Leandro Fullon

Gen. Leandro Locsin Fullon (March 13, 1874 - October 16, 1904) was a Filipino General and government administrator who fought against both the Spanish and Americans in insurgencies.

A member of the Katipunan, Fullon helped organize the first revolutionary government in the Philippines. He led the expeditionary forces to Panay and later established a Revolutionary Provincial Government in Antique.[1] Fullon later became the first Filipino Governor of the Province of Antique.

Early life

Leandro Fullon was born on March 13, 1874 in Hamtic, Antique. He went to Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila in 1896.

War with Spain

In 1897, Fullon joined the Katipunan to fight the Spanish in the Philippine Revolution. [1]

On September 6, 1898, Fullon, now a general in the Philippine forces, returned to Antique with 140 officers and 350 men under his command. After arriving in Antique on September 21, many local volunteers joined his forces.[1]

Fullon established a revolutionary government in Pandan and Culasi . On Nov. 22, 1898, Fullon's forces captured San Jose de Buenavista. He formed a Revolutionary Provincial Government with Angel Salazar (Governor), Santos Capadocia (Vice Governor), Anacleto Villavert Jimenez and Jose Gontanilla (Council of Justice), Anselmo Alicante (Council of Internal Revenue) and Vicente Gella (Representative to Malolos Congress).[1]

Fullon's forces fought the Spanish in San Miguel, Pavia and outside Jaro in Iloilo City;. The new revolutionary government in Visayas later appointed Fullon as Politico-Military Governor of Antique.[1]

War with United States

On December 10, 1898, Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States to end the Spanish-American War. When U.S. forces entered Iloilo on February 11, 1899, Fullon joined in the resistance. In early 1900, he returned to Antique to continue fighting. On March 22, 1901 Fallon and the other resistance fighter were forced to surrender.

On April 15, 1901, the American authorities appointed Fullon Provincial Governor of Antique. He held that position until his death in Oct. 16, 1904[2]

References
  1. "The Revolutionary Hero in the Province of Antique by Dinggol Araneta Divinagracia". asianjournalusa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
  2. "Fullon, Leandro". CulturEd: Philippine Cultural Education Online. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
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