The Battle of San Rafael fought between Filipino revolutionaries under the leadership of Anacleto “Matanglawin” Enriquez against the Spanish army headed by Commandant Francisco López Arteaga.

In 1896, he, under code name "Matanglawin", as vice president, Doroteo Karagdag and Vicente, formed "Balangay Uliran", a group of Katipuneros in Bulakan, under Supremo Andrés Bonifacio.

The group of General Enriquez was supposedly heading to the town of Baliuag but decided to stay instead in San Rafael, believing it to be a strategic site.

Sometime in the middle of the battle, some of the Filipino troops including Colonel Enriquez were separated from the rest of the group and headed to the town of Bigaa (now Balagtas).

At the San Juan de Dios Church, Enriquez's bust and the Battle's historical marker with relief were also installed.