Battle of San Francisco de Malabon

The Battle of San Francisco De Malabon (Filipino: Labanan sa San Francisco De Malabon) was the first attack staged by revolutionaries in Cavite. The battle occurred at approximately 10 in the morning (local time) on 31 August 1896 near Pasong Kalabaw (Now known as Sta. Clara) and the town tribune. The uprising was fought by Magdiwang faction of the Katipunan led by Diego Mojica which signaled the start of the revolution in Cavite. Numerous uprisings occurred later that day.

Battle of San Francisco De Malabon
First Cry of Cavite
Part of the Philippine Revolution
DateAugust 31, 1896
Location
San Francisco De Malabon, Cavite, Philippines
Result Filipino victory
Territorial
changes		 Katipuneros capture San Francisco De Malabon
Belligerents

Katipunan

Spanish Empire

Commanders and leaders
Diego Mojica
Artemio Ricarte
Nicolas Portilla		 ~Ramón Blanco
Strength
~3,200-4,000 ~900-1,100
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

General Artemio Ricarte composed the literary piece "Alaala sa 31 ng Agosto ng 1896" for the newspaper publication "Ang Bayang Kahapis-hapis" in memory of the victory achieved during of the battle. The literary piece was published on the August 24, 1899 edition of the said newspaper publication.[1]

References
  1. Ricarte, Artemio (1899-08-24). "Alaala sa 31 ng Agosto ng 1896" [In Memory of the 31st of August, 1896] (JPG). Ang Bayang Kahapis-hapis (in Spanish and Filipino). San Francisco de Malabon, Cavite. Retrieved 2019-03-06.


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