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Melchora Aquino (January 6, 1812 – February 19, 1919) was a Filipino revolutionary. She became known as " Tandang Sora " ("tandang" meaning "old") because of her age during the Philippine Revolution . She was known as the "Grand Woman of the Revolution" and the "Mother of Balintawak" for her contributions.
Feb 1, 2016 · Melchora Aquino, the real name of Tandang Sora. Sora is short for Melchora, while Tandang is from matanda, the Tagalog word for 'old' - she was 84 years old.
Melchora Aquino, also known as Tandang Sora, sympathized with the rebels and let them use her store to hold meetings and to stock supplies and weapons. At first, her collaboration was not suspected because she was an old woman and considered harmless.
Apr 29, 2022 · Tandang Sora is the first Filipina to appear on a Philippine peso banknote, specifically the 100-peso bill (English Series) from 1951 to 1966. She was later demoted to a five-centavo coin from 1967 to 1992 and has never been featured again on any banknote or coin since then.
Jul 20, 2023 · MELCHORA AQUINO – Get to know more about the very fierce protector of the Katipunan Melchora Aquino (Tandang Sora). Melchora Aquino de Ramos lived from January 6, 1812, until February 19, 1919. Due to her advanced age during the Philippine Revolution, Aquino became known as “Tandang Sora” (or “Elder Sora”)
Aug 26, 2019 · Over 120 years ago on August 29, 1896, the Spaniards on suspicion of collaborating with Filipino rebels forcefully arrested Melchora Aquino at her home. She was 84 years old at the time. They were right, of course. But Melchora, affectionately called Tandang Sora, was a collaborator and never a member of the Katipunan.
Jan 5, 2012 · Known as the “Mother of the Philippine Revolution,” Melchora Aquino or Tandang Sora, was born on Jan. 6, 1812, in Caloocan, Rizal.
Aug 29, 2021 · MANILA – On this day and month in 1896, the 84-year-old revolutionary heroine "Tandang Sora," or Melchora Aquino in real life, was jailed by the Spanish government at the old Bilibid prisons in Manila for refusing to disclose the hiding place or places of "Katipunero" leader Andres Bonifacio and…
Melchora Aquino (Tandang Sora) One of our most famous heroine in Philippine history was born in Banilad, Caloocan on January 6, 1812. Melchora Aquino is better known as Tandang Sora, because she was already old when the revolution broke out in 1896.
Melchora Aquino de Ramos (January 6, 1812 – February 19, 1919) was a Filipina revolutionary who became known as "Tandang Sora" ("Elder Sora") because of her age during the Philippine Revolution. She was known as the "Grand Woman of the Revolution" and the "Mother of Balintawak" for her contributions.
