inducted into the Katipunan by Diwa himself. One of the most notable was Francisco Macabulos, who would become one of the most successful Filipino generals of the Katipunan. The revolution The Spanish authorities arrested Diwa shortly after the Katipunan was uncovered in August 1896. He was arrested in Betis, Bacolor, Pampanga and brought to Manila. He was imprisoned at Fort Santiago in the same cell as Teodoro Plata, who was arrested earlier. The Spanish then unleashed a series of executions to quell the uprising, including that of Rizal who was executed by musketry on December 30, 1896. On February 6, 1897, Plata was brought out of their common cell and executed at the field of Bagumbayan. Four days later, Diwa was unexpectedly released in a prisoner exchange between the Spanish authorities and the Filipino revolutionists. He fled to Cavite to join the revolutionary troops of Mariano Trías but the entire province was then under siege and he had to covertly cross enemy lines. After joining the revolutionists, he became active in combat and became instrumental in the surrender of the Spanish forces under Leopoldo Garcia. Because of this, Diwa was promoted to colonel in the revolutionary army. When the First Philippine Republic was organized, he was named first civil governor of Cavite. Under American occupation When the Philippine–American War broke out in 1898, Diwa again rejoined Trías, who appointed him his secretary. After Aguinaldo's capture in Palanan, Isabela on March 23, 1901, they both surrendered to the Americans in Indang, Cavite. Diwa was later named clerk of court of the Court of First Instance of Cavite. He also taught at the Ligaya College, which he co-founded in his hometown. He then retired to his farms in Tagaytay and Mendez. He died of nephritis on March 12, 1930. He was married twice His first wife was Delisa Dandan with whom he had three children. His second wife was Honorata Crescini with whom he had five children. The Caridad Elementary School in Cavite City was renamed Ladislao Diwa Elementary School in his honor in November 1964. In popular culture Portrayed by Ping Medina in the 2014 film, Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo. References National Historical Institute. Filipinos in History 5 vols. (Manila: National Historical Institute, 1989) 1863 births 1930 deaths Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni 19th-century Filipino lawyers Paramilitary Filipinos People from Cavite City Diwa Ladislao University of Santo Tomas alumni