Battle of Mount Puray

The Battle of Mount Puray (Filipino: Labanan sa Bundok ng Puray, Spanish: Batalla de Monte Puray), sometimes known as Battle of Mount Purog (Filipino: Labanan sa Bundok ng Purog, Spanish: Batalla de Monte Purog) was a significant engagement fought on June 14, 1897, during the Philippine Revolution. It took place between the Philippine revolutionary forces led by Revolutionary President Emilio Aguinaldo and the Spanish colonial forces acting under the command of Governor-General Fernando Primo de Rivera.

The Filipino revolutionaries, commanded by General Licerio Gerónimo, along with Pío del Pilar, Hermogines Bautista, Mariano Salvador, and Pablo Astilla, achieved a significant victory after a bloody six-hour battle. The Spanish army, which had been pursuing Aguinaldo’s forces from Cavite, was crushed and routed. This victory marked a turning point for the revolutionaries, as it ended their arduous retreat from Cavite to Morong. It also allowed them to establish a new revolutionary headquarters in the vicinity of the battlefield.

Eventually, it led to the creation of the Biac-Na-Bato headquarters in Bulacan, where the Republic of Biak-na-Bato would later be proclaimed.

In 2024, the National Historical Commission installed a marker for the battle.