Agueda Esteban
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Agueda Esteban | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 February 1868 |
| Died | September 1944 (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Point person of the Katipunero |
Agueda Esteban y de la Cruz (5 February 1868 – September 1944) was a Filipina revolutionary. She worked for Katipunero fighters and brought materials from Manila to make gunpowder and bullets, which she delivered to her husband in Cavite.[1] Upon the death of her first husband, Mariano Barroga of Batac, she married Gen. Artemio Ricarte.[2]
Born in Binondo, Manila, she was the second child of Ambrosio Esteban, a native of Ligao and Francisca de la Cruz of Cainta, Rizal. Her parents moved to Binondo after their marriage. In Binondo, Agueda and her brother and sister were taught by "Maestrang Bulag" who was selling ikmo leaves and tobacco.[3] Coming from an impoverished family, she enrolled in a girls' school under the auspices of Dona Vicenta de Roxas. She excelled at school, which earned her the respect of her teacher, parents and most importantly, Dona Vicenta.
She married Mariano Barroga of Batac, Ilocos Norte who was the mayordomo in the house of the son of Dona Vicenta. They had three children, Catalina, Adriana and Anastacia.
Katipunan
Her husband joined the Katipunan and assumed the pseudonym Tungkod (Tagalog for "rod" or "staff"). He was put in charge of the revolutionaries in San Juan del Monte, Montalban and Marikina. Later, he was transferred with his family from Manila to Tangos, Cavite.
Agueda helped her husband in his revolutionary activities. They travelled between Manila and Cavite in order to secure materials for ammunition to be used by the Filipinos. Their activities remained undetected by the authorities until the first phase of the revolution ended with the Truce of Biak-na-Bato.