elchora Aquino, was

born to prosperous
farmer parents, Juan
Aquino and Valentina de aquno
on January 6, 1812 in barrio
Banlat, Caloocan, i!al " now
Banlat, Balintawa#, $ue!on
City%&
M
'opularly #nown as (andan)
*ora and +,other of the
'hilippine e-olution,. *he
learned to read and write while
she was youn)& A pretty youn)
lass, she was often called to pay
the role of eyna /lena in the
barrio santacru!an festi-al&
*he married one of her persistent
suitors, 0ul)encio amos, who
later become the cabe!a de
baran)ay "barrio captain%& 1n
marria)e they were blessed with
si2 children&
(he death of her husband almost
bro#e her spirit& 3rie-in), but
bra-e as a mother, ,elchora
played a dual role of a father and
a mother to her children& *he
undertoo# the mana)ement of the
farm and the other business
interests left her spouse& Coura)e,
industry, patience, and nobility4
these were the attributes that
sustained her durin) those tryin)
days&
0inally, on 0ebruary 25 , 1616, at
the a)e of 157 she died quietly in
Banlat the house of her dau)hter,
*aturnina& *he was interred in the
,ausoleum of the Veterans of the
'hilippine e-olution at 8a 8oma
Cemetery&

Works
and
Tandang
Sora
Conclusion
Why Melchora Aquino among others?
During the Spanish era, Filipinas are not
recognized. They are not prioritized to be
educated, they are taught to do household
chores and ho to be a housei!e. Many became
contented ith this scenario, but one stand out.
Melchora Aquino changed the image o! being a
Filipina.
She had the initiati"e to help her !ello Filipinos
ho re"olt !or the !reedom o! the #hilippines.
$"en though she %ne that her li!e ould be
endangered, she still too% the ris% and cured the
in&ured 'atipuneros. She as contented ith the
!act that she had supported the 'atipunan and
su(ered si) years o! lonely e)ile !or her
country*s !reedom.
She as a heroine that e"ery Filipina can be
proud o!. Tandang Sora symbolizes the true
essence o! being a Filipina.
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http+,,nesin!o.inquirer.net,-.../0,tandang1sora1birthplace1no1a1
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http+,,phil1heroes.s..com,heroes2data,maquino.htm
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Contrib
utions
n Au)ust 29, 1866,
Bonifacio and his men
arri-ed at the house of
,elchora Aquino& *he furnished the
#atipuneros with 155 ca-ans of rice
and 15 carabaos and other necessities
durin) the re-olution: she nursed those
who fell sic# or wounded&&
O
(he American )o-ernment later freed
and repatriated her& *he was 61 on
0ebruary 26, 1659 when she boarded
the *&*& ;ranus, to)ether with 76 other
e2iled patriots and returned to her
home in Banlat where she was warmly
and tearfully welcome by all the
-illa)ers, includin) her children and
)randchildren&

<urin) her last years, she li-ed in
obscurity in the hills of Balintawa#&
Bein) old to wor#, her sur-i-in)
children and their
families too# care of her& *he
declined material rewards from the
)o-ernment foe her patriotic ser-ices
and sacrifices& (o her, rewards did not
matter, despite the fact that she li-ed
in po-erty& *he was contented with
the fact that she had supported the
=atipunan and suffered si2 years of
lonely e2ile for her country>s
freedom&
Recog
nition
he birthplace of
'hilippine e-olution
heroine ,elchora Aquino
is now an officially declared
national shrine by -irtue of a
resolution of the ?ational
@istorical Commission of the
'hilippines&
T
A historical mar#er was un-eiled
*aturday mornin) at the heroine>s
birthplace and tomb on Banlat
oad in (andan) *ora as a
testament to her bra-ery and
#indness&
Aith the ?@C'>s declaration,
$ue!on City now has two national
historical shrines B the (andan)
*ora shrine and the $ue!on
,emorial *hrine where 'resident
,anuel 8& $ue!on>s remains are
entombed&
$ue!on City ,ayor @erbert
Bautista recei-ed the historical
mar#er from the ?@C' on behalf
of the city )o-ernment, which
announced its yearClon)
celebration of (andan) *ora>s
255th birth anni-ersary&
Vice ,ayor Joy Belmonte, chair of
(as# 0orce (andan) *ora, said the
declaration was in support of the
yearClon) festi-ities, which be)an
on Jan& 6 which the reinterment of
the heroine>s remains in Banlat&
?@C' chairperson <r& ,aria
*erena 1& <io#no led the mar#er>s
un-eilin) with Bautista, Belmonte,
and (andan) *ora>s descendants as
witnesses&
(he $ue!on City Council earlier
declared the year 2512 as
(andan) *ora Dear throu)h
Erdinance ?o& *'C2562, *C2511&
(he $ue!on City )o-ernment has
lined up proFects by which to
remember and celebrate (andan)
*ora>s lon) life, such as a
documentary, a tra-elin) photo
e2hibit and a 3awad (andan) *ora
award for outstandin) women in
the community&