In Guam, she and a woman named Segunda Puentes were placed under house arrest in the residence of a Don Justo Dungca. After the United States took control of the Philippines in 1898, Tandang Sora, like other exiles, returned to the Philippines in 1903. She later became an active member of the Philippine Independent Church. She died at her daughter Saturnina's house in Banlat on February 19, 1919, at the age of 107. Her remains were first interred at the Mausoleum of the Veterans of the Revolution at the Manila North Cemetery. These were then transferred to the Himlayang Pilipino Memorial Park in Quezon City in 1970 and finally at the Tandang Sora National Shrine in 2012. Legacy As a token of gratitude, a Quezon City barangay and a road were named after Tandang Sora. Her profile was also placed in the Philippines' five-centavo coin from 1967-92. She was the first Filipina who appears on a Philippine peso banknote, in this case, a 100-peso bill from the English Series (1951–66). Tandang Sora Street in the city of San Francisco, California, USA, is named in her honor. In 2012, on the celebration of her 200th birthday, the Local Government of Quezon City decided to transfer Tandang Sora's remains from Himlayang Pilipino Memorial Park to the Tandang Sora National Shrine in Quezon City. The city government also declared 2012 to be Tandang Sora Year. Her descendants carry different surnames, with almost all living in Novaliches and Tandang Sora districts in Quezon City as well as in Guam such as Figueroa, Ramos (her husband’s surname), Geronimo, Eugenio, Cleofas and Apo. A new Philippine Coast Guard 97-meter vessel was named after her, the BRP Melchora Aquino. In popular culture Portrayed by Angelita Loresco in the 2013 TV series Katipunan. Portrayed by Erlinda Villalobos in the 2014 film Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo. Referenced in the song “Babae” By Inang Laya References 1812 births 1919 deaths Filipino centenarians Former Roman Catholics People from Caloocan Tagalog people People of Spanish colonial Philippines People of the Philippine Revolution Women in war in the Philippines Women in 19th-century warfare Women centenarians Filipino revolutionaries Members of the Philippine Independent Church