María Josefa Gabriela Cariño de Silang (19 March 1731 – 20 September 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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19 March 1731 Santa, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
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29 September 1763 (aged 32) Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
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