Candido Tirona | |
Birth Date: | August 29, 1863 |
Birth Place: | Kawit, Cavite, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
Death Place: | Northern Cavite, Spanish East Indies (now Philippines) |
Birth Name: | Candido Tirona y Tria |
Allegiance: | Katipunan (Magdalo) |
Battles: | Philippine Revolution |
Spouse: | Macaria Majaba Geronimo |
Relations: | Daniel Tirona (brother) |
Candido Tirona y Tria (August 29, 1863 – November 10, 1896) was a Filipino revolutionary leader who participated and died in the Battle of Binakayan-Dalahican during the Philippine Revolution. He was a secretary of war in Magdalo chapter of the Katipunan and a close friend of Emilio Aguinaldo.
Tirona was born to Don Estanislao Tirona and Juana Mata. His father was a capitan municipal of Cavite Viejo. His brother Daniel Tirona also became a general in the revolution.[1] [2]