Two corporals, Elias Angeles and Felix Plazo, stationed at Nueva Cáceres in the First Philippine Republic, defied Spanish authority.
On April 17, 1898, Corporals Elias Angeles and Felix Plazo were sent to Daet to reinforce the government troops there due to the increased activity of the local Katipunan led by Ildefonso Moreno.
During the fight, a friend of a Spanish businessman named Florencio Arana was killed by a member of the Katipuneros led by Moreno.
A priest named Father Marcos Gomez (who was Spanish) reported that the bodies of the executed rebels were buried on the grounds of Arana's house.
This committee was formed by Florencio Arana, Father Antonio Mariblanca, and Lieutenant Maximiliano Correa.
[3] The two corporals, Angeles and Plazo, returned to Nueva Cáceres deeply affected by the events they witnessed in Daet.
Additionally, reports indicated that Vicente Lukbán's forces were approaching Camarines Norte without encountering resistance from the Spanish.
It was further reported that upon reaching Iloilo, the Guardia Civil there fought desperately against a large rebel force in a sea battle.
These developments in September 1898 motivated the two corporals, Angeles and Plazo, to plan a revolt in Nueva Cáceres.
At Tabuco, Mr. Miguel Diaz de Montiel arrived at the battle with his wife, who was drinking coffee.
As they walked to the city, they killed some young Spanish teenagers along the way, including a notary named Mr. Jose Ruibamba.
In a gesture of goodwill, the rebels pledged not to attack any Spaniards after the battle and offered amnesty to the Spanish forces.