Question

Who was the first Filipina who became a General?

Answer 1

Answer:

Filipina women in Filipiniana dress, ( Manila, 1899). After the defeat of Spain during the Spanish–American War in 1898, Filipino general, Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence on June 12 while General Wesley Merritt became the first American governor of the Philippines.

Germany: 20,589

Israel: 31,000

Russia: 5,000

United Arab Emirates: 679,819

Explanation:

Answer 2

Lim was the first Filipino to graduate from West Point, the United States Military Academy (Class of 1914).

About Vicente Lim:

• Vicente Podico Lim (February 24, 1888 – December 31, 1944) was a World War II hero and Filipino brigadier general.
• He was a member of the Philippine Scouts prior to the formation of the Philippine Army (a now-defunct native Filipino unit of the US Army).
• Lim was the Commanding General of the Philippine Army's 41st Infantry Division during the Battle of Bataan (USAFFE).
• He helped the Filipino resistance movement when the Philippines fell apart until he was apprehended and executed.
• Vicente Lim was the third of Jose Ayala Lim Yaoco and Antonia Podico's four children, born on February 24, 1888 in Calamba, Laguna.
• His father was a full-blooded Sangley (Chinese migrant) who braided his hair in a queue, and his mother, Antonia Podico, was a Mestiza de Sangley (Chinese migrant) who braided her hair in a queue (Chinese mestiza).
• When Vicente's father died when he was nine years old, Vicente's mother was left to raise him and his three siblings on the proceeds of a modest company.
• Like many Chinese Filipinos, Vicente and the other Lim children, Joaquin, Olympia, and Basilisa, grew up identifying as Filipinos.

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