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Antonio Narciso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta (Spanish: [anˈtonjo ˈluna]; October 29, 1866 – June 5, 1899) was a Filipino army general and a pharmacist who fought in the Philippine–American War before his assassination on June 5, 1899, at the age of 32. [1][2]
On June 5, 1899, General Antonio Luna was killed in the plaza of a rectory in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. Luna was to attend a council of war called by General Emilio Aguinaldo.
Jun 5, 2015 · Luna, together with his aide Col. Paco Roman, was killed. Luna suffered over 30 wounds from bolos, bayonets and bullets. A lesser man would have died instantly from half of his wounds, but the general was able to stagger out of the building, cursing his murderers, before falling lifeless on the church patio.
Sep 21, 2024 · Death of Antonio Luna On June 5, 1899, Antonio Luna went alone to the government headquarters to speak with President Aguinaldo but was met by one of his old enemies there instead—a man he had once disarmed for cowardice, who informed him that the meeting was canceled and Aguinaldo was out of town.
Jun 6, 2018 · It was on June 5, 1899, which had marked the assassination of General Antonio Luna, one of the greatest army generals of the Philippines. ...more.
Aug 14, 2024 · Revisiting Luna’s death on June 5, 1899, at the hands of Aguinaldo’s bodyguards in the church grounds of Cabanatuan was gut-wrenching. Physical examination revealed Luna had received over 31 (other accounts say 41) wounds from bullets and bolos, most of them mortal.
Sep 17, 2015 · Filipinos are told that his death on June 5, 1899, was a tragedy — that he was assassinated by soldiers from his own army. Why Luna died at the hands of his own countrymen is a fact that rankles Filipinos to this day. It resonates with the present also because it was an unsolved crime.
Sep 11, 2015 · When Andres Luna de San Pedro, son of Juan Luna, passed away in Manila in 1952, his American wife Grace offered to sell the paintings in his estate to the Philippine government.
Nov 26, 2018 · Luna died with more than 30 wounds. Including Spanish military paraphernalia captured by Luna and also coming from the Grace Luna de San Pedro estate, the controversial telegram will be auctioned off with a floor price of P500,000.
Oct 27, 2021 · MANILA, Philippines — The plaza where Filipino hero General Antonio Luna died in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija is now under renovation to preserve the general’s legacy to modern Filipinos.
