be started until sufficient arms had been secured and the support of the wealthy Filipinos had been won over. When the Katipunan was discovered, he fled to Balintawak on August 20, 1896, but he later availed of an amnesty that the Spanish colonial government offered and he surrendered on September 1, 1896. He was deported to Spain where he was tried and imprisoned in Madrid. He was later transferred to Málaga, Barcelona and then to a Spanish outpost in Africa. He was incarcerated for about two years. Under the Americans He returned to the Philippines in April 1899. In Manila, he was denounced to the American Military authorities as a radical propagandist and once more imprisoned up to September of the same year. To suppress aggressive leadership upon his release, he was made municipal president of Polo. From 1902 to 1919, he served as president of the military division of his district. From 1919 to 1925, he served the people of Bulacan for two terms as provincial executive. As governor, he was uncompromising against graft and corruption in the government. After he retired from politics, he wrote his memoirs on the revolutionary days. He also practiced his medical profession, but only for philanthropic purposes. He was married to Marciana Castro by whom he had seven children. Early in the morning of April 6, 1956, he died in his hometown, and was buried at the local cemetery. In popular culture Valenzuela was portrayed in various films which featured or centered on the Revolution. He was portrayed by the following actors in these films: 1997 - Nonie Buencamino in Rizal sa Dapitan. 1998 - Marco Sison in the biopic Jose Rizal. 2012 - Sonny Alcantara in El Presidente. 2013 - Yuwin Cruz in the TV series, Katipunan. 2013 - Zieg Tercias in the Musical 1863 He was also portrayed by the following actors in the theater production Nom de Plume: Madlang Away of the Valenzuela City Center for the Performing Arts: 2006 - Arnold Reyes and Joel Molina, held at the Valenzuela City Convention Center 2013 - Marxs Escondo and Dariel Bagual, held at the Valenzuela City Convention Center. 2015 - Joel Molina and Dariel Bagual, held at the Valenzuela People's Park. Directed by Andre Tiangco, Music by Arnel de Pano and Jose Jeffrey Camañag, with Roeder Camañag as the Artistic Director. Legacy Valenzuela's old hometown of Polo was renamed to Valenzuela