Leandro Fullon
Leandro Fullón y Locsín was a Philippine general and government administrator who fought against both the Spaniards during the Philippine Revolution and the United States invasion force during the Philippine-American War.
A member of the Katipunan, Fullón 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. Fullón later became the first Filipino Governor of the Province of Antique from 1901 to 1904.
Early life and education
Leandro Fullón was born on March 13, 1874, to Justo Guerrero Fullon and Fausta Gerona Locsin in Hamtic, Antique. He studied at Ateneo Municipal de Manila before transferring to Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila in 1896.Personal life
At age 22, Fullon married Petra Francisco, daughter of Evaristo Francisco and Margarita Dairo, a prominent family from Binondo, Manila.War with Spain
On September 6, 1898, Fullón, now a general in the Philippine forces, was assigned by General Emilio Aguinaldo and 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.Fullón established a revolutionary government in Pandan and Culasi. On Nov. 22, 1898, Fullón's forces captured San Jose de Buenavista. He formed a Revolutionary Provincial Government with Ángel Salazar ', Santos Capadocia '', Anacleto Villavert Jiménez and José Gontanilla ', Anselmo Alicante ' and Vicente Gella '.
Fullón's forces fought the Spanish in San Miguel, Pavia and outside Jaro in Iloilo City. The new revolutionary government in Visayas later appointed Fullón as Politico-Military Governor of Antique.
War with the 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, Fullón joined in the resistance. In early 1900, he returned to Antique to continue fighting. On March 22, 1901, Fullón and the other resistance fighter were forced to surrender.File:General Leandro Fullon Shrine, Hamtic, Antique.jpg|thumb|150px|The General Leandro Fullon National Shrine in Fullon's birthplace at Hamtic, Antique, wherein his remains were laid to rest. The shrine is owned by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.
On April 15, 1901, the American authorities appointed Fullón Provincial Governor of Antique. He held that position until his death on Oct. 16, 1904, aged 30. During his governorship, the province was severely affected by the 1902 [cholera outbreak of the Philippines|1902 cholera epidemic] and the rising religious tensions between the Aglipayans and Roman Catholics. Fullon also revealed that the consolidation of the municipalities under the province were not well-received by the majority of pueblo officials.