Antonio Luna was the fiery-tempered but brilliant

military strategist of Gen Aguinaldo. He was the

brother of the famous painter Juan Luna.
Antonio Luna studied Bachelor of Arts at
the Ateneo Municipal de Manila, studied pharmacy
at the Univerity of Santo Tomas, but finished it in
Barcelona, Spain. He obtained his Doctor of
Medicine at the Central University of Madrid, and
studied further in France and Belgium.
He wrote in La Solidaridad under the Nom de
Plume "Taga-Ilog" He also managed the paper La
Independencia.
In 1897, he was deported to Spain and
imprisoned in Carcel Modelo de Madrid. When he
was released, he studied military tactics. During
the Phil-Am war, he was made a general by
Aguinaldo. Because of his bravery, he was made
director of War on September 26, 1898. General
Luna became famous for bravery, unusual style of
fighting, and strict discipline. ( strict and dictator-
like )
At the age of 31, he was shot dead in
Cabanatuan in a treacherous attack led by a
disgruntled Filipino Sergeant.

Excerpts from Talambuhay ng mga Bayani by Rene

Alba
 When the Republic formed the Red Cross
Association, Luna requested that it "collect funds
with which to give small gifts to the soldiers
who were fighting in the lines." Moreover, he
invited the Red Cross Ladies to bring these gifts
to the soldiers themselves. He had two aims in
view:
 to build the soldiers' morale, and
 to enable the ladies "to give accurate reports
of the sufferings and necessities of the troops."
Consequently, Luna had the ladies carried by
train from San Fernando, Pampanga to the
frontlines. The effect was visibly excellent. Luna
said:
"If at that moment, the enemy attacked, there is
no doubt that they would have died first before
abandoning their posts!"

Set during the Philippine-American war, Heneral Luna follows the life of one of
Philippine history's most brilliant military men, General Antonio Luna, as he tries to lead
his countrymen against colonial masters new and old, and to rise above their own
raging disputes to fulfill the promise of the Philippine Revolution.

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