The province of Aklan commemorated the heroism of the 19 Martyrs of Aklan who consecrated their lives to the cause of freedom against the Spaniards on its 126th death anniversary today, March 23, 2023.
A monument of bravery, the Aklan Freedom Shrine was built to honor the 19 martyrs of the Katipunan and WWII soldiers. Featured on the shrine's statue is the leader of Katipunan in Panay Islands, Gen. Francisco Del Castillo, a partner of Andres Bonifacio.
The katipuneros who joined the battlecry were Roman Aguirre, Tomas Briones, Domingo de la Cruz, Valeriano Dalida, Claro Delgado, Angelo Fernandez, Benito Iban, Candido Iban, Simon Inocencio, Isidoro Jimenez, Catalino Mangat, Lamberto Mangat, Valeriano Masinda, Maximo Mationg, Simplicio Reyes, Canuto Segovia, Gabino Sucgang, Francisco Villorente, and Gabino Yonsal.
On April 2019, it was officially declared a "national landmark" by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP). The local government also declared March 23 a special public holiday in remembrance of their death anniversary.
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