Patrocinio Gamboa

Patrocinio Gamboa y Villareal (30 April 1865 – 24 November 1953) was a Filipino revolutionary notable for her participation in the Philippine Revolution.

Gamboa is best known for making the Philippine flag hoisted during the inauguration of the revolutionary government of the Visayas in Santa Barbara, Iloilo.

She also collected war contributions from the Chinese in Iloilo and gathered food and medical supplies, arms, and ammunition for the revolutionary forces.

The women of Jaro prepared a replica of the flag made by Marcela Agoncillo for General Emilio Aguinaldo in Hong Kong.

The problem lay in its delivery to the Santa Barbara headquarters of General Martin Delgado.

[5][6] Offered a lifetime pension by the colonial government, Gamboa declined, saying, “I give my services because I love my country.