Macario Sakay

Further information: History of the Philippines (1898–1946)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sakay and the second or maternal family name is de León.

His Excellency
Macario Sakay
General Macario Sakay in 1901
President of the Tagalog Republic
In office
May 6, 1902 – July 14, 1905
Vice PresidentFrancisco Carreón
Personal details
BornMacario Sakay y de León
(1870-03-01)March 1, 1870
Tondo, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
DiedSeptember 13, 1907(1907-09-13) (aged 37)
Santa Cruz, Manila, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, U.S.
PartyKatipunan
ProfessionRevolutionary
Merchant
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Macario Sakay y de León (March 1, 1870 – September 13, 1907) was a Filipino general who took part in the 1896 Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire and in the Philippine–American War. After the war was declared over by the United States in 1902, Sakay continued resistance by leading guerrilla raids. The following year he established the Tagalog Republic with himself as president. Sakay was executed by hanging in 1907.


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