A Filipino revolutionary victory over Spanish colonial forces that ended the retreat from Cavite and enabled establishment of the Biak-na-Bato headquarters.
Key Facts
- Date
- June 14, 1897
- Duration
- Six hours
- Outcome
- Filipino revolutionary victory
- Spanish commander
- Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera
- Filipino commander
- General Licerio Gerónimo
- Historical marker installed
- 2024, by National Historical Commission
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Spanish colonial forces, acting under Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera, pursued Emilio Aguinaldo's Philippine revolutionary forces as they retreated northward from Cavite province. This prolonged Spanish pursuit put the revolutionaries under sustained military pressure, forcing them through difficult terrain toward the Morong region.
On June 14, 1897, Filipino revolutionary forces under General Licerio Gerónimo—alongside commanders Pío del Pilar, Hermogines Bautista, Mariano Salvador, and Pablo Astilla—fought a six-hour engagement against the pursuing Spanish army at Mount Puray. The battle resulted in a decisive Filipino victory, with the Spanish forces crushed and routed.
The victory ended the revolutionaries' difficult retreat from Cavite to Morong and allowed them to establish a new revolutionary headquarters near the battlefield. This eventually led to the founding of the Biac-Na-Bato headquarters in Bulacan, where the short-lived Republic of Biak-na-Bato would subsequently be proclaimed.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Emilio Aguinaldo (Revolutionary President), General Licerio Gerónimo, Pío del Pilar.
Side B
1 belligerent
Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera.