Battle of San Francisco de Malabon
The Battle of San Francisco De Malabon (Filipino: Labanan sa San Francisco De Malabon) was the first attack staged by revolutionaries in Cavite. The battle occurred at approximately 10 in the morning (local time) on 31 August 1896 near Pasong Kalabaw (Now known as Sta. Clara) and the town tribune. The uprising was fought by Magdiwang faction of the Katipunan led by Diego Mojica which signaled the start of the revolution in Cavite. Numerous uprisings occurred later that day.
| Battle of San Francisco De Malabon First Cry of Cavite | |||||||||
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| Part of the Philippine Revolution | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Diego Mojica Artemio Ricarte Nicolas Portilla |
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| Strength | |||||||||
 ~3,200-4,000 |
~900-1,100 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
General Artemio Ricarte composed the literary piece "Alaala sa 31 ng Agosto ng 1896" for the newspaper publication "Ang Bayang Kahapis-hapis" in memory of the victory achieved during of the battle. The literary piece was published on the August 24, 1899 edition of the said newspaper publication.[1]
References
- Ricarte, Artemio (1899-08-24). "Alaala sa 31 ng Agosto ng 1896" [In Memory of the 31st of August, 1896] (JPG). Ang Bayang Kahapis-hapis (in Spanish and Filipino). San Francisco de Malabon, Cavite. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
