Key Commanders of the Army

December 1898 military assignments and distribution of the Army:
Manila:
1st Zone-----Brig. Gen. Mariano Noriel
2nd Zone-----Maj. Gen. Artemio Ricarte (by March 14, 1899 in-command of the 1st and 2nd Zones)
3rd Zone-----Col. Antonio Montenegro
4th Zone-----Brig. Gen. Pantaleon Garcia
Bulacan:
Zone of Malolos-----Brig. Gen. Isidoro Torres, Military Governor
Bulacan-----Brig. Gen. Gregorio del Pilar
Cavite:
Zone of San Roque, Caridad-----Brig. Gen Salvador Estrella
Cavite-----Brig. Gen. Pascual Alvarez (Lt. Gen. Mariano Trias replaced him on Feb. 7, 1899)
Laguna-----Brig. Gen. Paciano Rizal
Morong-----Lt. Col. Lazaro Macapagal
Batangas-Tayabas-----Brig. Gen. Miguel Malvar
Ambos Camarines-----Col. Vicente Lucban (Samar, Leyte and Catanduanes were later added to his command)
Albay-Sorsogon-----Maj. Gen. Vito Belarmino
Mindoro-----Maj. Amando Airan
Marinduque-Masbate-----Maj. Daniel Sambong
Ticao-Romblon-----Capt. Vicente Trivino
Cebu-----Brig. Gen. Ambrosio Mojica (he was replaced by Brig. Gen Arcadio Maxilom on Jun. 2, 1899)
Bataan-----Lt. Col. Gregorio Bautista
Olongapo-----Maj. Juan Arce
Zambalez-----Col. Wenceslao Viniegra
Pampanga-----Brig. Gen. Tomas Mascardo
Nueva Ecija-----Brig. Gen. Mariano Llanera
Nueva Vizcaya-----Brig. Gen. Fernando Canon
Tarlak-Pangasinan-----Brig. Gen. Francisco Makabulos (Tarlak was put under the command of Brig. Gen. Servillano Aquino who was promoted to the rank on Jul. 14, 1899
La Union-----Brig. Gen. Pio del Pilar
Ambos Ilokos-Abra-Bontoc-----Brig. Gen. Manuel Tinio
Isabela-----Maj. Jose Leyba
Cagayan-Batanes-----Col. Daniel Tirona
Northern Mindanao-----Brig. Gen. Prudencio Garcia (appointed Politico-Military Chief on Oct. 6, 1898)
Zamboanga-----Col. Vicente Alvarez
Surigao-----Lt. Col. Hermenigildo Narciso

Other postings:
Lt. Gen. Mariano Trias, Secretary of Treasury
Lt. Gen. Baldomero Aguinaldo, Secretary of War and Navy
Capt. Gen. Antonio Luna, Chief-of-Staff, Director of War Operations
Maj. Gen. Emiliano De Dios, member of the Hong Kong Junta (sent on Nov. 23, 1898)
Brig. Gen. Jose Paua, roving fiscal agent
Brig. Gen. Licero Geronimo, San Mateo (Morong)
Brig. Gen. Ambrosio Flores, Chief of the General Staff of the Army
Brig. Gen. Venancio Concepcion, Corps of Engineers
Brig. Gen. Jose Alejandrino, Corps of Engineers
Brig. Gen. Maximo Hizon, Corps of Engineers
Brig. Gen. Anastacio Francisco, Corps of Auxiliary
Brig. Gen. Ambrosio Bautista, Judge Advocate General, Corps of Reserves
Brig. Gen. Agueda Kahabagan, Corps of Reserves
Brig. Gen. Ananaias Diokno, commander of the expeditionary force to Capiz sent on Aug. 5, 1898
Brig. Gen. Leandro Fullon, commander of the expeditionary force to Antique sent on Sept. 6, 1898

 

 

Ambrosio Flores

Ambrosio Flores

Military Service
Allegiance: Philippine Republic (1899-1901) 
Branch of Service: Philippine Revolutionary/Republican Army 
Years of Service: 1898-1900 (1899-1900 as Chief-of-Staff) 
Rank: Brigadier General, Chief of the Army General Staff 
      Director of Fortifications and Defense, Secretary of War and Navy
Allegiance: Spanish Colonial Government (1565-1898)
Branch of Service: Spanish Colonial Army Regular Infantry
Years of Service: 1860-1893 (33 years)
      First Lieutenant
      Abanderado, Ayudante de Estado Mayor dela Plaza
Personal Details 
Born: Ambrosio Flores
March 20 1843, Manila
Died: Complication of heart sickness
June 24 1912 (69 years old), Pasig

Education: Philosophy and Medicine, Unibersidad de Santo Tomas

Antonio Luna

Antonio Luna

Military Service
Allegiance: Philippine Republic (1899-1901)
Branch of Service: Philippine Revolutionary/Republican Army
Years of Service: 1898-1899 (Jan. 22, 1899-Jun. 5, 1899 as Chief-of-Staff)
Rank: Captain General, Chief-of-Staff of the Army
      Director of War Operations, Assistant Secretary of War and Navy
      Brigadier General
Personal Details
Born: Antonio Luna de San Pedro y Novicio-Ancheta
      October 29 1866 
      Binondo, Manila
Died: Assassination/Murder
      June 5 1899 (32 years old)
      Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija   
Education: Arts, Ateneo Municipal de Manila
           Literature and Chemistry, Unibersidad de Santo Tomas
           Pharmacy, Unibersidad de Barcelona
           Doctorate, Unibersidad Central de Madrid
Relations: Juan Juna, Jose Luna, Joaquin Luna (brothers)