Gabriela Silang
María Josefa Gabriela Cariño de Silang (Tagalog: [siˈlaŋ]; March 19, 1731 – September 20, 1763) was a Filipino military leader best known for her role as the female leader of the Ilocano independence movement from Spain. She took over from her second husband Diego Silang after his assassination in 1763, leading her people for four months before she was captured and executed by the colonial government of the Captaincy General of the Philippines.
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| Born | María Josefa Gabriela Cariño March 19, 1731 Santa, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | September 20, 1763 (aged 32) Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Other names | Gabriela Silang La Generala Joan of Arc of Ilocandia |
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