Jose ignacio paua biography

“More Filipino than many Filipinos.” — Teodoro F. Agoncillo

“Through his unselfishness and heroism, General Paua had earned the gratitude of the Filipino nation to whose freedom and welfare he dedicated his life.

He loved the Philippines as his own country …” — Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo

“The ferocity with which he contested every inch of soil lost to the American troops could also show his total transformation from Chinese to Filipino — in heart and in deed.” — Dr.

Luis C. Dery

There are many little known unsung heroes in the history of the Philippine revolution. One of them is General Jose Ignacio Paua, the only pure-blooded Chinese general who supported the Katipuneros in the fight against the Spaniards and later joined General Emilio Aguinaldo’s army in the short-lived war against the American colonizers.

Paua was born on April 29, in an impoverished village of Lao-na in Fujian province, China.

In , he accompanied his uncle to seek his fortune in the Philippines. He served