COMMANDER // 1856–1896
Pantaleon Valmonte
general1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1856 – 1896
Active service 1896 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 40.
Profile
Pantaleón Valmonte y Rufino, sometimes referred to as Pantaleón Belmonte, was capitan municipal (mayor) of Gapan and a general during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. He is popularly known as one of the officers who led the "Cry of Nueva Ecija" on September 2, 1896, and together with General Mariano Llanera commanded 3,000 guerilla troops who captured and momentarily held the provincial capitol of Nueva Ecija in the town of Factoria. He is one of the three Fathers of The Cry of Nueva Ecija, along with Mariano Llanera and Manuel Tinio.
Battles (1)
1896
Cry of Nueva EcijaPhilippine Revolution · Katipunan