Agueda Kahabagan y Iniquinto was a Philippine general in the Philippine Republican Army and a member of the Katipunan.
She fought in the Philippine Revolution and The Philippine–American War. Few sources referred to her as "Henerala Agueda". There are limited sources about her but from the information available, she was a native of Santa Cruz, Laguna.
She was reportedly often seen in the battlefield dressed in white, armed with a rifle and brandishing a bolo knife. Apparently, she was commissioned by General Miguel Malvar and General Severino Taiño to lead a detachment of forces in May 1897. Kahabagan was mentioned in connection with the 3-day attack led by General Artemio Ricarte on the Spanish garrison in San Pablo in October 1897. On April 6, 1899, General Pío del Pilar recommended her to be recognized as a general by General Emilio Aguinaldo. She was later appointed as a general in 1899, consequently making her the only woman listed in the roster of generals in the Army of the Filipino Republic.
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Filipino female military personnel
Paramilitary Filipinos
People of the Philippine Revolution
Women in 19th-century warfare
Women in war in the Philippines
People from the Spanish colonial Philippines
People from Laguna (province) Year of birth missing Year of death missing