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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.
Si Melchora Aquino (Enero 6, 1812 – Pebrero 19, 1919) o Tandang Sora ay hindi nagkaroon ng pagkakataong mag-aral subalit kung pakikipagkapwa tao ang pag-uusapan ay nasa kanya na ang mga katangiang maaring ituro ng isang guro sa paaralan.
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.
Nov 7, 2018 · Although well past her eighties when the 1896 Revolution flared, Tandang Sora, risked both life and livelihood to clandestinely support the needs of the Katipunan. Through her generous spirit, Tandang Sora provided food, shelter, medicines, and motherly comfort for weary and injured Katipuneros.
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.
The rebels arrived at the house of Melchora Aquino, popularly called Tandang Sora, on August 24th. Since the general uprising was to commence on the 29th, it was planned to notify all the rebels from the surrounding towns of Manila of the simultaneous attack on the city at midnight of the same day.
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. When the revolution broke out in 1896, Aquino, at the age of 84, became a supporter of the Katipunan, providing them with rice and cattle for food. She also nursed Katipuneros who were wounded in battle. ADVERTISEMENT.
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…
The Tandang Sora National Shrine ( Filipino: Dambana ni Melchora (Tandang Sora) Aquino) is a national monument and memorial park in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is dedicated to Filipino revolutionary and centenarian, Melchora Aquino who is also known as "Tandang Sora".
