On October 13, 1868, General Teresa Magbanua was born in Iloilo. After obtaining a teaching certificate in Colegio de Doña Cecilia and a master's degree in University of Santo Tomas, she returned to her hometown in Pototan to teach. During the Philippine Revolution, she contributed in organizing the Katipunan chapter in her province, although it was believed she would first see action in 1898, when she led a battle in Pilar, Capiz. She continued her revolutionary activities despite the refusal of her husband, Alejandro Balderas.
When the Americans landed in February 1899, Magbanua was among the Filipino leaders to command the defense of Iloilo. In the Second Battle of Jaro, also known as the Battle of Balantang, in March, she distinguished herself in the fighting that resulted to the reoccupation of Filipino forces of Jaro. She led the troops in their march commemorating the liberation.
Magbanua surrendered to the United States in 1900. While she appeared to have been accorded no official rank in the armed forces, she was nonetheless regarded by her followers as a "general." During the Second World War, while she was not fighting in the battlefield, Magbanua did what she could to help in the Filipino cause, including financial assistance. She eventually moved to Pagadian where she died in 1947. Learn more about the history of the Philippine Revolution:
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