11/07/2015
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DEDICATION:
To the humankind of the past, whose way of love
and kind of valor shaped every nation's history of courage.
And to all the people of the world, who may know how to hate,
and may learn how to conquer, but still will see
the beauty of the gift of life.
Dedicated to all the patriots
in the revolutionary battle
''Siege of Baler'',
the Spaniards,
Lt. Colonel Simon Ocampo Tecson,
and General Emilio Aguinaldo.
By Crescenciana Cruz Ticzon,2016.
"SIEGE OF BALER"
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TECSON HOUSE: SIMON TECSON
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[SAN MIGUEL,BULACAN]
The house where Malolos Constitution was ratified.[First Philippine Constitution].
Simon Tecson and his cousin ***Emiliano Tecson were some of the signatories in the
ratification of the first Philippine Constitution.
Tecson House -- The house of: Simon Tecson.
[Colonel Simon Ocampo Tecson] - The revolutionary field officer in the battle:
SIEGE OF BALER.
The battle lasted for almost one year in Baler,Quezon.
It marked the end of global colonization of *Spain.
The Spanish people were not taken as ''Prisoners of War'' but sent back to Spain.
The day is now observed as:
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((( Philippine Spanish Friendship Day ))):
June 30 every year.
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''LOS ULTIMOS DE FILIPINAS''
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Historical group during the revolution - People from Spain when they arrived in *Barcelona,Spain.
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SIMON TECSON:
Source:
NCCA - NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS
Quennie Ann J. Palafox
History Reasercher II
March 25, 2013
Simon Tecson was born on February 5, 1861 in San Miguel de Mayumo (now called San Miguel), Bulacan to parents Tiburcio Tecson and Paula Ocampo. He was the second child among four siblings. Simon Tecson married Tomasa Mossesgeld Santiago, the only daughter of the wealthy landlord, Simon Bautista Santiago, of San Miguel de Mayumo.
Like thousands of other Filipinos desiring independence from Spain, Tecson joined the Katipunan when he found himself one time in Manila. When the Revolution broke out, he joined the fighting in Bulacan. In June 1897, he was appointed brigadier-general of Bulacan at the Mt. Puray Assembly.
From Cavite, General Emilio Aguinaldo transferred the revolutionary government to Biak-na-Bato, a barrio of San Miguel de Mayumo. On November 1, 1897, Isabelo Artacho and Felix Ferrer wrote a constitution for this Biak-na-Bato Republic. Tecson who at this time had become close to Aguinaldo, was chosen to be one of the signatories of the Constitution.
Towards the end of 1897, a truce in the fighting was agreed upon by both Spaniards and Filipinos. Aguinaldo agreed to go on voluntary exile to Hong Kong together with some of his friends and allies. However, Tecson did not join Aguinaldo in Hong Kong.
When Aguinaldo returned to the Philippines in May 1898, Tecson offered his services to Aguinaldo’s revolutionary army. Aguinaldo gave Tecson the rank of colonel and appointed him second in command of the 4th zone comprising the towns of San Rafael, San Miguel and San Ildefonso, Bulacan. Maintaining the peace and order of Bulacan as well as the province of Nueva Ecija became his major task.
However, Tecson would be most remembered for the event that would be later on called the Siege of Baler.
Baler is a small town located on the eastern coast of Luzon, part of the jurisdiction of the District of El Principe. In June of 1898, the Spanish forces holding Baler continued to resist whereas most of the other towns had already surrendered to Aguinaldo’s forces. Captain Enrique de las Morenas was in charge of the defense of Baler. For fear of attack, he ordered his men to seek refuge inside the church of Baler on June 27, 1898. Providing themselves with arms, ammunition and food, the Spaniards turned the church into a formidable fortress.
Aguinaldo’s forces led by Teodorico Novicio Luna surrounded the church on the following day. They demanded the surrender of the Spaniards, informing them that Manila had already fallen into the hands of the Filipinos, and that Spanish forces in other parts of the country had already capitulated. However, the Spaniards refused to surrender, not believing what the Filipinos told them.
In response, Teodorico Novicio Luna’s troops bombed the church with several rounds of cannon fire. However, the church was able to withstand repeated cannon fire due to its thick walls. Next, the Filipinos sent newspapers detailing the fall of Manila to demoralize the Spaniards and eventually to convince them to surrender. Capt. De las Morenas destroyed the newspapers in the hope that his men do not lose heart. In another occasion, two Franciscan priests, Fray Juan Lopez and Fray Felix Minaya, were sent to the church with the aim of convincing the Spaniards to surrender. However, the two friars sided with the Spaniards and decided to stay in the church with them.
As the days and weeks passed by, provisions started to run out inside the church. Moreover, the Spanish defenders had become sick with beriberi, scurvy, and dysentery, fatally reducing their number. Captain de las Morenas died on November 22, 1898, leaving to 2nd Lieutenant Saturnino Martin Cerezo command of the garrison.
Towards the end of May 1899, Governor General Diego de los Rios sent an emissary to Lt. Cerezo to make him and his men surrender to the Filipinos. After reading the Spanish newspaper El Imparcial, Cerezo concluded that there was no more reason to fight. The said newspaper reported that Spain had already ceded the Philippines to the United States. For Cerezo, there was, therefore, no need to fight since the Philippines did not belong to Spain anymore.
The end of the Siege of Baler occurred on June 2, 1899. Lt. Cerezo and his aides went outside of the church to negotiate the terms of surrender. Representing Aguinaldo and the newly-established Philippine Republic was Col. Simon Tecson. Lt. Cerezo proposed to Col. Tecson that the Spanish troops would not be treated as prisoners of war. This was agreeable to Col. Tecson so that thereafter he, together with Maj. Nemesio Bartolome, signed the agreement for the Filipinos. Martin Cerezo signed together with Vigil Quiñones for the Spaniards. With the terms of surrender completed, the rest of the Spanish troops marched out of the church with their weapons while Filipino troops lined up the pathway. Out of the more than 50 soldiers who sought refuge in the church of Baler before the siege, only 35 survived.
The Siege of Baler represents the culmination of the more than three hundred-year hostility between Filipinos and Spaniards. It ended in forgiveness and reconciliation. This event is made even more memorable through the passage of Republic Act No. 9187 on February 5, 2003 calling for the celebration of Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day every June 30. The historic Siege of Baler honors the Filipino and Spanish heroes who fought and died for their principles.
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Simon Tecson fought in the Philippine-American War. He surrendered to the Americans on February 12, 1901 in San Miguel de Mayumo.
He refused to take the oath of allegiance to the United States resulting in his deportation to Guam on June 16, 1901.
When a general amnesty was offered to all Filipino insurgents on July 4, 1902, Tecson was one of those who availed of this opportunity.
On September 21, 1902, Tecson took his oath of allegiance and was allowed to return to the Philippines.
He died on November 15, 1903 at the age of 43 in his beloved hometown of San Miguel de Mayumo.
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WIKIPEDIA:
''Siege of Baler"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Part of the Philippine Revolution, Spanish-American War.
Date: July 1, 1898 – June 2, 1899
Location: Baler, Philippines
Result: Filipino victory
Baler held beyond official cessation of hostilities and cession of Philippine Islands;
Failure of American relief efforts;
Negotiated armistice June 2, 1899
Belligerents:
1] First Philippine Republic Philippine Republic.
2] Spain Kingdom of Spain.
3] United States
Commanders and leaders:
First Philippine Republic - Teodorico Novicio Luna
First Philippine Republic - Cirilo Gomez Ortiz
First Philippine Republic - Calixto Villacorta
First Philippine Republic - Antonio Santos
First Philippine Republic - Simon Ocampo Tecson
[SIMON TECSON]
First Philippine Republic- Nemesio Bartolome
First Philippine Republic- Francisco T. Ponce.
Spain - Enrique de Las Morenas y Fossí
Spain - Juan Alonzo Zayas
Spain - Saturnino Martin Cerezo
Spain - Rogelio Vigil United States James Gillmore
Strength:
800 19 50 infantry
1 officer, 3 priests:112 15 sailors, 1 cutter:52
Baler (San Luis Obispo de Tolosa) church.
The Siege of Baler, from July 1, 1898 to June 2, 1899, was a battle of the Philippine Revolution and concurrently the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War. Filipino revolutionaries laid siege to a fortified church manned by colonial Spanish troops in the town of Baler, Philippines for 11 months, or 337 days.
The battle is considered part of the Spanish-American War since the Filipinos were allied with the United States at the outset. That war ended in December 1898 with Spain's surrender and annexation of the Philippines to the United States. However, cut off from communications with their own government and military, the Spanish forces continued their defense against the Filipino forces until 1899.
Baler, Aurora located on the eastern coast of Luzon, is some 225 kilometers distant from the Philippine capital city of Manila. The Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule started 1896. The Spanish garrisoned Baler, in Sept. 1897, with fifty cazadores under Lt. Jose Mota, to prevent Aguinaldo from receiving smuggled arms.:10 Mota's forces were attacked on the night of 4 Oct. by Novicio's men, killing Lt. Mota and six other Spaniards, wounding several and capturing 30 Ma**er rifles:11–13 The initial phase of the Philippine Revolution ended with a truce in 1897.
The survivors of Baler on their arrival in Barcelona.
The two Franciscan priests, Félix Minaya and Juan López, plus the Yorktown seaman George Arthur Venville, were kept as prisoners by Novicio, until the priests were rescued by the Americans on 3 June 1900, having re-garrisoned Baler earlier that year:239 Venville however was led to his death by the hands of Ilongots, before the American arrival:278 Furthermore, Novicio was put on trial for ordering the Yorktown sailor Ora B. McDonald buried alive after the ambush.252 Found guilty, Novicio faced a life sentence of hard labor in Bilibid Prison.270
Las Morenas was posthumously promoted to Major and awarded the 'Lauerate Cross of San Fernando', Spain’s highest military medal. His widow received a pension of 5,000 pesetas or pesos. Martin-Cerezo was promoted to Major with an annual pension of 1,000 pesetas. He also was decorated with the 'Royal Cross' as well as the Military Order of San Fernando and went on to become a Major General. He died in 1948. Lt. Zayas received a posthumous promotion. The enlisted men received the 'Silver Cross of Military Merit' and each of them received a monthly pension of 60 pesetas.
Of the fifty men who entered the church, around thirty survived the 11-month siege. Fourteen men died from disease. Only two men died from wounds. There were four deserters from the garrison. Two men were imprisoned for helping in the desertion of another (Alcaide), and executed on orders of Martin Cerezo on June 1, 1899, the day before the surrender.
The feat of the Spanish so inspired the American General Frederick Funston that he had Martin-Cerezo's memoir translated and gave copies to all his officers. It was published as Under the Red and Gold: Being Notes and Recollections of the Siege of Baler.
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The survivors were known as:
"The Last Ones of the Philippines" (Spanish: Los últimos de Filipinas; Filipino:
Ang Pínakahulí Mulà sa Pilipinas). A century after their return, the modern-day Spanish government paid homage to them.
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Revolutionary Battles Fought by the *Tecson Families:
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BIAK-NA-BATO
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Biak-na-Bato is a historical spot rich in nostalgic echoes of heroic past. This landscape is a hilly cave fortress that looks like a big, spreading rock covered with cracks and splits inside and out, with some pieces sprawled out the vicinity and along the river. This historic spot, the Aguinaldo Cave, the main cave of a network of caves, used to be the headquarters of Emilio Aguinaldo and the First Philippine Republic Cabinet Officials and its arm.
It actually has more than a hundred caves, many of which remain unexplored. Underneath the Aguinaldo Cave runs an underground natural spring with cool and refreshing water. Outside, the crystal clear river runs smoothly, blocked currently, and then by boulders scattered indiscriminately on the river.
Along the riverbeds lie sections of cracks and openings of the giant rock, and one opening, called the “Cuarto Cuarto” or “room partitions” has plenty of stalactites as its “chandeliers” on the cave’s ceiling. This opening is one of the cave networks issuing from Aguinaldo’s Cave. A further stroll following the riverbed uphill and downhill leads to the majestic “Bahay Paniki Cave” (House of Bats) whose ceiling is 50 meters high. A swarm of “Paniki,” or bat, regularly hovers on the ceiling of this awesome mouth which looks like the main crack of this hilly rock. Going farther on this trek along the riverbed, one will discover that this river is where several natural springs in the area congregate. Also, a large contributory is the spring water from the mountain systems of Sierra Madre Mountain Range - Sierra Madre Mountains of Luzon island. This natural spring serves the local communities around Biak-na-Bato, and partly, Metro Manila residents. This historical spot, Biak-na-Bato, was the headquarters of the first Philippine Republic. It was a cave fortress affording seclusion and protection. Up to the present time this historical spot continues to offer a hideaway haven amid cool natural springs and a thought-provoking labyrinth of cave networks.
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Biak-na-Bato National Park
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The park is the area where Biak-na-Bato was used during Philippine Revolution. The meeting place and where one of the battles of the revolution took place, as well as the site where Biak-na-Bato Republic was established.
TRINIDAD TECSON: PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION
''THE MOTHER OF BIAK-NA-BATO'',
''THE MOTHER OF PHILIPPINE RED CROSS''
== TRINIDAD TECSON
[Trinidad Perez Tecson]:
SAN MIGUEL, BULACAN.
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PHILIPPINE - AMERICAN WAR:
1] BATTLE OF QUINGUA
2] BATTLE OF SAN MIGUEL
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***PLARIDEL, BULACAN [QUINGUA, BULACAN]
*** SAN MIGUEL, BULACAN
Revolutionary battles led by:
COLONEL PABLO TECSON
[PABLO OCAMPO TECSON]
under ***General Gregorio Del Pilar
[PHILIPPINE - AMERICAN WAR]
Colonel Pablo Tecson; He also led as field officer in:
Battle of San Miguel.
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''SIEGE OF BALER''
[BALER, QUEZON - PHILIPPINES]
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An almost 1 year revolutionary battle:
[PHILIPPINE - SPANISH WAR]
that ended the global colonization of the country of:
SPAIN.
COLONEL SIMON TECSON [SIMON OCAMPO TECSON]
led as field officer under: ***General Emilio Aguinaldo.
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"CRY OF NUEVA ECIJA"
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ALIPIO BUENCAMINO TECSON
The first Cry of Nueva Ecija (Filipino: Sigaw ng Nueba Esiha) (Spanish: Grito de Nueva Ecija) occurred September 2–5, 1896, in the province of Nueva Ecija, in the Philippines under Spanish rule. It followed shortly after the Cry of Pugad Lawin and was the first call for revolution in central Luzon. Roughly 3,000 volunteers were led by Mariano Llanera and Pantaleon Valmonte (the Gobernadorcillos of Cabiao and Gapan, respectively). They marched towards San Isidro, the provincial capital, where after fighting several battles with the Spanish forces, their army was finally forced to retreat and to undertake guerrilla warfare.
Tyranny of Spain:
In response to Spanish oppression, the formation of the Katipunan, the Cry of Pugad Lawin, of August 1896, and the repression that followed, Mariano Llanera led about 700 men[a] from Cabiao, while Pantaleon Valmonte led troops from Gapan. Manuel Tinio, Colonel Alipio Tecson
ALIPIO TECSON]
and their men also joined the combined forces of Llanera and Valmonte. With the people of the neighboring towns of Arayat, Deliquente (San Antonio), and Jaen, this force numbered three thousand Filipino revolutionaries, and it prepared to seize the provincial capital of San Isidro. Although the force numbered 3,000, it was only possessed of about 100 rifles. So, the Filipinos organized themselves at Sitio Pulu, about 5 kilometers from San Isidro, and chose 500 men for the initial attack, and chose to employ the Cabiao Brass Band[b] to disguise the military movement as a peaceful march meant to gain the release of those already arrested by the Spanish.
Upon reaching San Isidro, the revolutionaries furiously fought the Spaniards, who defended themselves in the Casa Tribunal and the Arsenal, as well as in other government buildings, and in the houses of Spanish residents. The Spanish commander, Joaquin Machorro, commander of the Guardia Civil, was killed on the first day of battle. At the end of three days of fighting, the Spanish were driven out, and the revolutionaries seemed to have prevailed.
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DOMINGO TICZON M.D., 1771
DOMINGO TICZON M.D. = 1771,
Mayor of:
SAN PABLO CITY, LAGUNA.
He is the son of 1 of the 3
TEK SUN brothers from:
GUANGZHOU, CHINA.
He built the roads and churches from his own money.
The roads of:
SAN PABLO CITY, LAGUNA.
His road building extended to:
LAGUNA PROVINCE, which used to be one with:
BATANGAS PROVINCE,
as well as part of:
RIZAL PROVINCE,
where he owned vast tracts of lands.
His grandson:
ENGR. JUAN TICZON,
who also became mayor of the city build:
''MAGAMPON BRIDGE''
that connects South to North of the part of the provinces of;
LUZON ISLAND [CALABARZON].
SEBASTIAN SARMIENTO TICZON:
The eldest brother of:
ATTY. ZACARIAS SARMIENTO TICZON
[Past Mayor]
Brother of:
TEODORO SARMIENTO TICZON:
[Past Mayor]
Sebastian is the greatgreatgrandfather of:
CRESCENCIANA C. TICZON
Father of Sebastian and Zacarias, Teodoro:
ENGR. JUAN TICZON
He built ''Magampon Bridge''
Past Mayor:
SAN PABLO CITY, LAGUNA.
CRISTETO EMRALINO TICZON
Father:
[ATTY. ZACARIAS SARMIENTO TICZON]
Both were Mayors:
SAN PABLO CITY,LAGUNA
Cristeto during Philippine Revolution was sending rice and medicine to the revolutionaries, and his family in:
SAN MIGUEL, BULACAN
[The 'Tecson']
One 'Ticzon' family called ''Capitan Teto'':
DIONISIO TICZON
joined the revolutionaries in San Miguel, Bulacan.
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JUAN TECSON,
1806 Governor:
SAN JOSE, BATANGAS
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