Guess who?

Who is this revolutionary figure in Philippine history?

If you can read that ancient script from my pre-colonial ancestors, you already know. Unless of course my first stab at writing in Baybayin is totally off, then you’ll have to disregard that cypher tee hee.

It was fun drawing her mainly because, although I could not find any photos of actual blades, bolos, and daggers from her era, I was able to research on traditional Philippine weapons used all throughout the early 1900’s. You can find a modern collection of traditional Philippine blades here.

I also learned a bit of Baybayin, which this revolutionary figure probably didn’t use, since she was born and raised a bit after the Spanish had arrived in the islands. I also learned a bit of Ilokano, which is also a hint!

Naimbag a gasat kenka, pakada!