León Kilat

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Pantaleón Villegas
Alternate name(s): León Kilat
Date of birth: July 27, 1873(1873-07-27)
Place of birth: Bacong, Negros Oriental, Philippines
Date of death: April 8, 1898 (aged 24)
Place of death: Carcar, Cebu, Philippines
Major organizations: Katipunan

Pantaleón Villegas (July 27, 1873 - April 8, 1898), better known as León Kilat (Cebuano, "León of the Lightning"), was a revolutionary leader in Cebu during the Philippine Revolution against Spain.

Kilat was a native of the neighboring island of Negros, having been born in Bacong, Negros Oriental. He had worked as an errand boy for a pharmacy, a horse trainer and was a member of a circus troupe.[1] During the rebellion against Spain, Kilat led the revolutionaries in Cebu. Initially intending to begin the rebellion on Easter Sunday, he was forced to change his plans when the Spaniards discovered the planned revolt. Kilat and his men began the rebellion in Cebu on Palm Sunday, April 3, 1898. He was, however, betrayed and murdered on Good Friday , April 8, 1898, in Carcar, Cebu. He was stabbed to death by his own aide-de-camp, Apolinario Alcuitas.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Legend of Leon Kilat. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  2. ^ Western Visayas:Pantaleon Villegas. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.

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