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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.
Luna's death was publicly declared only by June 8, and a circular providing details of the event released by June 13. While investigations were supposedly made concerning Luna's death, not one person was convicted.
Aug 18, 2019 · As a result, Luna died not on the battlefields of the Philippine-American War, but he was assassinated on the streets of Cabanatuan. Fast Facts: Antonio Luna. Known For: Filipino Journalist, musician, pharmacist, chemist, and general in the fight for Philippine independence from the U.S.
On the plaza, in front of this building, formerly the Presidential Headquarters of the First Philippine Republic, General Antonio Luna and his aide Colonel Francisco Roman were assasinated in the afternoon of 5 June 1899, by members of General Emilio Aguinaldo's presidential guard.
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.
MANILA. June 13 —General Antonio Luna, one of the bitterest foes of the Americans in the Philippines, has been assassinated by order of Aguinaldo. Luna has recently found himself in opposition to the chiefs views, and has not only disobeyed orders, but at one time stopped Aguinaldo's Peace Commissioners while on the way to treat with the Americans.
Oct 27, 2021 · 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.
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. The government refused the offer either from lack of funds or lack of interest, and Mrs. Luna packed everything and returned to New York.
Sep 16, 2015 · Juan Luna, according to Dr. Luna, died of poisoning. He suspected foul play. Juan Luna’s corpse was cremated soon after necrological services were held in Hong Kong in December 1899 and that should cover the assassin’s trail—or maybe not.
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.
