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| Delfina Herbosa-Natividad assists in sewing the Filipino flag |
1898 - Filipina revolutionary and patriot Delfina Herbosa y Rizal marries fellow Katipunero Jose Salvador Natividad; Delfina is a niece of
polymath and patriot Jose Rizal whom the Spanish colonial authorities executed
in December 1896 in connection with the Philippine Revolution launched
in August of the same year; one of the first women members of the Kagalanggalangang Katipunan nang manga Anak nang Bayan (KKK),
Delfina, together with her future revolutionary general husband, will
fight various battles against the Spaniards; Delfina will help assist
Marcella Agoncillo sew the Philippine national flag around May 1898
while in self-exile in Hong Kong with her husband and other generals in accordance
with the Biak-na-Bato truce agreement with the Spaniards; to be completed within five days,
the original Filipino flag would be made of satin with gold embroidery
and would be unfurled on June 12, 1898 when Gen. Emilio F. Aguinaldo
declares Philippine Independence weeks after the self-exiled generals
resume the revolution against Spain.
Photo credit
: http://en.wikipilipinas.org/index.php?title=Image:Constructionofflag.jpg
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