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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.
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.
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.
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.
