Cabiao Municipal Hall Grounds | Mamerto Natividad (1871-1897) MarkerCabiao Municipal Hall Grounds | Mamerto Natividad (1871-1897) Marker is a Marked Structure, NHCP; Registered Property, Province of Nueva Ecija located at Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, Region III.
General Mamerto Alejandrino Natividad, Jr. (June 12, 1871 – November 11, 1897) was a haciendero and a Filipino military leader who led numerous successful battles during the Philippine Revolution against the Spaniards. He is credited with establishing army headquarters at Biak Na Bato, which today is a national park because of its historical significance. Together with Jose Clemente Zulueta, he wrote the proclamation entitled “To The Brave Sons of the Philippines”, which called for the expulsion of the friars from the Philippines. General Mamerto Natividad, Jr. was a signatory to the Biak Na Bato convention, but a steadfast dissenter to the Treaty of Biak Na Bato, which asked for peace and reforms. He preferred independence.
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Mamerto Natividad Jr.
(1871–1897)
Isinilang sa Bacolor, Pampanga, 12 Hunyo 1871. Kabiyak ni Delfina Herbosa, pamangkin ni Dr. Jose Rizal at katulong na tumahi ng unang pambansang watawat sa Hongkong. Tenyente heneral ng Hukbong Rebolusyonaryo sa Gitnang Luzon, 6 Hunyo 1897. Kasama sa mga labanan sa Nueva Ecija at Bulacan. Isa sa mga lumagda sa Konstitusyon ng Biak-na-Bato, 1 Nobyembre 1897. Tumutol sa panukalang kasunduang pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Espanya. Nasawi sa labanan sa Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, 9 Nobyembre 1897.
Year Unveiled: 2007