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National Heroes of The Philippines

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

Was a Filipino nationalist, writer and polymath active at the end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is considered the national hero of the Philippines.

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2.

Was a Filipino revolutionary leader, educator, lawyer, and statesman who served first as a legal and constitutional adviser to the Revolutionary Government.

(a)  

3.

Was a Datu of Mactan in Cebu. He is best known for the Battle of Mactan that happened at dawn on April 27, 1521, where he and his warriors defeated the Spanish forces led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.

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4.

He was known for the successful assault on the Spanish barracks in the municipality of Paombong, his victory on the first phase Battle of Quingua and his last stand at the Battle of Tirad Pass during the Philippine–American War.

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5.

Remembered to have served the Philippines with utmost honor and patriotism during its most trying time. He was executed by the Japanese during World War II for refusing to collaborate.

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6.

Was a Filipino army general who fought in the Philippine–American War before his assassination in 1899. Regarded as one of the fiercest generals of his time.

(a)  

7.

Was a Filipino freemason and revolutionary leader. He is often called "The Father of the Philippine Revolution", and considered one of the national heroes of the Philippines.

(a)  

8.

Was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who is officially recognized as the first and the youngest president of the Philippines and the first president of a constitutional republic in Asia.

(a)  

9.

Also known by his pen name Pláridel, was a Filipino writer, lawyer, journalist, and freemason. Along with José Rizal and Graciano López Jaena, became known as the leaders of the Reform Movement in Spain.

(a)  

10.

Was a Filipino military leader best known for her role as the female leader of the Ilocano independence movement from Spain.

(a)  

11.

He was known as the brains of the Katipunan when it comes to military matters. His book entitled Kartilya was the one used by the Katipuneros as their guide in fighting the Spanish colonizers.

(a)  

12.

Was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized Philippine artists.

(a)  

13.

Was a Filipino revolutionary who became known as "Tandang Sora" 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.

(a)  

14.

Was a Filipino Catholic priest, accused of mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines in the 19th century. He was tried and executed in Manila along with two other clergymen.

(a)  

15.

Was a Filipino Catholic priest, part of the Gomburza, a trio of priests who were falsely accused of mutiny by the Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines in the 19th century.

(a)  

16.

Was a Filipino revolutionary leader who allied with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano state.

(a)  

17.

Was a Filipino general who took part in the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire and in the Philippine–American War. After the war was declared over by the United States in 1902, Sakay continued resistance by leading guerrilla raids.

(a)  

18.

Was a Filipino Tagalog litterateur and poet during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. He is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino literary laureates for his impact on Filipino literature.

(a)  

19.

Was a Filipino revolutionary who holds the distinction of having initiated the longest revolt in Philippine history, the Dagohoy Rebellion. This rebellion against the Spanish colonial government took place on the island of Bohol from 1744 to 1829, roughly 85 years.

(a)  

20.

Was a Filipino journalist, orator, reformist, and national hero who is well known for his newspaper, La Solidaridad.

(a)  

21.

Was the regnal name of the last lakan or paramount ruler of pre-colonial Tondo when the Spaniards first conquered the lands of the Pasig River delta in the Philippines in the 1570s.

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22.

Dubbed as the "Visayan Joan of Arc", was a Filipino schoolteacher and military leader.

(a)  

23.

Was a Filipino general who served during the Philippine Revolution and, subsequently, during the Philippine–American War. He assumed command of the Philippine revolutionary forces during the latter, following the capture of resistance leader Emilio Aguinaldo by the Americans in 1901.

(a)  

24.

Was a Filipino revolutionary and patriot. He was born in Tondo, Manila. He is widely known as one of the co-founders of La Liga Filipina alongside Philippine national hero, Jose Rizal.

(a)  

25.

Was a Filipino politician infamous for being a turncoat. He was also a poet and a novelist. His intervention on behalf of the Spanish led to the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato on December 14, 1897, an account of which he published in 1910.

(a)