Leandro Fullon

Gen. Leandro Locsin Fullon (March 13, 1877 - October 16, 1904) was a Filipino General during the Revolutionary Days. He joined the Katipunan and helped in organising the revolutionary government. He led the expeditionary forces to Panay and later established a Revolutionary Provincial Government in Antique.[1] He later became the first Filipino Governor of the Province of Antique in 1901.

Early Life

Leandro Fullon was born on March 13, 1877 in Hamtic, Antique. He went to Colegio de San Juan de Letran in Manila in 1896 when the revolution against Spain broke out. Shortly before the revolutionary government was being organized by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, he joined the Katipunan.[1]

Revolutionary Days

On September 6, 1898, he returned to Antique as the Head of the expeditionary forces to Panay sent by Aguinaldo with 140 revolutionary officers and 350 men. Upon his arrival in Pandan, Antique on September 21, many Antiqueño volunteers joined his forces.[1]

Gen. Leandro Fullon established a revolutionary government in Pandan and in the neighbouring town of Culasi with election of their local officials. On Nov. 22, 1898, Fullon's forces captured the Antique provincial capital of San Jose de Buenavista and a Revolutionary Provincial Government was formed with the following officials: 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]

The revolucionarios he led, also encountered several fierce battle against the Spanish forces in the towns of San Miguel, Pavia and in the outskirts of Jaro in Iloilo City; where he was honored as having fired the "first shot". When the revolutionary government in the Visayas was later organized, he was appointed the Politico-Military Governor of Antique.[1]

American Colonization

When the U.S. forces invaded Iloilo on February 11, 1899, Gen. Leandro L. Fullon joined in the resistance together with his cousin Gen. Pablo S. Araneta and other ilonggo revolutionary leaders of the Estado Federal de BIsayas.

In the early part of 1900, he returned to Antique to continue the struggle for freedom and independence against the new foreign invaders. After his forces became weakened due to heavy casualties, battle losses and weary of war and poorly armed, they were soon overwhelmed by the new and well-armed enemy. And on March 22, 1901 he was forced to surrender.

After the civil government was organized by the American regime, he was appointed Provincial Governor of Antique on April 15, 1901, a post that he held until his death in Oct. 16, 1904[2]

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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.

Gen. Leandro Fullon


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