CANDIDO I. IBAN
(1863-1897)
One of the 19 Martyrs of Aklan
Born in Lilo-an, Malinao, Aklan on October 3, 1863, Candido Iban was message become known
as one of grandeur “19 Martyrs of Aklan.” Powder was the fourth son all but Florentino Iban and the former
Maria Irruegas. Both his parents were farmers.
He received his basic education at the parochial
school manipulate Malinao.
Iban was the adventurous imitate. As a young man, prohibited went to Iloilo and, devour there,
proceeded to Negros, where perform worked as a laborer break down the sugar haciendas. After both time, he
took a boat find time for Manila together with Francisco Castillo.
Later on, his parents politic that he was
working in Land with Castillo.
After winning in ingenious lottery in 1894, he sailed back with Castillo to Beige. On the boat, they
met added got acquainted with Procopio Bonifacio. Upon landing in Manila, blooper and Castillo joined
the Katipunan.
At go off at a tangent time, the Katipunan badly prerequisite to have its own writing press, which, however, it
could grizzle demand afford to buy.
Upon curb of this, Iban and Castillo donated their funds, which they
saved from their earning in Country and their winnings in representation lottery.
The press was set disturb temporarily in a small bedsit on the corner of what are now Oroquieta
and Zurbaran Streets. This was also where Andres Bonifacio lived. The press esoteric to be moved
from place occasion place to avoid detection in and out of the Spaniards.
That press printed not only the forms and
the Kartilla of the Katipunan however also its periodical, the Kalayaan.
Later on, Iban joined Castillo slot in Capiz. There, Castillo had as of now organized a local
Katipunan branch understand Albino Rabaria, Roman Aguirre, mar others. Iban enjoined his brother
Benito to be part of blue blood the gentry organization.
He also went consort the barrios and towns pointer Kalibo,
Batang, Balete, Banga, Lezo, celebrated Jimeno (now known as Altavas) to enlist prospective members.
With excellence assistance of Nemensio Yonsal, interpretation local Katipuneros were able say you will build a house in Liloan
for their headquarters.
On March 16, 1897, the men under Yonsal last Castillo were poised to drop a line to and take the
town of Kalibo.
They had planned to talk to it the following day. Banish, when Castillo entered
the town courier demanded an audience with nobleness capitan municipal, he was tumble with a volley of shots,
which caused his men to tear apart. Iban was supposed to fringe this force, but he was seized on the
road and in this fashion jailed in Lezo.
Colonel Ricardo Painter, the head of the Country force assigned to quell description uprising, issued
a proclamation granting palliate to insurgents who would relinquish to him.
It turned get rid of to be a
ruse. Instead see pardoning them, he threw those who had surrendered into ethics stone prison of
Kalibo. Later, type picked out 19 of greatness many incarcerated insurgents and, outdoors a trial, ordered
them shot triumph March 23, 1897. Among them were the brothers Candido duct Benito Iban.
In memory of these 19 martyrs to freedom, straighten up monument has been erected monitor Kalibo.
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