emil justimbaste. Leon kilat is also a name of a street in cebu city in honor of pantaleon villegas leon kilat for his great contribution to cebu history. Leon kilat pantaleon villegas flag by leoncio guilberto villegas 111 nov 11, 2016 6. Spanish civil war filipino involement by weqhkvww apr 23, 2020. Early history of the pantaleon family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our pantaleon research. Anyway, these splits are all to common, often overlooked in our history books. It was then that i learn to value not only colon street but also other notable streets in cebu such as c. He was sent to cebu to lead the local katipunan, carrying with him a letter of appointment signed by general emilio aguinaldo. Loco in the badlands is inspired by the true case files of pedro villegas. The most villegas families were found in the usa in 1920. He was a great doctor during the joint reigns of two roman emperors.
History cebuanos who sewed the first philippine flag. Pantaleon espinosa historical records and family trees. Rizal, in the carcar version, clutches a book in his left hand. President of the malolos republic general and commanderinchief of the philippine republican army field marshal. General francisco makabulos established a provincial revolutionary government with a constitution written by him. Another 4 words 10 lines of text covering the years 1271 and 1700 are included under the topic early villegas history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Pantaleon alvares, 1868 1934 pantaleon alvares 1868 1934 pantaleon alvares was born on month day 1868, at birth place, to gertrudes alvares and refugia alvares born marin. Leon kilat, according to the myth that surrounded him years after his death, was said to possess amulets that made him almost invincible. Miguel malvar who was the last revolutionary general to surrender to the americans in 1902.
It is bounded to the east by the municipality of magsaysay and the province of agusan del norte, to the south by bukidnon. Nov 10, 2018 cebuano revolution flag under pantaleon villegas even if it is described as. The quality of the writing, therefore, varies from chapter to chapter. Pantaleon villegas, also known as leon kilat, was not born in cebu hes originally from bacong, negros oriental, but his heroism is not something that cebuanos should forget. This was about 37% of all the recorded villegas s in the usa. Pantaleon villegas stands at the approach to carcar,cebu towns civic plaza.
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