Marcela Marcelo

Marcela Marcelo (1869 - March 21, 1897) was a Filipina general who fought during the Philippine Revolution against Spanish Colonial rule.

[1] Right after Quirico's capture, she entrusted her son to her sister and sought for revolutionaries to attack the Spaniards on their trenches.

[6] Marcela had been an active member of the Katipunan and was promoted to the rank of general, leading her own platoon through skirmishes.

She led a troop to rush towards the center of the Spanish army, but the Spaniards were able to shoot Marcela in the head.

This action so frightened the Spaniards that they ran and was driven by the infantry and Tagalog volunteers...A bust of Marcela was built in the plaza of Malibay, Pasay, in memory of her.