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Gabriela Silang

Revolutionary
María Josefa Gabriela Cariño de Silang was a Filipino military leader best known for her role as the female leader of the Ilocano independence movement from Spain. Wikipedia
Born: March 19, 1731, Santa, Philippines
Died: September 20, 1763 (age 32 years), Vigan City, Philippines
Spouse: Diego Silang (m. 1757–1763) and Tomás Millan (m. 1751)
Full name: María Josefa Gabriela Cariño
Other names: Gabriela Silang; La Generala; Joan of Arc of Ilocandia