Candido Tirona

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tirona and the second or maternal family name is Tria.
Candido Tirona
Birth nameCandido Tría Tirona y Mata
BornAugust 29, 1863
Kawit, Cavite, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedNovember 10, 1896(1896-11-10) (aged 33)
Northern Cavite, Spanish East Indies (now Philippines)
Allegiance Katipunan (Magdalo)
ConflictsPhilippine Revolution
SpouseMacaria Majaba Geronimo
RelationsDaniel Tirona (brother)

Candido Tría Tirona y Mata (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.

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