Look: Trivia About Our Beloved Heroes, Find Out Who Won The Lottery, A Houseboy And A Stage Actor!

BY: NETIZENS JOURNALS

A hero is and has always been someone, who stands for the “common good”. Some features of heroes are some who has a great capacity to face adversity, who is willing to commit personal sacrifices for public cause (something that is beyond the realm of a commoner).

Generally, they are also supposed to act selflessly, their actions are not motivated by their own interest.

Heroes we’ve heard of are all draped in mystery and are mostly mythical beings. A systematic study of other possible heroes like Soldiers, Fire Fighters, Patriots, Leaders and among others would reveal that they have never acted beyond the scope of their personal ideals, evolutionary goals, and pursuits.

Their examples inspire social servitude in future generation and help to maintain status-quo.

Let’s check some unusual and surprising trivia about our beloved heroes.

1. Dr. Jose Rizal- Real name, José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda. He was a Filipino nationalist and polymath during the tail end of the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. An ophthalmologist by profession, Rizal became a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain. He was executed by the Spanish colonial government for the crime of rebellion after the Philippine Revolution, inspired in part by his writings, broke out. Though he was not actively involved in its planning or conduct, he ultimately approved of its goals which eventually led to Philippine independence.

In 1892, Jose Rizal won P6,200 in a lottery

2. Melchora Aquino- She was a revolutionary who became known as "Tandang Sora" ("Elder Sora") because of her age. In her native town, Tandang Sora operated a store.which became a refuge for the sick and wounded revolutionaries. She fed, gave medical attention to and encouraged the revolutionaries with motherly advice and prayers. Secret meetings of the Katipuneros (revolutionaries) were also held at her house.

Former "Reyna Elena" in Sta. Cruzan

3. Apolinario Mabini- was a Filipino revolutionary leader, educator, lawyer, and statesman who served first as a legal and constitutional adviser to the Revolutionary Government, and then as the first Prime Minister of the Philippines upon the establishment of the First Philippine Republic.

Young Apolinario worked as a houseboy

4. Andres Bonifacio- was a Filipino revolutionary leader and the president of the Tagalog Republic. He is often called "The Father of the Philippine Revolution". He was one of the founders and later Supremo(Supreme Leader) of the Kataas-taasan, Kagalanggalangang Katipunan ng mga Anak ng Bayan or more commonly known as "katipunan", a movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution.

Andres Bonifacio worked as a "Moro-Moro" stage actor

5. Emilio Aguinaldo - He was a Filipino revolutionary, politician, and a military leader who is officially recognized as the first and the youngest President of the Philippines (1899–1901) and first president of a constitutional republic in Asia. He led Philippine forces first against Spain in the latter part of the Philippine Revolution (1896–1898), and then in the Spanish–American War (1898), and finally against the United States During the Philippine–American War (1899–1901). He was captured in Palanan, Isabela by American forces on March 23, 1901, which brought an end to his presidency.

Emilio Aguinaldo was a former "Cabeza de Barangay" or Barangay Captain

6. Macario Sakay- was a Filipino general who took part in the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire and in the Philippine-American War. After the war was declared over by the United States in 1902, Sakay continued resistance and the following year became President of the Republic of Katagalugan.

Macario Sakay worked as a Barber and Tailor before he became a revolutionary leader

7. Antonio Luna- Regarded as one of the fiercest generals of his time, he succeeded Artemio Ricarte as Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He sought to apply his background in military science to the fledgling army. A sharpshooter himself, he organized professional guerrilla soldiers later to be known as the "Luna Sharpshooters" and the "Black Guard". His three-tier defense, now known as the Luna Defense Line, gave the American troops a hard campaign in the provinces north of Manila. This defense line culminated in the creation of a military base in the Cordillera.

General Antonio Luna was also a Scientist and a Pharmacist

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