Thirteen Martyrs of Bagumbayan
Filipinos executed by the Spanish authorities in 1897
The Thirteen Martyrs of Bagumbayan (Spanish: Trece mártires de Bagumbayan) were Filipino patriots in the Philippines who were executed by musketry on January 11, 1897, for cooperating with the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution against Spain.
The Martyrs
Jose M. Dizon – was a Filipino patriot who was among those who founded the Katipunan that sparked the Philippine Revolution. Dizon was born in Binondo, Manila. In April 1892, he was inducted into the freemasonic lodge founded by Pedro Serrano Laktaw. That same year, he founded the lodge Taliba in Trozo (present part masangkay street corner mayhaligue street of Tondo District 2), Manila and served as its venerable master. He was also among the officers of the grand regional council that included Apolinario Mabini.
Domingo Franco – Born in Mambusao, Capiz, Franco was the third among the six children of Juan Franco and Ciriaca Tuason. His father worked as procurador judicial, or solicitor, in the local justice of the peace court. He kept in his care the documents of the La Liga Filipina as ordered by Jose Rizal.
Numeriano Adriano – A reformist, Adriano was one of those executed by the Spaniards soon after the revolution in 1896 broke out.
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