Licerio Gerónimo
Filipino general during the Philippine-American War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Licerio Gerónimo y Imaya (August 27, 1855 – January 16, 1924) was a general of the Philippine Revolutionary Forces under Emilio Aguinaldo. He is remembered in Philippine–American War annals as the opposing general to Major General Henry Ware Lawton at the Battle of San Mateo on December 19, 1899, where Lawton lost his life along with 13 other Americans. His claim to fame as the general who brought down Henry Ware Lawton is considered ironic, as Lawton had been previously credited with the capture of the Apache leader Geronimo. Licerio Geronimo possibly possessed Native American descent himself as the Spanish used to send Indios (Native Americans), Mestizos, and Criollos, from the Spanish-Americas to the Philippines during colonial times.[1]
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Birth name | Licerio Gerónimo y Imaya |
Born | (1855-08-27)August 27, 1855 Sampaloc, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
Died | January 16, 1924(1924-01-16) (aged 68) Montalban, Rizal, Philippine Islands |
Buried | Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines |
Allegiance | First Philippine Republic Republic of Biak-na-Bato Katipunan |
Battles/wars | Philippine Revolution |
Spouse(s) | Francisca Reyes Cayetana Linco |