Gregoria de jesus biography summary page

The Philippine Revolution was the work of both Filipino men and women. Women - such as, Melchora Aquino (Tandang Sora) who risked her life feeding and sheltering revolutionists, and Teresa Magbanua (Generala Isay) of Iloilo, Generala Agueda Kahabangan of Laguna and Batangas, Gregoria de Jesus of Kalookan, and Trinidad Tecson of Bulakan who fought on the battlefields as bravely as the men-- greatly advanced the cause of the Revolution and were also revolutionary leaders who are deserving of public recognition.

Gregoria de Jesus began her revolutionary work very young, at the age of 18. As the wife of Andres Bonifacio, the Katipunan leader, she suffered countless privations in the performance of the dangerous tasks which only women could do undetected by the police. The revolutionary generals spoke admiringly of her extraordinary courage and daring and of her alertness which saved her from capture.

When the revolution was suppressed by the Americans, Greg