Philippine–American War José Ignacio Paua (Chinese: 劉亨賻; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâu Hingpua̍h; 29 April 1872 – 24 May 1926) was a Chinese-Filipino general who joined the Katipunan, a secret society that spearheaded the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire.

José Ignacio Paua was born to Chinese parents in Nan'an, Quanzhou, Southern Fujian, Qing China on April 29, 1872.

And in 1890, he went to the Philippines with his uncle to seek his fortune and became a blacksmith's apprentice in Binondo, Manila.

[3] When the revolution ended, Paua began to fight against the Americans during the Philippine–American War and on September 26, 1898, he became a full general.

When the war ended, he married a Filipino girl and they settled in Albay.